Media Technician pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 95980
- Class code
- 95980
- Pay scale group
- ST 04
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Media Technician is $41,506 to $61,927 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 95980.
- 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 operation, repair, and maintenance of audio-visual equipment and the recording, duplication, and distribution of media materials. An employee in this class performs technical audio-visual work in the operation, maintenance, and repair of audio-visual equipment and in the recording, duplication, repair, filing, and distribution of all forms of audio-visual materials. Work involves selecting the appropriate audio-visual equipment and the technical adaptation of video tapes and films for current usage. Work includes participating in staging, lighting, and shooting of audio-visual productions. Work may include the scheduling of audio-visual material to ensure availability of resources for the maximum number of school districts, educational television stations, or other users.
Examples of the work
Serves as technical assistant to an employee having responsibility for a closed circuit television system used for distributing, recording and playing back a variety of instructional programs and/or medical diagnostic and therapeutic efforts at a state hospital or higher education institution. Performs advanced technical media activities, frequently including video duplication, Helical video duplication on the l" and 2" format and also video duplication on the 1/2" format.
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience in the operation, repair, and maintenance of audio-visual and related media materials and equipment. 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.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Media Technician in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | $43,088 | $63,770 | $43,088 to $63,770 |
| Washington | $38,340 | $50,412 | $38,340 to $50,412 |
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.