Electrical Engineer 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 13410
- Class code
- 13410
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Electrical Engineer 1 is $73,859 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 13410.
- 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 02/24/2006.
What the state says the job is
This is professional electrical engineering work. Employees in this job design and review engineering designs for components of electrical systems and routine complete electrical systems; review designs for conformity to electrical engineering standards, agency rules and regulations, and safety laws and codes; and coordinates the electrical engineering project with other architectural and engineering disciplines. Assignments are given in project form, and are reviewed upon completion for compliance with engineering principles, codes, laws and regulations by a professional supervisor.
Examples of the work
Designs and reviews construction drawings for components of electrical systems to insure conformity to electrical engineering standards, agency rules and regulations, and safety laws, and codes. Creates design drawings, details, and schedules for component parts or routine electrical systems for Commonwealth-owned or leased buildings. Uses Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) software to create design drawings for component parts or routine electrical systems. Inspects, investigates and resolves electrical system problems for compliance with contract specifications, national and state safety codes, and engineering soundness.
Minimum qualifications
Successful completion of the training program for an Electrical Engineer Trainee; or One year of professional electrical engineering experience which required work on any structural electrical system; and a Bachelor's Degree in electrical engineering; or One year of professional electrical engineering experience which required work on any structural electrical system, and an Engineer-in-Training certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists.
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.