Digital Forensic Examiner 2 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 01509
- Class code
- 01509
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Digital Forensic Examiner 2 is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 01509.
- 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 05/10/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced technical work in the acquisition, examination, and analysis of digital criminal evidence within the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). An employee in this job performs independent casework involving the most complex analysis of digital evidence for law enforcement’s use in investigating criminal activity. Work involves applying digital forensic techniques to the acquisition and examination of the full range of electronic evidence which includes a variety of complex digital devices with diverse operating and storage systems. Work includes maintaining a detailed record of analysis and chain of custody, providing technical guidance to law enforcement officers, extracting digital evidence and preparing analytical reports associated with evidence processed, and maintaining and validating hardware and software used in laboratory and field environments.
Examples of the work
• Performs advanced and routine forensic analysis of casework that involves the full range of digital evidence and examination techniques. • Examines criminal evidence which is or is expected to be, of significant interest to the news media or judicial system. • Interacts with criminal investigators, legal authorities, and peers regarding evidence to be examined and the results of analysis. • Preserves original evidence while producing and validating a working copy. • Disassembles, reassembles, connects to, and accesses computer-related equipment such as personal computers, laptops, tablets, servers, routers, video and audio recorders and players, cellular phones, and GPS devices.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as a Digital Forensic Examiner 1 (commonwealth title); or • One year of professional work experience in the technical analysis of digital evidence and a bachelor’s degree in digital forensics, cyber forensics, forensic science, computer science, or any information technology field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes one year of professional work experience in the technical analysis of digital evidence.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license.
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.