Corrections Superintendent Assistant pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 47410
- Class code
- 47410
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Corrections Superintendent Assistant is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 47410.
- 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 11/09/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and administrative work managing support programs and activities in a state correctional facility. An employee in this job serves as an assistant to a Corrections Superintendent and performs administrative activities which support the operations of a state correctional facility. Work involves managing the facility’s inmate grievance system; coordinating the facility’s compliance with American Correctional Association (ACA) standards; coordinating with internal and external agencies the investigation and response to inmate litigation involving facility staff; and coordinating policy distribution and maintenance. Work also involves serving as a public information officer and acting as the official spokesperson for the facility. Supervision may be exercised over lower level administrative and clerical staff.
Examples of the work
• Audits, reviews, collects, and organizes documents to demonstrate proof of compliance with accreditation standards that must be met within the facility. • Analyzes information gathered through investigations and interviews with inmates and staff for the purpose of responding to inmate grievances. • Ensures inmate grievance procedures are followed and response standards are met. • Prepares news media releases, conducts press briefings, coordinates media events, manages the release of information, and responds to external inquiries on behalf of the facility. • Coordinates policy maintenance and assists facility staff in the development of policies, procedures, and publications.
Minimum qualifications
• Six years of professional or administrative experience in the interpretation and application of security, treatment, educational, or vocational policies in a commonwealth correctional institution or facility; or • Two years of professional or administrative experience in the interpretation and application of security, treatment, educational, or vocational policies in a commonwealth correctional institution or facility 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.