Traffic Control Specialist Supervisor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 10861
- Class code
- 10861
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B5
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Traffic Control Specialist Supervisor is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 10861.
- 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 06/01/1989.
What the state says the job is
This is supervisory work in a traffic control engineering program. An employee in this class performs a variety of supervisory duties for a complex phase of a traffic control program in a highway engineering district, such as signal design, studies, operations, or safety design liaison; or in a central office capacity, supervises a state-wide review function such as work zone safety development. Work is generally performed independently within the guidelines of established Federal and professional standards; however, some projects require the independent selection of courses of action for which well-established guidelines are not available. Supervision is exercised over a staff of technicians or specialists.
Examples of the work
Supervises phases of a highway engineering district traffic control program including studies related to traffic signals, speed limits, passing restrictions, accident investigations, and hazard elimination; reviews design plans for new construction; conducts roadway capacity and expressway surveillance studies. Reviews complex signalization recommendations and suggests alternative methods when recommendations appear improper or inadequate. Supervises the conduct of traffic research projects to determine the feasibility of incorporating new methods and techniques into a traffic control program.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Traffic Control Specialist. or Two years of technical experience in traffic control work; and a Bachelor's Degree in mathematics, civil engineering, or a closely related field. or Any equivalent combination of experience and training.
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.