Quality Assurance Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 02654
- Class code
- 02654
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Quality Assurance Specialist is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 02654.
- 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 04/12/2006.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized administrative and technical work within the Department of General Services in the quality control and supplier management of goods and services procured for the Commonwealth. An employee in this job is responsible for the verification of quality levels for the statewide procurement of goods and services. Work involves monitoring and on-site auditing of goods and services procurement activities to ensure compliance with requirements of procurement specifications, standards, and specified bid requirements. This includes establishing methods to measure and document the supplier’s performance, and the overall performance of the Commonwealth’s procurement staff. Contacts are maintained with using agency representatives, agency procurement staff, manufacturing representatives, and suppliers.
Examples of the work
Works in conjunction with each Commodity Team to develop a strategic and operational supplier quality plan. Inspects and reviews plans, specifications, and test documentation to ensure that goods and services purchased by the Commonwealth meet quality standards and specifications, and state and federal policies, regulations, and laws. Develops a supplier Corrective Action Program (CAP) and monitors the supplier’s quality nonconformance corrective action submittals to ensure compliance with quality goals, delivery, and inventory performance.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of supplier management experience including supplier quality audits, root cause analysis, commodity evaluations, defining procurement requirements and standards, or supply chain management; and a bachelor's degree; or Six years of supplier management experience including supplier quality audits, root cause analysis, commodity evaluations, defining procurement requirements and standards, or supply chain management; or An equivalent combination of experience and training which included supplier quality audits, root cause analysis, commodity evaluations, defining procurement requirements and standards, or supply chain management.
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
Quality Assurance Specialist in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | $52,137 | $77,163 | $52,137 to $77,163 |
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.