Plumber 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 94310
- Class code
- 94310
- Pay scale group
- ST 04
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Plumber 1 is $41,506 to $61,927 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 94310.
- 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 12/31/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is skilled work in the installation, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of plumbing and piping systems, components, and fixtures for air, gas, oil, water, steam, irrigation, waste disposal, and other related systems. An employee in this job performs maintenance, inspection, repair, replacement, and installation work on plumbing systems, sewer line systems, or distribution lines that are both exterior and interior to facilities. Work involves measuring, cutting, threading, bending, and assembling pipe; troubleshooting, repairing, assembling, or replacing fittings, fixtures, and components; and utilizing plumbing and pipefitting installation drawings, blueprints, and schematics.
Examples of the work
• Determines materials, sequence of tasks, and work methods needed for installation, repair, replacement, and maintenance assignments. • Performs maintenance and repair duties on a wide variety of plumbing and piping components in building equipment, such as heating, ventilating, and air conditioning units, refrigeration units, fire extinguishing systems, kitchen appliances, water softeners and filters, and heat exchangers. • Assembles pipe sections, tubing, or fittings using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, or caulking; or soldering, brazing, or welding processes. • Measures, cuts, threads, or bends pipe to required angles using hand or power tools and machines.
Minimum qualifications
• Three years of experience in the installation, repair, and maintenance of plumbing components and fixtures; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
• Certain positions require possession of a valid Pennsylvania license as a journey-level plumber. • Certain positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license.
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
Plumber 1 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | $23.28 | $26.54 | $48,422 to $55,203 |
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.