Mechanical Engineer 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 13510
- Class code
- 13510
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Mechanical Engineer 1 is $73,859 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 13510.
- 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 02/24/2006.
What the state says the job is
This is professional mechanical engineering work. Employees in this job design and review engineering designs for components of mechanical systems and routine mechanical systems. Work involves designing or reviewing designs for heating, plumbing, air-conditioning, refrigeration, ventilation and other mechanical systems; and coordinating the engineering project with other architectural or engineering disciplines. Assignments are given in project form, and are reviewed upon completion for compliance with engineering principles, codes, laws, and regulations by a professional supervisor.
Examples of the work
Designs and reviews construction drawings for installation of heating, plumbing, ventilation, refrigeration, air conditioning, and other mechanical systems. Creates design drawings, details, and schedules for component parts or routine mechanical systems for Commonwealth-owned or leased buildings. Uses Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) software to create design drawings for component parts or routine mechanical systems. Inspects, investigates and resolves construction problems for mechanical systems for compliance with contract specifications, safety codes, and engineering soundness. Performs related work as required.
Minimum qualifications
Successful completion of the training program for a Mechanical Engineer Trainee; or One year of professional mechanical engineering experience which required work on any structural mechanical system, and a Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering; or One year of professional mechanical engineering experience which required work on any structural mechanical system, and an Engineer-in-Training certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists.
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.