Prison Inspector pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 70610
- Class code
- 70610
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Prison Inspector is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 70610.
- 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 02/24/2003.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible and technical fieldwork in the inspection of local prisons and Department of Corrections’ Community Corrections Centers to determine and enforce compliance with state laws and regulations. An employee in this class is responsible for inspecting county prisons and Department of Corrections’ Community Corrections Centers to determine compliance with the minimum standards of applicable Commonwealth statutes, and to ensure adherence to Commonwealth and national standards and judicial decisions identified in Title 37, Chapter 95 of the Pennsylvania Code. Work also involves functioning as a consultant by providing technical assistance to county officials and others relative to the operation of county prisons and Community Corrections Centers.
Examples of the work
Conducts independent field inspections to determine county prison and state Department of Corrections’ Community Corrections Center compliance with controlling Commonwealth statutes and regulations such as Title 37, Chapter 95 and Work Release Act. Conducts interviews with administrators, staff and inmates. Reviews records, files, documents, and logs to verify maintenance of required information and to test the integrity and effectiveness of internal controls. Reviews and evaluates local policies and procedures to determine compliance with statutorily mandated requirements.
Minimum qualifications
Six years of experience in correctional work involving the inspection of correctional facilities including review for compliance to legally mandated operating standards, and graduation from high school; or A bachelor's degree in criminal justice, corrections, law enforcement, or a closely related field and two years experience in correctional work involving the inspection of correctional facilities including review for compliance to legally mandated operating standards; 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.