Special Investigator 2 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 70820
- Class code
- 70820
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Special Investigator 2 is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 70820.
- 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 advanced technical criminal or civil investigation work of a confidential nature. An employee in this job is responsible for conducting difficult and complex criminal or civil investigation work, frequently as a team leader, 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. Work includes cases which usually have broad administrative or political implications in the state government. Employees are responsible for determining the course and scope of investigations and use independent judgement in carrying out assignments when in the field. Employees may be responsible for assigning and directing the activities of personnel from other agencies as well as lower-level investigators.
Examples of the work
• Collects, evaluates, and develops evidence and prepares it for orderly presentation. • Receives complaints and analyzes the facts involved to determine the course and scope of an investigation. • Recommends changes in agency administrative operations to prevent future violations. • Conducts difficult or complex investigations into suspected violations of theft, fraud, abuse, forgery, or misrepresentations. • Examines bank records, tax returns, and all apparent and concealed liabilities and assets to determine financial background. • Directs lower-level investigators and personnel from other state agencies necessary to the investigation.
Minimum qualifications
• Four 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.