Chaplaincy Program Director pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 47990
- Class code
- 47990
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chaplaincy Program Director is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 47990.
- 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 01/08/2024.
What the state says the job is
This is professional administrative work directing the spiritual and religious programs at a Commonwealth facility. An employee in this job directs and coordinates a comprehensive religious services program for residents of a Commonwealth facility. Work involves evaluating and planning for chaplaincy program needs and determining how best to meet those needs through existing staff, contracted services, or external volunteer resources; directing the development and implementation of a variety of religious services and instructional classes; developing and implementing policies and procedures to promote the spiritual well-being of individuals of all faiths or no faith; overseeing services and activities; and assessing program effectiveness. Work includes integrating contracted religious services with staff and volunteers and monitoring them for adherence to contract terms.
Examples of the work
• Plans, organizes, directs, and supervises the religious services programs in a Commonwealth facility. • Directs the integration of chaplaincy services with treatment and rehabilitation programs to enhance therapeutic outcomes. • Develops, implements, interprets, and communicates policies and procedures supporting the chaplaincy program. • Provides oversight and guidance to Chaplains and other religious services staff. • Reviews and considers requests for religious accommodations such as holy day observances, sacraments and rites, religious dietary needs, and special religious services.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as a Chaplain (Commonwealth title); or • Three years of professional pastoral experience that includes one year in an institutional or specialized setting and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes one year of professional pastoral experience in an institutional or specialized setting.
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.