Roadside Specialist 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 11821
- Class code
- 11821
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Roadside Specialist 1 is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 11821.
- 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 06/01/1989.
What the state says the job is
This is journey-level work in the development and maintenance of roadside grounds and rest areas in an engineering district. An employee in this class is responsible for performing technical roadside development and maintenance duties and assisting in the administration of contracted services such as mowing and tree trimming, inspecting roadside materials and work performed by contractors, and assisting in the implementation of the district-wide pesticide applications. Assignments involve field viewing roadside maintenance areas, coordinating program implementation with County and District personnel, and preparing fiscal documents for roadside maintenance and rest areas.
Examples of the work
Provides technical assistance to highway designers in preparation of plans, specifications and estimates for erosion-control plans, material estimates and scope of roadside development projects which include grading, filling, sloping, seeding, sodding and mulching. Assists in preparing herbicide application maps for each County, determines type of herbicide and ensures proper application of herbicide according to plant type and program objective. Participates in advising County maintenance personnel concerning the development of annual herbicide, tree trimming and removal, mowing, planning and rest area maintenance programs.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Roadside Technician 2. or A Bachelor's Degree in agronomy, botany, forestry, horticulture, or a closely related field. or Two years of experience in technical landscaping and roadside development activities; and an Associate's Degree in agronomy, botany, forestry, horticulture, or a closely related field. 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.