High Voltage Electrician pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 94390
- Class code
- 94390
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for High Voltage Electrician is $70,592 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 94390.
- 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 01/13/2009.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized electrical work in the operation and maintenance of a high voltage electrical supply system for the Commonwealth at the Harrisburg Capitol Complex, a State System University, or a Department of Military and Veterans Affairs' installation. An employee in this job performs a variety of skilled duties operating and maintaining an electrical substation with an incoming line voltage at or above 23,000 volts and the associated electrical power distribution system.
Examples of the work
Operates a high voltage substation utilizing status board, relays, switches and breakers. Checks and interprets substation instrument readings and takes corrective action as necessary. Maintains watch at the plant’s power distribution switchboard to control the distribution of electrical power to various substations and building unit systems. Performs weekly preventive maintenance and test runs on emergency standby generators. Makes emergency cutouts and substitutions in the event of breakdowns or necessity for extensive repairs. Maintains effective operation of generators, synchronous motors, and motor generators using electrical and mechanical tools and testing instruments.
Minimum qualifications
Successful completion of a High Voltage Electrician Training program; or Six years of journey-level electrical experience, including eighteen months of experience in high voltage electrical work.
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
High Voltage Electrician in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | $19.02 | $26.23 | $39,562 to $54,558 |
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.