Second Mate, Flagship Niagara pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 27620
- Class code
- 27620
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Second Mate, Flagship Niagara is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 27620.
- 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 04/16/1993.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized navigation and piloting work in the operation of the United States Brig Niagara. The Second Mate functions as the assistant executive officer responsible for the safe navigation and movement of the vessel. Duties include piloting the ship through the use of manual and electronic navigation equipment, conning of the ship when under sail or diesel power, training the ship's professional and volunteer crew which includes conducting drills and providing demonstrations of various tasks, and providing interpretive instruction to the public and the crew regarding square-rigged sailing vessels, maritime history, and the Brig Niagara's role in the War of 1812. When performing all-hands evolutions, the Second Mate is responsible for a mast or section of the crew. The Second Mate assumes command of the ship in the absence of the Captain and Chief Mate.
Examples of the work
Uses manual, celestial, and electronic navigational equipment such as compass and LORAN to pilot the ship. Operates all engine room equipment including diesel propulsion engines, generator, pumps, and battery banks. Gets the ship underway from anchorage or dock. Takes and plots anchor bearings. Cons the ship under sail or power. Conducts drills and training exercises. Assists with interpretive programs and presenting the ship in port. Sets up standing rigging, ties basic and advanced knots, and adjusts footrope lashings. Runs the jibboom in and out, crosses yards and sends them down, sends T'gallant masts up and down.
Minimum qualifications
Two years command experience aboard sailing ships of 100 ton rating or greater.
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.