State Police Corporal pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 74020
- Class code
- 74020
- Pay scale group
- SP 02
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- L1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for State Police Corporal is $105,280 to $136,868 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 74020.
- 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 01/28/2011.
What the state says the job is
This is supervisory or specialized law enforcement work for the Pennsylvania State Police. An employee in this job supervises the work of subordinate State Police Troopers or performs duties of comparable complexity that require special police skills. Work may involve supervising and participating in patrol, crime, staff, or administrative services that may include traffic law enforcement, traffic control, accident and criminal investigations, serving warrants, effecting arrests, responding to emergency and non-emergency calls for assistance, and peacekeeping and security details. Work may also involve specialized activities in a police-related program or function that requires advanced skills in law enforcement. Employees in this job enforce Commonwealth laws and are sworn police officers exercising the powers of arrest.
Examples of the work
Supervises police patrol activities on an assigned shift that involve observing and detecting unusual activities or circumstances or violations of the law. Supervises or conducts accident and criminal investigations. Issues orders and instructions to subordinates in routine law enforcement and emergency situations. Coordinates and directs an incident response of emergency and non- emergency services. Provides guidance to subordinates in the interpretation and enforcement of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, Motor Vehicle Code, and other related laws.
Minimum qualifications
Five years as an enlisted member of the Pennsylvania State Police.
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 SP schedule.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
State Police Corporal in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | $37.65 | $50.31 | $78,312 to $104,645 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.