Special Investigator 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 70810
- Class code
- 70810
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Special Investigator 1 is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 70810.
- 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 06/26/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is technical criminal or civil investigation work of a confidential nature. An employee in this job is responsible for making criminal or civil investigations in connection with unusual and highly sensitive cases of alleged violations of state laws, regulations, or statutes. Work involves utilizing scientific and technical processes and methods of investigation to obtain information and evidence and to ascertain facts regarding suspected persons or entities. Work includes cases which usually have broad administrative or political implications in the state government. The course and scope of an investigation is usually determined by a supervisor or higher-level investigator, but the employee exercises judgement and makes decisions on techniques to carry out the assignment when out in the field.
Examples of the work
• Collects, evaluates, and develops evidence and prepares it for orderly presentation. • Conducts surveillance of suspected persons and places. • Conducts or assists in the conduct of investigations into suspected violations of theft, fraud, abuse, forgery, or misrepresentations. • Seeks out and contacts informants and witnesses to obtain information. • Obtains and examines personal records such as deeds and wills, contracts, criminal history, and bank statements. • Interviews or interrogates suspected persons and witnesses to obtain admissions and confessions. • Evaluates sources of information to determine reliability.
Minimum qualifications
• Successful completion of the Special Investigator Trainee program (Commonwealth title); or • Two years of professional experience in criminal, civil, or administrative investigation work, and a bachelor's degree; or • An 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.