Chief Engineer, DOT pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 11221
- Class code
- 11221
- Pay scale group
- ST 14
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief Engineer, DOT is $152,685 to $186,309 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 11221.
- 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 02/26/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is highly responsible managerial and professional highway administration work in the Department of Transportation (DOT). The employee in this job plans, coordinates, directs, and oversees complex engineering work involving the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of roadways and bridges. Work involves directing and evaluating the operations of the Office of Highway Administration’s bureaus and offices; overseeing engineering activities to ensure operations meet transportation industry standards; developing and implementing policies and programs; establishing strategic plans for highway administration programs; and ensuring effective operations and programs. Supervision is exercised over managerial and administrative staff.
Examples of the work
• Plans, directs, and evaluates highway administration operations and programs related to the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of roadways and bridges. • Directs and oversees professional engineering activities of staff to accomplish departmental objectives. • Provides direction and guidance to highway administration bureaus and offices on the interpretation and implementation of policies and standards to ensure state-wide conformance and sound engineering operations. • Develops technical policies, procedures, and standards for engineering activities to ensure state-wide conformance and uniformity.
Minimum qualifications
• Nine years of professional experience in the design, construction, or maintenance of highways, bridges, traffic systems, or other comparable structures or administering related transportation programs, that includes four years of experience managing the work of civil engineers, and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes four years of professional experience managing the work of civil engineers.
Special requirements
• This position requires possession of an active Professional Engineer license issued by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists.
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.