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Custodial Worker 1 pay range

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 80210

$32,724 to $47,863 per year$32,724$47,863MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $40,294 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Class code
80210
Pay scale group
ST 02
Pay unit
Year
Bargaining unit
N1
State
Pennsylvania

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 08/30/2019.

What the state says the job is

This is routine manual work in maintaining the cleanliness of state operated facilities. An employee in this job performs a variety of standard or aseptic cleaning and sanitation tasks. Work involves cleaning buildings, gathering waste and recyclable materials, and using and maintaining custodial supplies and cleaning equipment. Employees in this job do not require close supervision of assigned day-to-day custodial duties. However, work is subject to inspection while in progress or upon completion for adherence to established standards of cleanliness. Detailed supervisory guidance and review is provided for new or unusual situations and changes in operating procedures.

Examples of the work

• Sweeps, mops, vacuums, scrubs, waxes, and buffs floors. • Cleans, dusts, and polishes furniture and fixtures. • Washes and cleans windows, walls, and doors. • Cleans toilets, sinks, and mirrors in restrooms and replaces restroom supplies. • Utilizes tools and equipment of the custodial trade in the performance of cleaning tasks. • Gathers and disposes of waste products, recyclable materials, infectious waste, and hazardous materials according to safe material handling guidelines. • Moves furniture and equipment when necessary to perform custodial tasks. • Secures and maintains cleaning equipment; requests, picks up, and stores related supplies.

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.

Nearby classes in Pennsylvania

Waterways Conservation Officer Trainee $45,888 to $45,888Aide Trainee $32,724 to $47,863Clerical Assistant 1 $32,724 to $47,863Copy Machine Operator $32,724 to $47,863Food Service Worker 1 $32,724 to $47,863Forest Insect Pest Aide 1 $32,724 to $47,863Forest Lookout $32,724 to $47,863Highway Maintenance Worker $32,724 to $47,863

Custodial Worker 1 in other states

StateMinimumMaximumPer year at full time
Tennessee$2,135$3,195$25,620 to $38,340

Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.

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