Special Investigator Trainee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 70800
- Class code
- 70800
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Special Investigator Trainee is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 70800.
- 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 trainee work in criminal or civil investigations of a confidential nature. An employee in this job participates in a twelve-month structured trainee program to develop the knowledge and experience necessary to conduct 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 participate in obtaining information and evidence and in ascertaining facts regarding suspected persons or entities. Duties are performed with increasing independence as experience is gained. Work is reviewed in progress and upon completion for quality, completeness, and adherence to established policies and procedures.
Examples of the work
• Participates in formal and on-the-job training programs. • Assists in collecting, evaluating, and developing evidence and prepares it for orderly presentation. • Conducts surveillance of suspected persons and places. • 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 histories, and bank statements. • Assists with interviewing or interrogating suspected persons and witnesses to obtain admissions and confessions.
Minimum qualifications
• A bachelor’s degree that includes 12 credits in criminal justice or a closely related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes 12 credits in criminal justice or a closely related field.
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.