Fingerprint Technician Trainee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 72018
- Class code
- 72018
- Pay scale group
- ST 04
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Fingerprint Technician Trainee is $41,506 to $61,927 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 72018.
- 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 05/29/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is structured trainee work classifying, examining, and matching fingerprints and palm prints. An employee in this job participates in a six-month structured training program designed to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for the identification and non-identification of individuals through automated and manual fingerprint and palm print examination, comparison, and verification. Work involves participating in all phases of assessing print quality, identifying print classification patterns, scanning prints and entering related data into the Multimodal Biometric Identification System (MBIS), querying the system and examining possible matches, verifying matches, and maintaining records. Work is performed with greater independence as learning progresses and technical proficiency is achieved.
Examples of the work
• Participates in formal training sessions, seminars, workshops, and on-the-job work experiences to gain knowledge of the procedures and techniques used in fingerprint and palm print classification and matching. • Participates in processing fingerprints and palm prints of individuals submitted by a law enforcement or governmental agency. • Assists in performing side-by-side image comparisons of the source prints to possible matches generated by the MBIS. • Assists in performing print card control by assessing print quality and processing prints that meet standards for input to the MBIS. • Assists in purging electronic prints, photos, and data in compliance with expungement orders.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of moderately complex clerical experience; or • An 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
Fingerprint Technician Trainee in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | $34,968 | $69,936 | $34,968 to $69,936 |
| Illinois | $49,872 | $65,652 | $49,872 to $65,652 |
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.