Fire Academy Instructor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 76103
- Class code
- 76103
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Fire Academy Instructor is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 76103.
- 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 12/16/2005.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized work training emergency service personnel and allied professionals at the State Fire Academy. An employee in this job provides fire services training to fire and emergency service personnel, police, and other public and private sector representatives. Work involves participating in the development and updating of the Academy's resident and field training curriculum and developing individualized minimum standards of accreditation, lesson plans, competency evaluation tests, and instructional aids within the parameters of the established curriculum. Work includes assisting Fire Services Education Specialists in providing training and technical assistance to field instructors and evaluating the effectiveness of field training programs. Employees in this job are also responsible for assisting with certification program development and examinations.
Examples of the work
Teaches classes related to fire protection, prevention, and suppression; hazardous materials scene management and mitigation; rescue; incident scene management; legal aspects; investigations; education methodology; workplace safety; and other specialized areas through lectures, discussion, demonstration, and supervised exercises and drills. Provides instruction on the administration of emergency service organizations such as fire companies, rescue service companies, county hazardous materials teams, and ambulance services. Operates fire fighting apparatus. Directs students in on-site response at emergency scenes.
Minimum qualifications
A Fire Service Instructor 1 certification issued by the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications, the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress, or other professional certification agencies accredited in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association, and two years of career or eight years of active volunteer fire or emergency service experience; or A bachelor’s degree in fire science, public safety, adult education, or a field related to fire science, and two years of career or eight years of active volunteer fire or emergency service experience.
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.