Electronic Technician pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 17550
- Class code
- 17550
- Pay scale group
- ST 04
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Electronic Technician is $41,506 to $61,927 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 17550.
- 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 06/01/1989.
What the state says the job is
This is technical work in the field of electronics. An employee in this class is responsible for the design and fabrication of a variety of electronic and electrical equipment. Work is performed independently and usually without available recourse to technical assistance or well-defined guidelines. Work is assigned in broad outline by an administrative supervisor and reviewed for overall adequacy of the completed projects or repair program.
Examples of the work
Designs, fabricates, and repairs various electronic, electrical, and mechanical testing devices used for field and laboratory testing of materials used in highway construction. Constructs amplifiers, oscillators, and other electronic equipment from schematics or rough sketches; fabricates chassis, control panels, cabinets, and mounting devices. Tests the operation of repaired or fabricated equipment.
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience in the testing and repairing of electronic equipment; and graduation from high school or vocational school. Full-time training in electronics, electricity, or closely related fields may be substituted, year-for-year, for experience. or Any 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.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Electronic Technician in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $33,727 | $65,436 | $33,727 to $65,436 |
| Louisiana | $50,128 | $90,210 | $50,128 to $90,210 |
| Minnesota | $50,154 | $70,700 | $50,154 to $70,700 |
| Ohio | $24.88 | $31.47 | $51,750 to $65,458 |
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.