Corrections Safety and Environmental Protection Chief pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 74235
- Class code
- 74235
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Corrections Safety and Environmental Protection Chief is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 74235.
- 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 11/07/2005.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative and management work in the development, implementation, direction and evaluation of a comprehensive safety management and environmental protection program for the Department of Corrections. The employee in this job develops, implements, directs and evaluates department-wide programs in hazardous substance control, "Right to Know," risk management, health preservation, fire prevention and safety management. Work involves developing and implementing policies to ensure environmental protection and safety for inmates and employees in all facilities, institutions and Community Corrections Centers in the Department. This includes review of the design, construction and renovation of Department institutions, facilities and centers relative to safety features, smoke purge systems, life-safety code compliance, and equipment needs.
Examples of the work
Reviews all extraordinary occurrence reports from institutions and comments on the safety and environmental areas of concern. Reviews and tracks monthly operations reports submitted to Central Office for environmental and safety occurrences. Reviews and tracks all environmental, safety, and fire reports submitted by the Institutions and Community Corrections Centers and comments on needed improvements and changes. Participates in and assists in presentations to the Deputy Superintendents concerning safety and environmental policies and procedures. Chairs statewide meetings with Corrections Institutional Safety Managers.
Minimum qualifications
Five years of institutional environmental safety and/or fire prevention work, and completion of two years of college; or Three years of institutional environmental safety and/or fire prevention 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.