Environmental Engineering Trainee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 14510
- Class code
- 14510
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Environmental Engineering Trainee is $67,658 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 14510.
- 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 08/27/2026.
What the state says the job is
This is entrance level training work to develop practical proficiency in environmental or air quality engineering. An employee in this job participates in a formal and on-the-job training program in environmental engineering or air quality engineering under the responsible charge of a professional engineer. Work is assigned in a planning, design, construction, regulatory, conservation, or resource management program area, such as wastewater treatment, water supply, waste management, environmental cleanup, oil and gas management, erosion and sediment control, waterways obstructions, infrastructure investment, mine reclamation, or surface mine permitting. Work may also involve participating in various aspects of the Commonwealth’s air quality program, including plan approvals, permitting, stack testing, ambient air monitoring, and emissions monitoring.
Examples of the work
• Assists in completing or reviewing plan and permit applications involving the treatment, discharge, disposal, remediation, or minimization of wastes, hazardous materials, or other pollutants in air, water, or soil. • Assists in conducting engineering reviews of erosion and sedimentation control plans submitted with applications for department permits. • Assists in the design of surface mine reclamation projects that emphasize water treatment. • Assists in the evaluation of permit applications for surface mining projects. • Assists in the evaluation of public water supply permit applications and water allocation permit applications.
Minimum qualifications
• A bachelor’s degree in engineering; or • One year of engineering experience and possession of an active Engineering Intern certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists.
Special requirements
• Certain 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.