Parole Communications Operator pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 46021
- Class code
- 46021
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Parole Communications Operator is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 46021.
- 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 09/03/2015.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized work in receiving, interpreting, transmitting, and coordinating parole supervision communications and activities in the PA Board of Probation and Parole. An employee in this job responds to messages received through various electronic means in the twenty-four hour Parole Communications Center. Work involves receiving, prioritizing, and determining appropriate responses to incoming communications including urgent or emergency messages; relaying messages and other communications to parole supervision staff; and evaluating alert data concerning potential violations by offenders subject to electronic monitoring and initiating appropriate actions in accordance with Board procedures.
Examples of the work
• Reviews and interprets electronic monitoring data on offenders placed on radio frequency (RF) or Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring and initiates courses of action depending on the level of the violation in accordance with established protocols. • Notifies parole supervision staff via telephone or email of matters that require action or coordination, such as offender electronic monitoring violations, offenders that have been arrested, and prisoners requiring transportation.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of clerical experience; or • An 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.