Chaplain pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 47989
- Class code
- 47989
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chaplain is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 47989.
- 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 12/01/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work providing spiritual and religious guidance to individuals within a Commonwealth facility. An employee in this job develops, coordinates, and provides a wide variety of spiritual and religious services and activities for individuals within a Commonwealth facility. Work involves planning and conducting regular worship and special religious services; developing, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating spiritual and religious program activities; and working with various community groups to train volunteers and encourage participation in the religious activities of the facility. An important aspect of this work involves offering spiritual and emotional support, guidance, and counsel by providing prayer, comfort, and encouragement to individuals of all faiths or no faith.
Examples of the work
• Plans, coordinates, and conducts regular worship and special religious services and activities. • Prepares, plans for, and administers various religious sacraments and rites for residents. • Serves as part of a multi-disciplinary team to assess, plan, coordinate, implement, monitor, and evaluate available options and services to meet individuals’ spiritual needs. • Provides support to individuals regarding religious, spiritual, and cultural practices. • Coordinates and plans for facility residents and community volunteers to facilitate and/or assist with religious services.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of professional pastoral experience and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes one year of professional pastoral experience.
Special requirements
• All candidates are required, at the time of application, to provide documentation from an officially sanctioned faith group dated within one year of the application date stating they are officially sanctioned or authorized to conduct worship/sacred services, and specifying which sacraments, rites, ...
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
Chaplain in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $39,132 | $65,436 | $39,132 to $65,436 |
| Arkansas | $52,137 | $77,163 | $52,137 to $77,163 |
| Florida | $34,760 | $64,833 | $34,760 to $64,833 |
| Georgia | $35,619 | $56,873 | $35,619 to $56,873 |
| Indiana | $42,900 | $60,112 | $42,900 to $60,112 |
| Iowa | $56,992 | $86,362 | $56,992 to $86,362 |
| Kentucky | $4,040 | $6,464 | $48,483 to $77,574 |
| Maryland | $63,154 | $99,603 | $63,154 to $99,603 |
| Minnesota | $62,139 | $91,225 | $62,139 to $91,225 |
| Mississippi | $28,542 | $50,161 | $28,542 to $50,161 |
| Nevada | $61,721 | $91,496 | $61,721 to $91,496 |
| New Jersey | $72,896 | $106,798 | $72,896 to $106,798 |
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.