Equipment Operator A pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 92100
- Class code
- 92100
- Pay scale group
- ST 03
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Equipment Operator A is $36,831 to $54,162 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 92100.
- 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 12/22/1998.
What the state says the job is
This is skilled work in the operation of equipment and/or single chassis vehicles with a gross vehicle weight between 10,001 and 32,000 pounds used in the transport of personnel and materials, and/or construction, grounds and maintenance work. An employee in this class also performs manual work when not operating equipment. Work is assigned with instructions clearly outlining the scope of each project. However, little or no instructions are received in the techniques of operating the equipment or the methods used in obtaining the specified results unless difficult problems arise.
Examples of the work
Operates vans, buses and single-chassis trucks with a gross vehicle weight between 10,001 and 32,000 pounds used in the transport of patients/residents, prepared foods, soiled and/or clean laundry; sanitizes vehicles/trucks as appropriate and hauls materials used in the construction, grounds or general maintenance work, and operates equipment used in snow removal and cindering operations, as needed. Operates tractor mounted grass and brush mowers (excluding riding lawn mowers), hi-lifts or front end loaders with a bucket capacity of less than three cubic yards used in maintenance work and utilities operations.
Minimum qualifications
Six months experience in the operation and maintenance of large vans, buses and single-chassis trucks with a gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more. 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
Equipment Operator A in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | $26.15 | $33.61 | $54,392 to $69,909 |
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.