Utility Plant Supervisor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 97130
- Class code
- 97130
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J2
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Utility Plant Supervisor is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 97130.
- 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 03/31/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is supervisory and technical work in the operation, maintenance, and repair of boilers, chillers, and related plant equipment. An employee in this job oversees staff and ensures the safe, efficient, and continuous operation and overall maintenance of boilers, chillers, and related plant equipment. Work involves supervising utility plant staff in the operation of equipment; developing and implementing preventive and emergency maintenance and repair programs; developing recommended changes to improve operations; and ensuring that work is performed in accordance with established safety and operational procedures and standards.
Examples of the work
• Supervises subordinate staff in the operation, maintenance, and repair of boilers, chillers, pumps, heaters, motors, fans, generators, and other plant equipment. • Reviews staffing needs for plant operations, determines work priorities, schedules work, and assigns shifts. • Develops plant procedures to ensure safe and efficient plant operations. • Prepares requisitions for fuel, chemicals, and other materials and equipment needed for utility plant operations. • Records data on plant operations, equipment maintenance, personnel attendance, and meter and gauge readings, and reports required information to regulatory officials.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of experience as a Utility Plant Operator 2 (commonwealth title); or • Two years of skilled work experience in the operation, maintenance, and repair of industrial, commercial, or institutional utility plant systems and related equipment.
Special requirements
• Certain positions require possession of an EPA Universal Refrigerant Transition and Recovery Certification types 1,2, and 3, from an approved provider. • Certain positions require possession of an active Class C motor vehicle license.
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.