Waterways Conservation Officer pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 60000
- Class code
- 60000
- Pay scale group
- FB 02
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- K9
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Waterways Conservation Officer is $55,206 to $87,691 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 60000.
- 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 01/02/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is conservation, education, recreation, and safety law enforcement work in fisheries, boating, and the water environment. An employee in this job is assigned to a district in the state and is responsible for enforcement of state fisheries and boat laws and regulations, public outreach programs, stream improvement, and boating safety. Typical duties include prosecution of violators, presenting evidence and testimony at hearings and court proceedings, assisting in fish stocking, investigating watercraft accidents, placing and retrieving navigational aids, and speaking before groups on agency programs. Duties also include the assignment and review of the work of a staff of volunteer Deputy Waterways Conservation Officers.
Examples of the work
• Patrols an assigned district by vehicle, boat, and foot in various conditions and terrain to detect violations of fish and boat laws and regulations by conducting on-site inspections to assure conformance with laws regarding licensure; fish size, limit, and species requirements; and safety. • Pursues violators on foot and by boat to apprehend for violation of fisheries and boat laws and regulations. • Apprehends individuals suspected of violations by taking into custody, reading and explaining warrant, and advising of legal options.
Minimum qualifications
• Successful completion of the Waterways Conservation Officer Trainee training program; or • Successful completion of the Waterways Conservation Officer Trainee, Act 120 Certified training program.
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 FB schedule.