Mechanical Engineer Supervisor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 13550
- Class code
- 13550
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B5
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Mechanical Engineer Supervisor is $88,020 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 13550.
- 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 supervisory mechanical engineering work. An employee in this job supervises a mechanical engineering staff or engineers involved in multi-discipline engineering work relating to the design and review of capital improvements involving engineering mechanical systems or projects for internal water supply and refrigeration, heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and plumbing. Work includes establishing work priorities, setting deadlines, monitoring project schedules, and determining design parameters and solutions for projects. An employee in this job provides engineering direction and technical advice to the design or review engineer to insure project integrity and uniform standards, orients outside professional engineers to departmental policies and procedures, provides ongoing project coordination, and negotiates proposals for additional services and costs.
Examples of the work
Supervises engineers within the mechanical engineering discipline or engineers involved in multi-discipline design or review of designs for mechanical systems for internal water supply and refrigeration, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing and other similar systems. Oversees the review of design and construction plans, specifications and cost estimates prepared by contracted or in-house engineering staff for technical soundness, economy and adherence to appropriate standards, regulations and codes. Directs the review of mechanical drawings, reports, catalog cuts, shop drawings, material samples, computations, and cost comparisons.
Minimum qualifications
Two years as a Mechanical Engineer 2; or Four years of professional mechanical engineering experience which involved work on any structural mechanical system;
Special requirements
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.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Mechanical Engineer Supervisor in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $84,528 | $113,736 | $84,528 to $113,736 |
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.