Materials Technician 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 15520
- Class code
- 15520
- Pay scale group
- ST 04
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Materials Technician 1 is $41,506 to $61,927 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 15520.
- 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 06/01/1989.
What the state says the job is
This is technical work in the fabrication and maintenance of electrical and mechanical testing equipment and in the physical, chemical and mechanical testing of construction and maintenance materials or soils samples. An employee in this class is responsible for repairing and calibrating testing equipment and for conducting routine tests of construction materials. Work involves performing tests which can be accomplished through the application of routine and well-established testing procedures. Work is assigned by a technical supervisor who provides assistance with problems encountered and reviews work for technical quality and accuracy of test results.
Examples of the work
Performs a variety of standard testing duties associated with the chemical analysis and physical testing of cements, paints, metals, salts, and related materials. Performs soils tests such as direct shear, tri-axial shear, consolidation, permeability, and California Bearing Ratio. Performs research tests on asphalt cement to determine components or percentage combinations of components responsible for deterioration and wear. Improvises procedures for tests when standard procedures cannot be used with guidance form a higher level technician or professional. Performs experimental tests for research purposes or to develop new or improved testing methods and procedures.
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience as a Technical Assistant. or One year of experience in the testing of materials used in highway, bridge, building, hydraulic or similar construction projects and graduation from high school. or An Associate's Degree in a civil engineering technology or closely related field. or Any 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.