Weights Measures Inspector pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 70420
- Class code
- 70420
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Weights Measures Inspector is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 70420.
- 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 04/10/1997.
What the state says the job is
This is inspection and testing work to insure compliance with State Weights and Measures Laws and Regulations in the Department of Agriculture. An employee in this class conducts a variety of tests and inspections to determine the accuracy and suitability of devices used to measure commodities for sale by weight, volume, or linear dimensions, fuel dispensers and timing devices. Work includes conducting tests based on state standards to determine if the weighing or measuring device is accurate within the allowed tolerance and that the physical arrangement and placement are in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. Work involves the acceptance and sealing of approved devices and the rejection and condemning of inaccurate devices.
Examples of the work
Conducts examination and inspection of commercial weighing and measurement devices, selecting samples and conducting tests on packages found at retail stores, institutions, distributors and packing plants to determine conformance with labeled net contents. Tests retail and wholesale mechanical and electronic scales ranging in weight capacity from 50 gram precious metal scales to a 100 ton vehicle scale. Inspects and test retail and wholesale liquid measuring devices including motor fuel dispensers, tank meters on delivery trucks, load rack meters, propane and compressed natural gas vehicle fueling points.
Minimum qualifications
Four years of public contact work, including one year of experience in weights and measures inspections; and graduation from high school. or Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the applicant with the requisite knowledge and skills and abilities with weights and measures inspections.
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.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Weights Measures Inspector in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | $41,933 | $61,381 | $41,933 to $61,381 |
| Tennessee | $3,631 | $5,434 | $43,572 to $65,208 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.