Materials Technician 2 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 15530
- Class code
- 15530
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Materials Technician 2 is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 15530.
- 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 work in sampling, physical testing, fabrication inspection, material placement inspection and control of construction and maintenance materials or soils. An employee in this class performs independent, technical work associated with the quality control of materials, involving the full range of testing procedures, resolving the most complex problems, and exercising final judgment concerning the testing procedures and equipment used. Work may involve outlining procedures for lower level technicians and usually involves determining procedures for non-standard testing, interpreting results and assuring that adherence to specifications for materials and soils samples is obtained. An employee may be involved in fabricating new testing devices or parts for existing machinery.
Examples of the work
Performs independent, technical monitoring of more than one materials plant or fabricator to include prestressed and precast plants, steel beam and guardrail fabricators, plant manufacturers, emulsion plants, cement plants, epoxy resin coding plants, bituminous plants, plastic pipe manufacturers, sealant manufacturers, neoprine and fencing manufacturers. Coordinates the testing functions of lower level technicians assisting them in obtaining and marshaling test data. Conducts time studies of materials-testing procedures to develop work standards and testing rates. Performs complex electrical and mechanical repairs on testing equipment.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Materials Technician 1. or Two years of experience in the testing of materials used in highway, bridge, building, hydraulic or similar construction projects and graduation from high school. or One year of experience in the testing of materials used in highway, bridge, building, hydraulic or similar construction projects, and an Associate's Degree in engineering or in a 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.