Forensic DNA Scientist Supervisor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 72058
- Class code
- 72058
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B5
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Forensic DNA Scientist Supervisor is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 72058.
- 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 07/01/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is supervisory and advanced professional laboratory work in the chemical and biological analysis of forensic human DNA. An employee in this job supervises professional staff engaged in chemical and biological analysis and comparison of human DNA samples and evidence gathered and submitted by law enforcement authorities. Work is performed in a State Police forensic DNA laboratory and includes assigning and reviewing the analysis of casework and DNA samples collected from known individuals; providing technical assistance to laboratory staff; assisting in the training of employees; and monitoring compliance with quality assurance, accreditation, and legal requirements. Work may include supervising the conduct of validation tests of new DNA equipment, technologies, and procedures.
Examples of the work
• Assigns forensic DNA casework and the analysis of DNA samples to subordinate staff based on complexity, existing workload, and priorities. • Provides technical advice and guidance to subordinate staff regarding the isolation, extraction, amplification, and analysis of human DNA included within a wide variety of evidentiary material. • Provides technical advice and guidance to subordinate staff regarding the comparison of known and unknown DNA profiles and the statistical interpretation of the results as a match, nonmatch, or inconclusive.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years as a Forensic DNA Scientist 2 (commonwealth title); or • Four years of professional laboratory work experience in the chemical and biological analysis of forensic human DNA evidence, and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, forensic science, or a closely related physical or natural science, which includes or is supplemented by 16 college credits in chemistry and three credits each in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, and population genetics or statistics.
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.