Mechanical Engineer 2 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 13520
- Class code
- 13520
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Mechanical Engineer 2 is $80,646 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 13520.
- 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 are responsible for the design and review of designs for complete mechanical engineering projects, involving heating, plumbing, air-conditioning, refrigeration, ventilation, photovoltaic, wind turbine, fuel cell, combined heat and power, lighting systems and other mechanical systems. Work may also involve providing technical assistance to business, industry, institutions and local governments on Green Building design, energy efficiency and energy generation. Employees work with considerable independence in developing the technical aspects of a project but must adhere to project priorities and scheduled deadlines. Work requires contact with Commonwealth agency representatives, consultants, or contractors to obtain compliance with Commonwealth standards and objectives.
Examples of the work
Designs and reviews construction drawings for installation of heating, plumbing, ventilation, refrigeration, air-conditioning, photovoltaic, wind turbine, microturbine, fuel cell, combined heat and power, compressed air, steam, efficient motors and lighting systems, and other mechanical systems for routine and complex mechanical engineering systems. Utilizes design parameters which would include compliance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for fire safety, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standards for indoor air quality, and PA Uniform Construction Codes (UCC).
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Mechanical Engineer 1; or Two years of professional mechanical engineering experience which required work on any structural mechanical system, and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering; or Two years 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.
Special requirements
Certain positions will require possession of a Professional Engineer license issued by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists. Certain positions in this job will require possession of a valid driver’s license.
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.