District Utility Administrator pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 17385
- Class code
- 17385
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for District Utility Administrator is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 17385.
- 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 09/27/2013.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative, supervisory and advanced technical work in a Department of Transportation engineering district involved in the relocation and occupancy of public and private utilities in areas of proposed roadway and bridge construction. An employee in this job administers all utility relocation activities in a Department of Transportation engineering district. Work involves reviewing and approving estimates for the removal and relocation of utility facilities as submitted by utility companies to determine completeness, accuracy, feasibility, and appropriateness; coordinating and approving the acquisition of substitute right-of-way for utility relocations; and providing operational guidance to utility relocation personnel in all phases of the utility relocation process.
Examples of the work
Administers all utility relocation activities within a highway engineering district that has complex utility relocation projects. Coordinates the utility relocation program with engineering districts’ construction schedules, and reviews requests for final payment to utilities. Oversees planning feasible utility relocations and assists utilities in developing preliminary plans and cost estimates. Maintains liaison and coordination with Federal Highway Administration field personnel, other engineering district sections, utility companies, contractors, consulting engineers, and municipal officials to explain department policies and procedures.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Utility Relocation Administrator 1; or Two years of experience as a Utility Relocation Specialist; or Four years of utility relocation work experience and an associate’s degree in surveying, civil engineering, or in a design and drafting technology; 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.