Corrections Counselor 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 47530
- Class code
- 47530
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Corrections Counselor 1 is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 47530.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 03/26/2026.
What the state says the job is
This is trainee level professional work in providing counseling and casework services to incarcerated individuals or residents in a state correctional facility. An employee in this job participates in a structured training program counseling incarcerated individuals at a state correctional institution or residents in a community corrections center. Work involves utilizing casework, group, or individual counseling methods and techniques to help individuals adjust to institutionalized living or transition from a structured supervised institutional environment to a less structured community setting. Work includes assisting incarcerated individuals or residents in solving social, economic, and emotional problems and enabling them to develop a sense of dignity and responsibility.
Examples of the work
• Participates in formal training sessions, seminars, workshops, and on-the-job work experiences related to providing counseling and casework services to incarcerated individuals or residents in a state correctional facility. • Provides individual and group counseling services to incarcerated individuals during reception and through their entire facility assignment, to include providing ongoing risk and needs assessments. • Provides individual counseling and group therapy to assist community corrections center residents transition from structured, supervised institutional environments to less structured environments.
Minimum qualifications
• Three years and six months as a corrections officer, and 18 college credits in any combination of sociology, counseling, psychology, social work, corrections, criminal justice, or a related field; or • A bachelor’s degree including 18 college credits in any combination of sociology, counseling, psychology, social work, corrections, criminal justice, or a related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes 18 college credits in any combination of sociology, counseling, psychology, social work, corrections, criminal justice, or a related field.
Special requirements
• All employees must obtain Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network (CLEAN) and Pennsylvania Justice Network (JNET) certification within two months of employment and maintain certification for the duration of employment in this job.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.