Chief, Division of School Health, DOH pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 31975
- Class code
- 31975
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief, Division of School Health, DOH is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 31975.
- 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 09/25/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and administrative work directing the operations of the Division of School Health in the Bureau of Community Health Systems. The employee in this job plans, implements, and directs a statewide reimbursement and consultation program for health services performed in schools. Work involves developing program policies and goals; serving as liaison with school districts, private organizations, and community groups regarding program goals; consulting with internal and external environmental staff to address identified environmental hazards in schools; and integrating the school preventive health program into the Commonwealth's school system. Work includes serving as liaison with the Department of Education and the State Board of Education regarding standards for school personnel and recommending student health assessment policies to the Advisory Health Board.
Examples of the work
• Directs nursing staff who provide consultation and technical assistance to school administrators, school health personnel, intermediate units, parents, community and governmental agencies, and others regarding school health issues. • Directs the provision and interpretation of information about school health statutes, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures to health district staff, schools, parents, governmental agencies, and communities. • Administers state reimbursement for health services performed in schools, including medical, dental, and nursing services.
Minimum qualifications
• Four years of professional public health experience that includes three years of experience in a school health program, and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes three years of professional public health experience in a school health program.
Special requirements
• This position requires active authorization to practice as a Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania. • An employee possessing an active temporary practice permit must obtain licensure as a Registered Nurse within the one (1) year period defined by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.
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.