UCC Building Plans Examiner Variance Reviewer pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 12060
- Class code
- 12060
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for UCC Building Plans Examiner Variance Reviewer is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 12060.
- 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 08/31/2010.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced technical work in the review of requests for variances to the Uniform Construction Code (UCC) and other applicable state laws and regulations. An employee in this job reviews architectural plans and specifications supporting requests for variances and extensions of time. Work also includes reviewing and approving plans and specifications pertaining to the construction, alteration and use of industrial, commercial, assembly, educational, health care, institutional and other public and private buildings and facilities to determine compliance with building, accessibility, fire safety, and energy conservation codes. Work may also include reviewing plans and specifications for compliance with electrical, mechanical, plumbing and other codes required under the UCC.
Examples of the work
Reviews requests for variances and extensions to the Uniform Construction Code and other applicable building and accessibility regulations and standards. Examines and approves architectural plans and specifications to determine compliance with building, accessibility, fire safety, energy conservation codes and other codes required under the UCC. Interprets appeal procedures for architects, contractors, property owners and other interested parties. Prepares comments and recommendations to the Industrial and the Accessibility Advisory Boards concerning variance and extension of time requests.
Minimum qualifications
Two years as a UCC Building Plans Examiner; or Five years of experience in commercial, industrial or other public use building construction, design or inspection work which involved the application of state building code laws and regulations.
Special requirements
A valid certification issued by the Department of Labor and Industry, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as a Building Plans Examiner. All positions in this job also require a valid certification issued by the Department of Labor and Industry, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as either an Accessibility Insp ...
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.