UCC Building Inspector 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 71078
- Class code
- 71078
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for UCC Building Inspector 1 is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 71078.
- 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 12/31/2011.
What the state says the job is
This is technical work performing building inspection and enforcement for compliance with multiple disciplines of the Uniform Construction Code (UCC) as well as other applicable state laws and regulations. An employee in this job performs inspections of industrial, commercial, assembly, educational, health care, institutional and other public and private buildings to determine compliance with accessibility, fire safety, and other health and safety laws and regulations. Work also includes performing inspections for compliance with at least one other code discipline required under the UCC such as electrical, mechanical, plumbing, building, or energy conservation codes.
Examples of the work
Inspects buildings to determine and enforce compliance with accessibility, fire safety, and other health and safety laws and regulations; and also includes inspecting buildings for compliance with at least one other code discipline required under the UCC such as electrical, mechanical, plumbing, building, or energy conservation codes. Investigates work locations of public sector employees to determine if applicable conditions, structures, equipment, and materials are safe and healthful. Enforces compliance with laws and regulations when problems are identified. Inspects construction of buildings for conformance with state approved plans.
Minimum qualifications
Successful completion of the UCC Building Inspector Trainee program; or Two years of experience inspecting commercial, industrial, or other public use buildings for compliance with building and safety codes; or Three years of building construction work which included the performance of skilled trades duties in the electrical, structural, plumbing, or mechanical trades; or An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
Valid certification issued by the Department of Labor and Industry, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as an Accessibility Inspector/Plan Examiner. All positions in this job also require one of the following valid certifications issued by the Department of Labor and Industry, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ...
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.