Animal Health Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 53100
- Class code
- 53100
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Animal Health Specialist is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 53100.
- 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 11/20/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and administrative work developing, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating animal health and animal disease prevention, containment, and response programs within the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. An employee in this job develops and implements guidelines, protocols, and procedures for one or more assigned programs and provides guidance in the application of related laws, rules, regulations, and policies for animal disease prevention, containment, and response.
Examples of the work
• Develops disease prevention, containment, and response guidelines, protocols, and procedures for animal health and animal disease prevention, containment, and response programs. • Evaluates the effectiveness of assigned animal health programs and disease response policies and submits recommended revisions to meet program goals and objectives. • Evaluates biosecurity plans and emergency response plans submitted by producers, processors, and other industry operators for compliance and adequacy for permit issuance. • Reviews federal regulatory changes and evaluates implementation policies for the commonwealth.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years as a Domestic Animal Health Inspector (Commonwealth title); or • Two years of experience working in production animal agriculture, infectious disease control or investigation, or related field, and a bachelor’s degree in biology, animal science, dairy science, poultry science, environmental science, public health, agriculture, or a closely related field; or • Four years of experience as a Certified Veterinary Technician, Registered Veterinary Technician, or Licensed Veterinary Technician; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active 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.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Animal Health Specialist in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | $52,659 | $76,400 | $52,659 to $76,400 |
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.