Laboratory Examiner pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 32080
- Class code
- 32080
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Laboratory Examiner is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 32080.
- 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 07/31/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work in examining, investigating, and advising licensed clinical laboratories in various types of facilities to determine and assist with compliance of state and federal laws and regulations. An employee in this job performs on-site examinations and proficiency testing programs in clinical laboratories. Work involves examining personnel qualifications, instrumentation, quality control, laboratory management practices, and other factors for compliance with federal and state laws. Work includes evaluating plans of correction and making recommendations for state licensure and certification; providing individual technical training and guidance to personnel in regulated laboratories; and investigating various complaints against facilities that originate from regulatory agencies, law enforcement agencies, reimbursement agencies, and the general public.
Examples of the work
• Travels to licensed clinical laboratories throughout the state and conducts on-site examinations of all areas of clinical laboratories, including laboratory personnel qualifications, instrumentation, quality control, laboratory management practices, and other factors to determine compliance with the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) and the Commonwealth’s Clinical Laboratory Act regarding licensed clinical laboratories. • Prepares letters of compliance deficiency or adverse action to laboratory directors based on results of the on-site visit.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of professional laboratory work experience examining and performing testing on human specimens in a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) certified clinical laboratory, and a bachelor’s degree in chemical science, biological science, or medical technology; or • One year of professional laboratory work experience examining and performing testing on human specimens in a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) certified clinical laboratory, and a master’s degree in chemical science, biological science, or medical technology.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license.
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.