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Highway Design Supervisor pay range

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 10330

$69,086 to $104,959 per year$69,086$104,959MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $87,022 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Class code
10330
Pay scale group
ST 08
Pay unit
Year
Bargaining unit
B2
State
Pennsylvania

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 06/01/1989.

What the state says the job is

This is professional supervisory work in designing highway projects. An employee in this class supervises and participates in the preparation or review of complete sets of plans for complex highway projects such as multi-lane, heavy traffic routes with interchanges and complicated environmental, economic, and right-of-way constraints, and/or supervises the preparation of complete sets of plans for several less complex projects, such as resurfacing, maintenance, or lane widening routes requiring minimal attention to environmental, economic, or right-of-way constraints. Work is performed through the use of Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) instruments as well as conventional techniques and methods and involves following complex design procedures in performing assignments and supervising designers and technicians in design and drafting phases.

Examples of the work

Supervises the work of Highway Designers in designing less complex highway projects or phases of complex projects, such as multi-lane, heavy traffic routes with interchanges and complicated environmental, economic, and right-of-way constraints. Supervises employees engaged in determining quantities, costs, and placement of materials on proposed projects, including concrete, pipes, and culverts. Trains and supervises Highway Design Technicians and Highway Designers. Supervises the administration and coordination of a specialized engineering district function such as planning and programming, grade crossing, transportation systems management, pavement evaluation, and safety design liaison.

Minimum qualifications

One year as a Highway Designer. or Two years of professional experience in highway design work including six months of CADD operation; and a Bachelor's Degree in civil engineering, or a closely related field. or Five years of professional experience in highway design work including six months of CADD operation; and an Associate's Degree in civil engineering, drafting, or design technology. or Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

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.

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