Pesticide Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 51512
- Class code
- 51512
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Pesticide Specialist is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 51512.
- 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 05/15/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work involving the certification, education, enforcement, environmental impact, and registration of pesticides and their associated programs. An employee in this job performs professional specialized duties in one or more program areas, such as pesticide certification, enforcement, product registration, environmental issues, and integrated pest management (IPM). Work involves developing educational and safety programs for pesticide applicators, manufacturers, and the general public about pesticide applications and IPM; managing statewide environmental programs; and implementing policies, procedures, and guidelines for the regulation of pesticides. Work includes directing or investigating pesticide-related incidents, recommending action including the issuance of penalties, and monitoring settlements.
Examples of the work
• Develops proposed regulations, policies, and guidelines for the distribution, registration, sale, storage, transportation, and use of pesticides. • Develops and implements statewide programs related to environmental pesticide issues, to include best management practices and state management plans for pesticides in groundwater. • Administers the pesticide certification program, including the certification and licensing of pesticide applicators and businesses. • Evaluates laboratory pesticide sample analysis reports to ensure the products tested meet the PA Pesticide Control Act requirements.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as an Agronomic Products Inspector or as a Plant Inspector (commonwealth titles); or • Three years of professional agricultural regulatory, agricultural scientific, agricultural education, or agricultural industry experience, and a bachelor's degree in general agriculture, agronomy, plant pathology, entomology, horticulture, or a closely related field; or • Three years of professional agricultural regulatory, agricultural scientific, agricultural education, or agricultural industry experience, and four years of paraprofessional experience applying quality, safety, and efficacy protocols for a pesticide application business, pesticide manufacturer, or a pest control business.
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.