Geologic Consultant pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 14935
- Class code
- 14935
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Geologic Consultant is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 14935.
- 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 02/01/2021.
What the state says the job is
This is highly advanced professional consultative work in the identification and resolution of geologic problems and challenges. An employee in this job analyzes geologic methods and strategies and provides consultation to geologic and engineering staff in the investigation and resolution of unique and specialized geological situations, such as approval of alternative materials for abandoned mine land issues, the usage of acid mine drainage for hydraulic fracturing, and stray gas migration and water supply problems that result from fracturing.
Examples of the work
• Consults on geologic issues and activities, such as investigations, inspections, and enforcement related to oil and gas operations, gas storage, and incident response and prevention. • Consults on complex field investigations of abandoned mine land sites that have an emphasis on mine subsidence, deep mine fires, refuse bank fires, acid mine drainage, water well degradation, soil erosion, and surface grading. • Evaluates and optimizes treatment system processes and performance for acid mine drainage treatment facilities.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of experience as a Licensed Professional Geologist or Senior Geoscientist (commonwealth titles); or • Two years of professional geology experience, and a bachelor’s degree in geology, hydrogeology, geosciences, geophysics, geochemistry, engineering geology, or a closely related field that includes 30 college credits in geology, geophysics, geochemistry, engineering geology, or a closely related field.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active license as a professional geologist issued by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists. • All positions require possession of an active motor vehicle operator’s 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.