Helicopter Mechanic pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 93235
- Class code
- 93235
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Helicopter Mechanic is $64,607 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 93235.
- 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 03/01/2015.
What the state says the job is
This is highly skilled mechanical work in the inspection, maintenance, and repair of rotary-wing aircraft within the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). An employee in this job performs inspections and scheduled maintenance of helicopters as prescribed by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations and aircraft manufacturer requirements. Work involves troubleshooting problems associated with helicopter systems and components; reading and interpreting highly technical maintenance manuals and service bulletins; performing necessary repair, adjustments, and part replacements that are of a highly technical and precise nature; and completing and submitting official inspection and maintenance records in compliance with FAA regulations. Work may also involve maintenance and repair of fixed-wing aircraft.
Examples of the work
• Conducts scheduled inspections and maintenance of helicopters and component parts for compliance with FAA and manufacturer regulations, requirements, specifications, and alert service bulletins. • Receives and interprets pilots’ descriptions of aircraft performance problems. • Diagnoses mechanical problems by testing the operation of component parts and interpreting maintenance manuals, schematics, and manufacturer specifications. • Repairs, adjusts, balances, modifies, and lubricates component parts such as those involving airframe fuselage, main and tail rotor systems, engine combustion sections, hydraulic systems, and electrical wiring.
Minimum qualifications
• Four years of experience as a rotary-wing aircraft mechanic; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certification as issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. • All positions require possession of an active Inspection Authorization (IA) certification as issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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.