Criminal Justice System Specialist Trainee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 78390
- Class code
- 78390
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Criminal Justice System Specialist Trainee is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 78390.
- 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 01/06/2017.
What the state says the job is
This is structured trainee work in the development, planning, and implementation of criminal justice or victim services programs in the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. An employee in this job participates in formal training sessions and on-the-job assignments designed to develop knowledge of Commission activities and proficiency in developing and evaluating plans, policies, and programs to improve the administration of justice in law enforcement, courts, corrections, and support and advocacy for victims of crime. Work is reviewed in process and upon completion by a higher level specialist or manager for professional development, attainment of objectives, completeness, accuracy, and overall quality.
Examples of the work
• Participates in formal and on-the-job training programs in the development, planning, and implementation of criminal justice or victim support and advocacy programs. • Assists in the development of announcements of the availability of state and federal funds for use by local government, state agencies, and other organizations for criminal justice and victim services programs, and the guidelines governing their use. • Participates in the review and scoring of concept papers and applications received in response to funding announcements, and assists in the notification to applicants of review scores and funding decisions.
Minimum qualifications
• A bachelor’s degree in the social or behavioral sciences, criminal justice, law enforcement, or a related field; 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.