Bridge and Structural Design Manager pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 10820
- Class code
- 10820
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Bridge and Structural Design Manager is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 10820.
- 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 06/01/1989.
What the state says the job is
This is professional managerial work in designing bridge and structural projects. An employee in this class directs a large staff of subordinates, including Bridge and Structural Design Supervisors, engaged in the preparation and/or review of complete sets of plans for a wide variety of bridge and structural projects. Emphasis is placed upon planning and organizing work, determining staffing requirements, reviewing work for technical accuracy, resolving the most complex problems, and working out necessary organizational and administrative details for the timely completion of projects. Assignments are received with a minimum of technical instruction form a managerial supervisor who reviews work for satisfactory completion of projects.
Examples of the work
Plans, directs, and coordinates all activities associated with the preparation and/or review of design plans for bridge and structural construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation projects in a transportation engineering district, such as multi-span concrete or steel structures where hydraulic, soils, and foundation design considerations vary from standard consideration and structural analysis of loading limits complicate design. Assigns and reviews the work of technicians and designers engaged in the preparation of bridge and structural design plans and provides assistance with unusual problems such as conflicts between design plans and field conditions.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Senior Bridge and Structural Designer or Bridge and Structural Design Supervisor. or Three years of professional experience in bridge and structural design work including six months CADD operation; and a Bachelor's Degree in civil engineering, or a closely related field. or Six years of professional experience in bridge and structural design work including six months CADD operation and one year supervisory experience; and an Associate's Degree in civil engineering, drafting, or design technology. 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.