Corrections Officer 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 47210
- Class code
- 47210
- Pay scale group
- CO 35
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- H1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Corrections Officer 1 is $49,010 to $98,728 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 47210.
- 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 02/10/2017.
What the state says the job is
This is work in the care, custody, control, and non-professional counseling of inmates at a state correctional facility on an assigned shift. An employee in this job directs inmate activities in cellblocks, housing units, work areas, dining areas, and recreation areas and observes inmates from various locations throughout the facility to ensure security is maintained and facility rules are adhered to. Work also includes providing advice and guidance to inmates in their adjustment to and participation in the correctional processes. Work varies from duties where there is direct involvement with inmates, to work where there is limited contact with inmates and visitors. Work is performed according to established rules and regulations and is reviewed by a higher-level corrections officer through direct observation, inspections, and reports.
Examples of the work
• Inspects inmate living areas for cleanliness, contraband, stolen goods, and signs of escape plans or procedures. • Observes and participates in searches of inmates and visitors and inspections of facility grounds and buildings to ensure conformance with departmental policies and procedures and reports any violations to a higher-level officer. • Provides non-professional counseling to inmates on issues related to facility adjustment as well as matters of a personal nature. • Observes inmate behavior and reports anything unusual to a higher-level officer.
Minimum qualifications
• Successful completion of the Corrections Officer Trainee Program; or • One year of experience in corrections security work in a Pennsylvania state or county corrections facility. (Note: Persons seeking employment under this option will be required to successfully complete, or have completed, a training program conducted by the Department of Corrections.)
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 CO schedule.