Corrections Food Service Supervisor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 81520
- Class code
- 81520
- Pay scale group
- CS 37
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- N2
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Corrections Food Service Supervisor is $53,036 to $107,095 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 81520.
- 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 04/19/2019.
What the state says the job is
This is supervisory work overseeing staff and inmates involved in the instruction and performance of routine and specialized tasks in a correctional facility food service operation. An employee in this job is responsible for supervising work performed in large-scale food preparation, production, serving, and sanitation on an assigned shift. Work involves supervising Corrections Food Service Instructors and overseeing on-the-job food service training provided to inmates; requisitioning supplies and equipment; preparing and maintaining work records and personnel reports; ensuring staff and inmates comply with established food sanitation and safety standards; maintaining safe working conditions; and enforcing security and custody regulations in all work areas.
Examples of the work
• Supervises, coordinates, inspects, and evaluates the work performed in large-scale food preparation, production, serving, and sanitation. • Trains staff in food service methods, materials, practices, and procedures. • Ensures order and discipline is maintained among inmate workers by enforcing security and custody regulations, resolving minor infractions, and reporting violations to the manager for action. • Searches inmates and work areas for contraband and ensures security of work area. • Attends supervisory and administrative staff meetings to discuss department goals, work conditions, and personnel matters.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of experience as a Corrections Food Service Instructor; or • Three years of experience in food preparation, production, or service of a variety of complete meal menus in an institutional food service operation, food catering service, restaurant, or in a similar large-scale food production operation, which included one year of lead work experience; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training, which included one year of lead work experience.
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 CS schedule.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Corrections Food Service Supervisor in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $32,887 | $55,133 | $32,887 to $55,133 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.