State Police Major pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 74070
- Class code
- 74070
- Pay scale group
- SP 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- L1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for State Police Major is $148,614 to $193,201 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 74070.
- 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 06/29/2015.
What the state says the job is
This is highly advanced law enforcement work in the command of Pennsylvania State Police operational or administrative functions. An employee in this job serves as a third-level commissioned officer and supervises the work of subordinate State Police Captains or performs duties of comparable complexity that require highly specialized police skills. Work involves commanding core State Police programs or functions, and developing and implementing agency policies. Work also involves enforcing commonwealth laws and functioning as a sworn police officer exercising the powers of arrest. Duties involve tactful and courteous treatment of the public, impartial application of the law, and the need to make instantaneous decisions and take appropriate actions in situations that are frequently stressful or dangerous in nature.
Examples of the work
• Functions as an Area Commander by supervising multiple Troop Commanders and overseeing the patrol, crime, and staff services functions of those troops. • Functions as the Director of a large or highly visible State Police bureau by commanding the work of subordinate Division Directors engaged in statewide operational or administrative law enforcement duties. • Functions as the Director of a highly visible and politically sensitive State Police office that reports directly to the State Police Commissioner. • Serves as a liaison between field operations and department headquarters.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years as a State Police Captain.
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.