Corrections Counselor Supervisor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 47550
- Class code
- 47550
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F5
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Corrections Counselor Supervisor is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 47550.
- 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 01/01/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is supervisory and advanced professional work in providing counseling and casework services to inmates or residents in a state correctional facility. An employee in this job supervises counseling and casework services provided to inmates in a state correctional institution or residents in a community corrections center. Work involves planning and monitoring the work of corrections counselor staff; providing guidance in handling sensitive or complex cases; and coordinating with facility staff to ensure progress in treatment and reentry plans. Work includes working with individuals with exceptionally difficult behavior and adjustment problems by providing casework services; conducting individual and group counseling; and assisting inmates in solving social, economic, and emotional problems.
Examples of the work
• Supervises and administers a counseling services program in a state correctional institution or community correctional facility by planning, organizing, and assigning work; determining work priority; setting goals; and reviewing and evaluating employees’ work performance. • Supervises the compilation of socio-demographic histories and the development of case records which include initial medical, psychological, and psychiatric evaluations; tests and measurements; and final clinical evaluations. • Provides intensive and extensive counseling services to inmates identified with unusually difficult behavior and adjustment problems.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as a Corrections Counselor 2 (commonwealth title); or • Three years of professional experience providing casework or counseling services to adult inmates or adult clients in a social service setting, and a bachelor's degree in sociology, psychology, counseling, social work, corrections, law enforcement, or a closely related field; or • Any equivalent combination of experience and training which includes 18 college credits in sociology, counseling, psychology, social work, corrections, criminal justice, or a closely related field.
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.