Senior Traffic Control Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 10860
- Class code
- 10860
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Senior Traffic Control Specialist is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 10860.
- 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 02/27/1992.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced technical work in a traffic control engineering program from the central office. An employee in this class performs a variety of advanced technical duties for a complex state-wide phase of a traffic control program in central office, such as regulation and legislative development, traffic signal design and operations, pavement marking equipment testing and specification development, or ECONS review. Work is generally performed independently within the guidelines of established Federal and professional standards; however, some projects require the independent selection of courses of action for which well-established guidelines are not available. Work is independently performed with objectives being established by a technical manager who reviews work upon completion for technical soundness and results obtained.
Examples of the work
Develops and maintains specifications and drawings for the construction of electrically operated traffic operations and control equipment with regard to established department policies and procedures with prime consideration given to the effectiveness of the equipment when applied as part of a traffic operations or control program. program. Administers the Certificate of Approval program for various traffic control devices. Provides guidance and assistance to the engineering districts and consultants in the design and construction of traffic signals and traffic signal systems and freeway management systems.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Traffic Control Specialist. or Two years of progressively responsible technical experience in traffic control work; and a Bachelor's Degree in mathematics, statistics, or civil engineering; 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.