Chief, Food Safety Policy and Program Division pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 51522
- Class code
- 51522
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief, Food Safety Policy and Program Division is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 51522.
- 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 09/30/2016.
What the state says the job is
This is professional managerial work in the field of food safety in the Department of Agriculture. The employee in this job supervises the activities of employees engaged in the planning, development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of statewide food safety programs involving wholesale, retail, manufacturing, and warehousing facilities. Work involves directing the activities of employees to ensure that food safety program goals and objectives are being met; interpreting rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for employees; meeting with municipal, county, state, and federal officials and other stakeholders to explain rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing statewide food safety programs; providing advice to subordinates and field staff on difficult or unusual problems; preparing and delivering formal presentations; and training field staff on proper metho ...
Examples of the work
• Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates food safety programs. • Prepares, reviews, interprets, and comments on legislation, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. • Researches new techniques and methodologies developed for use in the field of food safety. • Reviews and analyzes regional food safety programs to determine work being performed, program trends, and program effectiveness. • Reviews enforcement recommendations along with supporting documentation and renders decisions on acceptability. • Oversees and coordinates the preparation of interdepartmental agreements and memoranda of understanding regarding the implementation of food safety programs.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years as a Food Safety Program Specialist; or • Two years as a Regional Food Safety Supervisor; or • Six years of experience in the inspection of food establishments or food processing facilities, and a bachelor's degree in food science, food technology, or a closely related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
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.