Laborer pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 90010
- Class code
- 90010
- Pay scale group
- ST 02
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Laborer is $32,724 to $47,863 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 90010.
- 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 02/16/2000.
What the state says the job is
This is unskilled and limited semi-skilled manual labor. An employee in this class performs light and heavy manual laboring tasks in a wide variety of construction and maintenance work. Some assignments require limited skills, which can be readily learned on the job. Usually work is performed under the immediate direction of an employee of a higher classification, but many tasks assigned are routine and repetitive in nature and after once being learned, can be carried on without difficulty and under general supervision.
Examples of the work
Cuts grass with a hand scythe or hand mower. Assists carpenter in building wooden structures; selects and saws lumber to specified size; nails sheeting to studs; cleans used lumber and wooden and metal forms. Digs holes and trenches with pick and shovel; rakes and sweeps leaves, dirt, etc. Moves furniture and equipment to various floors and buildings. Serves as a helper on large equipment; assists in servicing and making operating repairs to equipment. Loads trucks with sand, gravel, and waste material using a hand shovel; shovels snow from walks, hydrants or drainage ditches, and pipes. Digs drainage ditches, cleans out culverts, and fills in washouts. Performs related work as required.
Minimum qualifications
No previous experience or training required.
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
Laborer in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $8.17 | $14.33 | $16,994 to $29,806 |
| Arizona | $12.26 | $21.19 | $25,510 to $44,070 |
| California | $3,619 | $4,308 | $43,428 to $51,696 |
| Florida | $34,760 | $35,617 | $34,760 to $35,617 |
| Louisiana | $22,256 | $40,061 | $22,256 to $40,061 |
| Ohio | $19.44 | $20.78 | $40,435 to $43,222 |
| Wisconsin | $17.01 | $23.95 | $35,381 to $49,816 |
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.