Metrologist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 15710
- Class code
- 15710
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Metrologist is $64,607 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 15710.
- 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 02/08/2007.
What the state says the job is
This is professional metrology laboratory work. An employee in this class calibrates and certifies standards of weights and measures to be used by state and local weights and measures inspectors, industries and law enforcement agencies to ensure they comply with the standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Work requires the application of laboratory techniques and the use of federally approved procedures and laboratory equipment to test, calibrate, and certify weighing, timing, linear, and volumetric measuring devices and standards. Work includes performing calculations on tests, preparing reports on the results of the tests and providing advice on measurement problems and requirements. Work assignments are made with general instructions and employee proceeds independently within broad administrative guidelines and federal standards.
Examples of the work
Plans, organizes, and conducts calibration and certification in the Pennsylvania Standards Laboratory and on-site. Certifies and calibrates the Field Standards of state, county and municipal officials and the working standards for industry. Conducts training for weights and measures personnel on the use, maintenance, repair and calibration of metrological devices. Performs precision calibrations and tolerance tests on standards of mass, length, volume and time submitted by private industry and law enforcement agencies.
Minimum qualifications
A bachelor's degree in engineering, physics or mathematics and one year of professional experience in a metrology laboratory; or An associates degree in metrology and three years of professional experience in a metrology laboratory. Weights and measures enforcement experience may be substituted for education at the rate of one year of experience for one year of education.
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
Metrologist in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | $34,760 | $68,796 | $34,760 to $68,796 |
| Iowa | $61,755 | $94,037 | $61,755 to $94,037 |
| Maine | $31.12 | $43.94 | $64,730 to $91,395 |
| Tennessee | $4,562 | $6,825 | $54,744 to $81,900 |
| Wisconsin | $28.24 | $64.93 | $58,739 to $135,054 |
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.