Radiation Protection Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 75260
- Class code
- 75260
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Radiation Protection Specialist is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 75260.
- 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 05/03/1999.
What the state says the job is
This is limited professional and advanced technical work in the monitoring and control of radiation sources in the Department of Environmental Protection. An employee in this class conducts routine inspections of radiation producing equipment and radioactive materials programs, collects environmental samples in support of the statewide radiation monitoring program and/or collects and exchanges dosimeters that measure radiation exposures in and around nuclear power electric generating stations and other licensed facilities. Inspection work at this level is characterized by the relatively limited variability and complexity of the equipment and programs, with emphasis on determining the presence or absence of basic safety features and sound operating procedures.
Examples of the work
Conducts routine inspections of radiation producing equipment and radioactive materials programs in medical and industrial settings for compliance with program requirements. Determines or estimates operator exposure, patient skin entrance exposure and restricted or unrestricted area exposure. Prepares reports to document the results of inspections and sampling activities. Collects samples of surface water, air particulates, precipitation, milk, fish, sediment, soil and vegetation, and prepares and sends samples to environmental laboratories for radioisotopic analysis.
Minimum qualifications
One year as an Environmental Trainee; or Any 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.