Special Science and Technology Resources Team Member pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 34540
- Class code
- 34540
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Special Science and Technology Resources Team Member is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 34540.
- 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 09/01/1990.
What the state says the job is
This is highly advanced professional work in one of several specialized fields of science and technology in the Department of Environmental Resources. An employee in this class serves as a member of the DER Special Science and Technology Resources Team and is responsible for providing expert-level advice and guidance relating to the identification, analysis, assessment, prevention, or abatement of environmental and public health hazards resulting from the release of hazardous substances or contaminants into the environment. Employees in this class are recognized as agency or discipline experts in one of several specialized fields of science and technology, including toxicology, hydrogeology, chemistry, biology, soils science, biochemistry, environmental engineering, epidemiology, risk assessment, environmental health, or other environmental science.
Examples of the work
Designs experiments for environmental monitoring by developing sampling methodology, selecting sampling parameters, directing the collection of data, analyzing and interpreting laboratory results, and preparing reports of findings and conclusions for public. Develops advanced modeling capabilities for risk assessment, including environmental fate and transport modeling. Reviews technical reports prepared by outside consultants to determine the adequacy of site characterizations, sampling techniques, exposure assessments, and remediation strategies.
Minimum qualifications
A Doctorate degree in one of several fields of science and technology, including but not limited to toxicology, hydrogeology, chemistry, biology, soils science, biochemistry, environmental engineering, epidemiology, statistics, mathematics, atmospheric science, earth/environmental science, life science, or any other specialty area required by the Department of Environmental Resources.
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.