Labor Law Investigator pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 70119
- Class code
- 70119
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Labor Law Investigator is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 70119.
- 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 09/30/2006.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized investigative work in the enforcement of state labor laws, the Underground Utility Line Protection Law, and associated regulations. An employee in this job independently investigates alleged violations of assigned laws such as the Child Labor Law, the Wage Payment and Collection Law, Prevailing Wage Act, Equal Pay Law, Medical Pay Law, Industrial Homework Law, Minimum Wage Law, Inspection of Employment Records Law, Seasonal Farm Labor Act, Apprenticeship Law and the Underground Utility Line Protection Law - PA Act 187 (commonly referred to as PA One-Call) within an assigned geographic area.
Examples of the work
Travels regularly to places of employment within an assigned geographic area to determine compliance with and to enforce labor laws and to perform emergency response duties. Conducts detailed investigations using standard investigation techniques. Interviews claimants involved in unpaid wage claims. Conducts comprehensive audits of contractor payroll records, time cards, wage and benefit records and related material. Verifies accuracy of payroll related information to include the accuracy of crafts and classifications, and employer contributions to health and welfare and pension funds.
Minimum qualifications
One year of technical investigative or construction and trades experience and a bachelor’s degree; or Two years of technical investigative or construction and trades experience and an associate's degree in a field related to investigative or construction and trades work; or An 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.