Locksmith pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 93450
- Class code
- 93450
- Pay scale group
- ST 04
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Locksmith is $41,506 to $61,927 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 93450.
- 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 05/30/2021.
What the state says the job is
This is skilled work in the installation, repair, replacement, and maintenance of locks and peripherals. An employee in this job is responsible for installing, repairing, replacing, and maintaining mechanical, pneumatic, and electronically controlled locks and devices. Work involves installing new locking mechanisms per applicable codes and specifications; troubleshooting key and locking device problems; performing repairs, adjustments, and parts replacement; disassembling, resetting or re-pinning, and reassembling locks; fabricating master and replacement keys; and maintaining corresponding inventories and records.
Examples of the work
• Installs manual, electronic, and pneumatic locks and peripherals according to specifications, manufacturer instructions, key control guidelines, and applicable building, fire, and life safety codes. • Uses a variety of small hand and bench tools to install and repair locks, set lock cylinders, change lock combinations, fabricate parts of locking mechanisms, and open jammed locks. • Installs, troubleshoots, repairs, replaces, maintains, and opens locks in a variety of building and office equipment, to include doors, desks, safes, filing cabinets, medication cabinets and carts, fire alarm boxes, dead bolts, and related fixtures.
Minimum qualifications
• Successful completion of the Building Trades Trainee program (commonwealth title); or • Three years of experience in the installation, repair, replacement, and maintenance of locks and peripherals; 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.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Locksmith in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | $16.45 | $29.51 | $34,221 to $61,378 |
| Idaho | $31,068 | $62,136 | $31,068 to $62,136 |
| Illinois | $68,964 | $101,256 | $68,964 to $101,256 |
| Kentucky | $2,509 | $4,014 | $30,104 to $48,167 |
| Louisiana | $40,914 | $73,632 | $40,914 to $73,632 |
| Maine | $17.81 | $23.51 | $37,045 to $48,901 |
| Maryland | $43,537 | $68,667 | $43,537 to $68,667 |
| Massachusetts | $2,168 | $2,947 | $56,370 to $76,616 |
| Minnesota | $61,909 | $71,326 | $61,909 to $71,326 |
| New Jersey | $52,308 | $75,954 | $52,308 to $75,954 |
| Ohio | $24.27 | $28.76 | $50,482 to $59,821 |
| Washington | $52,872 | $61,332 | $52,872 to $61,332 |
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.