Special Investigator 3 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 70830
- Class code
- 70830
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G5
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Special Investigator 3 is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 70830.
- 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 professional supervisory criminal or civil investigation work of a confidential nature. An employee in this job is responsible for supervising criminal or civil investigations involving the conduct of difficult and technical investigations of violations of state laws, regulations, or statutes by state employees, entities, vendors, or other persons having dealings with state agencies. Work involves planning all phases of investigations, supervising investigators, and utilizing scientific and technical processes and methods of investigation to obtain information and evidence. The cases with which these employees are concerned have broad administrative or political implications in state government. Work may also include conducting highly difficult investigations.
Examples of the work
• Plans and directs the work of investigators involved in criminal or civil investigation work. • Reviews complaints received of possible violations and determines the types of investigation to be conducted. • Develops detailed plans for and supervises the conduct of large scale arrest and seizure operations. • Supervises investigative operations such as surveillance, document examination, interviews or interrogation, and the use of electronic and photographic equipment. • Arranges for laboratory examination of material that may be useful as evidence. • Evaluates sources of information to determine reliability.
Minimum qualifications
• Five 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.