Investigation Manager, OSIG pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 71844
- Class code
- 71844
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Investigation Manager, OSIG is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 71844.
- 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 09/01/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is managerial work directing a regional or headquarters investigative operation in the Office of State Inspector General (OSIG). An employee in this job directs, plans, and coordinates investigations of alleged fraud, waste, misconduct, abuse, or violation of state laws involving commonwealth employees, operations, and public benefits programs. Work involves reviewing and preparing criminal complaints and affidavits, applications for search warrants, and subpoenas; overseeing and assigning civil and criminal investigations to subordinate staff; and providing guidance with difficult cases that require a higher level of interpretation and understanding. Work also involves overseeing claims recovery and recommending prosecution of recipients who have committed fraud.
Examples of the work
• Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of investigative and support staff in conducting investigations and related activity. • Interprets laws, legal rulings, regulations, standards, and policies. • Plans and supervises all operational aspects of an investigative program, including assigning cases to investigators or supervisors and scheduling and directing the flow of work. • Reviews difficult cases for which a precedent has not been established, or which require high-level interpretation and decision-making, to determine the appropriate course of action.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years as a Senior Special Investigator, OSIG (commonwealth title); or • Three years as a Special Agent Supervisor A, OSIG or Special Agent Supervisor S, OSIG (commonwealth titles); or • Six years of experience in criminal, civil, or administrative investigation work, and a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice or a related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license. • All employees must obtain CLEAN/NCIC certification within two months of employment and maintain this certification for the duration of employment in this job.
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.