Corrections Criminal Investigator pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 70825
- Class code
- 70825
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Corrections Criminal Investigator is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 70825.
- 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 09/08/2000.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced technical criminal investigation work of a confidential nature in the Internal Affairs Units of the Office of Professional Responsibility, involving investigations of internal and external operations of state correctional institutions, community corrections centers and headquarters' organizations. An employee in this class is responsible for independently conducting complex criminal investigations involving highly sensitive cases of alleged violations of state laws, the Governor's Code of Ethics and the agency's Code of Conduct and frequently functions as a team leader over Special Investigators. Work involves cases which usually have broad administrative and political implications in state government.
Examples of the work
Receives complaints and analyzes facts involved to determine the course and scope of investigations of suspected violations of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, the Governor's Code of Ethics or the agency's Code of Conduct and prepares comprehensive reports of findings. Collects, evaluates and develops evidence and prepares it for presentation to prosecuting officials. Prepares and files affidavits for criminal arrest and search warrants.
Minimum qualifications
Four years of experience in progressively responsible criminal investigation work and a bachelor's degree; or An equivalent combination of experience and training.
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.