Radiation Health Physicist 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 14310
- Class code
- 14310
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Radiation Health Physicist 1 is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 14310.
- 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 07/31/2015.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work in the monitoring and control of radiological health hazards in the field of radiation protection in the Department of Environmental Protection. An employee in this job inspects radiation producing equipment and radioactive materials programs; reviews plans and reports submitted by facilities undergoing decontamination or decommissioning; and performs compliance and performance inspections of radon mitigation firms, radon laboratories, and facilities including those undergoing decontamination or decommissioning to ensure compliance with state and federal laws and regulations governing radiation protection. Work includes responsibility for independently performing and documenting inspections of moderately complex equipment and programs that have significant potential impact on human health and safety.
Examples of the work
• Performs professional work in radiation health physics in a regional office or in the central office. • Independently conducts inspections of moderately complex radiation producing equipment and radioactive materials programs in medical and industrial settings for compliance with program requirements. • Inspects facilities performing mammography for compliance with the Federal Mammography Quality Standards Act, tests diagnostic mammographic x-ray machines and automatic film processors for operation with prescribed tolerances, suggests improvements to optimize mammographic imaging and quality assurance practices, and prepares facility compliance reports.
Minimum qualifications
• Successful completion of the training program for the Radiation Health Physicist Trainee; or • One year of professional experience in the recognition, evaluation, and control of radiation hazards and a bachelor's degree in health physics, radiation physics, radiation biology, nuclear physics, or applied health physics; or • One year of professional experience in the recognition, evaluation, and control of radiation hazards and a bachelor's degree with major course work in the physical, biological, or radiological sciences or in nuclear engineering that includes 20 credits in health physics or radiological sciences; or • Five years of technical experience in providing protection to radiatio ...
Special requirements
• Certain positions require possession of an active non-commercial PA Class C driver’s license or equivalent. • Certain positions require current certification in mammography issued by the US Food and Drug Administration.
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
Radiation Health Physicist 1 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $76,608 | $102,996 | $76,608 to $102,996 |
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.