State Police Sergeant pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 74030
- Class code
- 74030
- Pay scale group
- SP 04
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- L1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for State Police Sergeant is $114,230 to $148,510 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 74030.
- 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 highly specialized law enforcement work for the Pennsylvania State Police. An employee in this job supervises the work of subordinate State Police Corporals or performs duties of comparable complexity that require highly specialized police skills. Work at this level may involve commanding the patrol, crime, and staff functions at a State Police Station; supervising Troop-wide patrol, crime, or staff services functions at a State Police Troop Headquarters; or performing supervisory duties of comparable complexity within a State Police Bureau or Office. In the absence of managerial duties over supervisory or specialized law enforcement staff, duties may involve administering a statewide police-related program or performing technical and highly specialized nonsupervisory police work of comparable complexity.
Examples of the work
Functions as Station Commander by planning, directing, scheduling, and evaluating the work of subordinate personnel engaged in providing the full-range of police services at a State Police Station. Functions as Patrol Section Supervisor at Troop Headquarters by supervising the work of subordinate personnel responsible for Troop-wide patrol functions such as collision analysis and reconstruction, commercial vehicle enforcement, vehicle fraud investigation, and special patrol enforcement programs.
Minimum qualifications
Two years as a State Police Corporal.
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 Sergeant in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | $35.67 | $47.75 | $74,194 to $99,320 |
| Michigan | $52.40 | $57.43 | $108,992 to $119,454 |
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.