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Highway Foreman 1 pay range

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 91010

$36,831 to $54,162 per year$36,831$54,162MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $45,496 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Class code
91010
Pay scale group
ST 03
Pay unit
Year
Bargaining unit
J1
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 05/07/1998.

What the state says the job is

This is lead work over a crew performing highway maintenance activities. An employee in this class is responsible for participating in and leading the work of a highway maintenance crew performing manual labor and operating light equipment in such operations as litter clean-up, grass mowing, guide rail painting, and shoulder raking. Employees are expected to work independently referring only unusual problems to a higher level maintenance supervisor. Work is assigned with specific instructions as to operation and area and is reviewed in progress and upon completion.

Examples of the work

Leads a crew engaged in right-of-way and roadside rest litter clean-up. Leads a crew engaged in trimming trees, cutting brush, applying herbicides and insecticides, and seeding and mulching roadside areas; or leads a small specialized crew engaged in manual labor activities. Leads a crew engaged in operating hand and tractor mowers in cutting grass along highways. Leads a crew engaged in painting guide rails and small bridges. Leads a crew engaged in raking and leveling shoulders and replacing shoulder material. Requisitions any material or hand tools required to accomplish assigned responsibilities. Instructs crew members in proper work methods and techniques.

Minimum qualifications

Two years of experience on highway maintenance or construction projects; 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.

Nearby classes in Pennsylvania

Food Service Worker 2 $36,831 to $54,162Forest Insect Pest Aide 2 $36,831 to $54,162Forms Layout Specialist 1 $36,831 to $54,162Game Lands Maintenance Worker 1 $36,831 to $54,162Highway Sign Worker $36,831 to $54,162Housekeeper $36,831 to $54,162Juvenile Justice Specialist Trainee $41,506 to $54,162Labor Foreman 1 $36,831 to $54,162

Highway Foreman 1 in other states

StateMinimumMaximumPer year at full time
Louisiana$50,128$90,210$50,128 to $90,210

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.

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