Assistant Director, Bureau of Disability Determination pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 45142
- Class code
- 45142
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Assistant Director, Bureau of Disability Determination is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 45142.
- 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 02/28/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible administrative and managerial work in the field of disability determination. The employee in this job directs the branch office operations of the Bureau of Disability Determination. Work involves directing the implementation of statewide programs, objectives, policies, and procedures; assisting the director in the development and recommendation of proposed legislation and Social Security Administration regulations and program initiatives; and assisting with communications to the public, local governments, commonwealth and federal agencies, and national organizations. Work includes identifying operational changes for compliance with policies, rules, and regulations; developing work processes and standards to improve efficiency in the adjudication of disability claims; and evaluating the overall service delivery performance of the individual branch offices.
Examples of the work
• Develops strategies that effectively respond to changes in federal and state laws and regulations governing the disability determination program. • Ensures uniformity of claims processing operations and procedures/practices/methods/outcomes/other among the branch offices. • Advises branch offices on the appropriate implementation of policies, procedures, and guidelines to meet bureau goals and objectives. • Establishes goals and objectives of program performance for disability determination branch offices, monitors performance, and implements corrective measures to meet goals and objectives.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as a Disability Adjudication Administrator or an Administration and Programs Director (commonwealth titles); or • Two years as a Disability Program Manager (commonwealth title); or • One year of professional supervisory and administrative experience directing the medical evaluation of disability claims.
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.