Corrections Officer Trainee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 47200
- Class code
- 47200
- Pay scale group
- CO 34
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- H1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Corrections Officer Trainee is $46,610 to $49,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 47200.
- 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 structured and specialized trainee work in the care, custody, control, and non-professional counseling of inmates in a state correctional facility. An employee in this job participates in formal training sessions and on-the-job assignments to develop skills and techniques in the custody and supervision of inmates in a state correctional facility. Training consists of instruction in crisis prevention and intervention, law, human behavior and sociology applicable to inmates in confinement, and firearms qualification. Training also includes being assigned to various shifts and locations throughout the facility in order to gain an understanding of its operations. Initial work assignments are performed under the direct supervision of a corrections officer, with a corresponding increase in responsibility and difficulty as experience and training is gained.
Examples of the work
• Participates in formalized instruction in the areas of sociology, psychology, court procedures, self-defense, leadership, custodial responsibilities, and the facility’s organizational structure. • Observes and participates in the security and discipline of inmates during various activities within the facility. • 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 corrections officer. • Participates in the non-professional counseling of inmates on issues related to facility adjustment as well as matters of a personal nature.
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.