Drafter pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 10180
- Class code
- 10180
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Drafter is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 10180.
- 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 10/03/2000.
What the state says the job is
This is technical work in the field of drafting. An employee in this class prepares a variety of technical drawings or maps from the preliminary to final stages. Work involves preparing drawings of existing and proposed topographic features of cross-sections, subsurface explorations, and component parts of mine reclamation, flood protection, stream improvement, park boundaries and/or architectural plans such as plumbing fixtures, electrical outlets and similar details as well as detailed drawings of such structures as bridges, fire towers, fish hatcheries, office buildings, maintenance buildings and similar structures. Work is performed using Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) workstations or conventional drafting techniques and methods.
Examples of the work
Prepares plans and changes in drawings from the preliminary to the final stage. Operates the Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) workstation in the preparation of drawings. Draws cross sections showing existing and proposed topographic features and structures. Prepares construction drawings of structures showing size and placement of steel rods, concrete finish symbols, slope and elevations of construction, excavation and fill required, pay lines, and pay items.
Minimum qualifications
Two years experience in drafting and detailing assignments, including or supplemented by six months of CADD experience or training; or An Associate's Degree in the field of engineering technology or Computer Aided Drafting and Design; or An equivalent combination of experience and/or training, including or supplemented by six months of Computer Aided Drafting and Design experience or 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.