Water Treatment Plant Supervisor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 97330
- Class code
- 97330
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J2
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Water Treatment Plant Supervisor is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 97330.
- 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 05/01/1977.
What the state says the job is
This is supervisory work in the operation and maintenance of a water treatment plant. Employees in this class supervise the activities of employees engaged in and participates in the operation and maintenance of a water treatment plant. Work involves supervising employees operating, maintaining and repairing motors, pumps, valves, water softeners, chemical feeders, chlorinators, filters, flow recorders, controllers and related water treatment equipment. Work also involves supervising and performing the sampling and testing of plant influent or effluent to insure acceptable portability, ph level, purity, clarity, biochemical oxygen demand level, and the safety of the effluent for either human consumption or environmental protection.
Examples of the work
Supervises employees engaged in the operation and maintenance activities of a water treatment plant; or supervises an assigned shift in a multi-shift operation. Plans and organizes work, assigns work, and reviews work performance. Prepares and signs employe performance evaluation reports. Interviews prospective employees and recommends selection or ranks applicants in terms of preferability for employment. Receives grievances and complaints, conducts initial investigation into causes and conditions, discusses with employe, and resolves or recommends solutions to grievances and complaints. Receives, reviews and approves or disapproves requests for leave.
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience as a Water Treatment Plant Operator; or one year of experience in the operation and maintenance of a water treatment plant; 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.