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Bureau Director, Highway Administration pay range

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 11225

$133,810 to $186,309 per year$133,810$186,309MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $160,060 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Class code
11225
Pay scale group
ST 13
Pay unit
Year
Bargaining unit
B3
State
Pennsylvania

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 10/09/2021.

What the state says the job is

This is highly responsible administrative and professional work in planning, directing, and evaluating bureau operations in Highway Administration, and its relationship to the Engineering Districts in the Department of Transportation. An employee in this job is responsible for assisting the Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration in the formulation of departmental policies and programs utilizing the concept of value engineering and for directing a Highway Administration bureau in the interpretation and implementation of policies and programs.

Examples of the work

• Plans, directs, and evaluates, through the supervision of subordinate managers, the bridge and highway operations and programs of an extensive Highway Administration bureau using the concept of value engineering. • Participates in the formulation of departmental policies, programs, objectives, and standards as they relate to Highway Administration activities. • Interprets and implements Highway Administration policies and standards to ensure statewide conformance and uniformity. • Formulates and implements the bureau’s strategic plans and program goals, objectives, and priorities.

Minimum qualifications

• Eight years of professional experience in design, construction, or maintenance of highways, bridges, traffic systems, or other comparable structures in the administration of related transportation programs, which includes four years in a managerial capacity; and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training, which includes four years in a managerial capacity.

Special requirements

• Certain positions require possession of a valid Professional Engineer License issued by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists, or a reciprocal jurisdiction where there can be no exemption from such licensure, as defined under Section 5, ...

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.

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