Purchasing Agent Supervisor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 02620
- Class code
- 02620
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A2
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Purchasing Agent Supervisor is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 02620.
- 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 10/31/2018.
What the state says the job is
This is supervisory and technical work in the purchasing of supplies, materials, equipment, and services in support of agency operations or a state facility or university. An employee in this job supervises and participates in technical purchasing functions. Work involves supervising positions responsible for reviewing requisitions; identifying the best method for procurement; writing, assisting with writing, or modifying specifications; preparing invitations for bid; reviewing and awarding bids; preparing purchase orders from statewide contracts; and submitting requests for quotes to pre-approved vendors for primarily standard or recurring purchases. Work involves frequent contact with vendors, program office representatives, and departmental and commonwealth staff regarding procurement issues.
Examples of the work
• Supervises Purchasing Agents performing purchasing activities. • Supervises the preparation, review, processing, and tracking of specifications, purchase orders, bid packages, and related documents to ensure compliance with regulations and policies. • Provides training and direction to staff on purchasing policies, procedures, and work methods. • Provides guidance and instruction to program office staff and vendors regarding purchasing regulations, processes, and requirements. • Discusses purchase requirements with users, advises on items or services best suited to individual needs, and recommends alternatives. • Initiates and processes requests for quotes from pre-approved vendors.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as a Purchasing Agent (commonwealth job title); or • Four years of experience in purchasing work involving contact with vendors in the procurement of a variety of supplies, materials, equipment, or services; or • Four years of experience in requisitioning, receiving, storing, distributing, and maintaining inventory of goods; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training. Post-high school education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for purchasing or stores experience to a maximum of two years.
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.