Parole Agent 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 46030
- Class code
- 46030
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Parole Agent 1 is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 46030.
- 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 07/31/2015.
What the state says the job is
This is trainee level work in the supervision of probationers and parolees in the state probation and parole system or professional parole counseling of inmates (offenders) preparing for release from an institution. An employee in this job participates in formal classroom instruction and practical on-the-job training in a variety of entrance level duties, which includes the supervision of a caseload, and counseling and advising offenders on probation or parole to foster their personal, social, and economic adjustment into the community. Training consists of work experiences within a correctional institution or field office setting by observing and assisting Parole Agents 2 in the performance of professional duties including case handling techniques, facilitating offender groups, assessing offenders’ needs, and case management of technical parole violators.
Examples of the work
• Participates in formal and on-the-job training related to the supervision of offenders, the conduct of investigations, and the identification of counseling or other services needed to foster offenders’ personal, social or economic adjustment. • Obtains factual information and physical evidence to determine if parole or probation violations have occurred and to establish a proper course of action. • Maintains and documents contact with families, friends, employers, clergy, and other persons concerned with aiding offenders in their adjustment to the community. • Assists in making arrests for probation and parole violations and transporting violators to correctional facilities.
Minimum qualifications
• Four years of paraprofessional experience which includes two years of paraprofessional social services, human services, corrections, or law enforcement experience; or • Two years of paraprofessional social services, human services, corrections, or law enforcement experience, and an associate’s degree; or • A bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, law enforcement, legal studies, political science, behavioral science, or a related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active non-commercial Pennsylvania Class C driver’s license or equivalent. • All employees must obtain CLEAN certification within two months of employment and maintain this certification for the duration of employment in this job.
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.