Physical Security Systems Administrator DGS pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 09850
- Class code
- 09850
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Physical Security Systems Administrator DGS is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 09850.
- 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 11/06/2012.
What the state says the job is
This is technical and administrative work overseeing the statewide physical security systems for all Commonwealth-owned and leased buildings within the Capitol Complex and surrounding areas, Department of General Services (DGS) Annex Complex, outlying state office buildings, and Executive Residences. The employee in this job is responsible for administering and coordinating all physical security operations of the Bureau of Police and Safety’s Security Administration Section. Work involves researching, planning, coordinating, purchasing, implementing, and ensuring maintenance of all physical security equipment and devices for the Physical Access Control System, the Video Surveillance Monitoring System, and Perimeter Defense Devices. The Physical Access Control System includes card and biometric readers, control units, hardware, software, and the network infrastructure.
Examples of the work
Oversees the Video Surveillance Monitoring System, the Physical Access Control System, and Perimeter Defense Devices. Develops, reviews, recommends, and implements all revisions to physical security policies and procedures. Conducts assessments to analyze security requirements and recommends methods for the design and integration of physical security systems. Researches, evaluates and makes recommendations regarding the acquisition of physical security and surveillance systems and related devices. Prepares Request for Proposals (RFPs) for new physical security purchases.
Minimum qualifications
REQUIREMENTS: Three years of experience in the evaluation, maintenance and design of electronic surveillance and physical security systems, and a bachelor’s degree; or An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes three years of experience in the evaluation, maintenance and design of electronic surveillance and physical security systems.
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.