Chief Occupational Therapist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 31140
- Class code
- 31140
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief Occupational Therapist is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 31140.
- 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 04/09/2013.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work in the total management of occupational therapy services in a state-operated facility for individuals with mental illness or intellectual disabilities. An employee in this job has facility-wide responsibility for planning, implementing and evaluating medical, developmental, or psychological- focused occupational therapy services to determine individuals’ current skill levels and assist them in developing basic functional skills or in retaining or strengthening existing skills. Occupational therapy programs may include arts and crafts, audio-visual media, physical restorative activities, and adaptive equipment and devices.
Examples of the work
Directs the delivery of planned services to implement individual treatment plan objectives. Develops, implements and evaluates occupational therapy treatment policies and procedures throughout the facility. Coordinates the delivery of all occupational therapy services with other multi-disciplinary professional staff on individuals’ treatment goals and objectives. Plans and directs the provision of occupational therapy-related training for professional and non-professional staff of other disciplines. Plans, directs, and coordinates clinical internship programs for affiliated occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant students who intern at the facility.
Minimum qualifications
One year as an Occupational Therapist Supervisor; or Two years of experience as a professional licensed occupational therapist; 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.