Traffic Control Technician pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 10840
- Class code
- 10840
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Traffic Control Technician is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 10840.
- 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 06/09/2004.
What the state says the job is
This is technical work in a traffic control program. An employee in this class performs a variety of technical duties applying established traffic control criteria in the analysis of traffic data and development and implementation of solutions to traffic control problems, such as speed restrictions, passing zones, accident investigations, traffic pattern evaluations and warrants for traffic control devices. Work also involves recommending operational improvements for established traffic control program areas; and involves training construction, municipal, and contractor personnel in the proper installation of traffic control devices. Work is performed with considerable independence and with general instructions from the supervisor.
Examples of the work
Coordinates a District-wide highway signing program by working with county maintenance organizations to ensure completion of the signing program. Performs field data collection surveys and traffic counts. Conducts signal surveys to determine if existing traffic signals meet State and national standards. Prepares layouts and diagrams for traffic control devices. Performs technical assignments necessary to determine the need for traffic control devices, generally using computer-aided drafting design (CADD) equipment. Evaluates traffic signal warrants. Develops traffic signal plans to accommodate isolated traffic problem areas.
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience as an Engineering Technician; or Three years of experience performing transportation engineering technical assignments, such as traffic control data collection, highway sign surveys, traffic signal inspection, materials sampling, testing, or inspection, construction inspection, bridge inspection, survey work, utility relocation, roadway programs management, or roadway materials control; and graduation from high school; or One year of experience performing transportation engineering technical assignments, such as traffic control data collection, highway sign surveys, traffic signal inspection, materials sampling, testing, or inspection, construction inspection, bridge i ...
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.