Chief of Clinical Services, MH pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 37550
- Class code
- 37550
- Pay scale group
- DR 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- T3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief of Clinical Services, MH is $256,314 to $302,280 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 37550.
- 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 08/12/1996.
What the state says the job is
This is professional medical and administrative work in the field of clinical services in a state mental hospital or in a forensic treatment center at a state correctional institution. An employee in this class is responsible for the administration and coordination of hospital psychiatric and medical services, and provides direction and consultation on clinical matters to nursing and other services. Work includes participation in the formulation of treatment and administrative procedures for clinical services and insuring their coordination with the social and rehabilitative programs of the hospital or forensic treatment center. Employees maintain standards of professional services and participate in the recruitment and selection of principal clinical services staff.
Examples of the work
Directs and coordinates the administration of psychiatric and medical services at a state mental hospital or forensic treatment center. Provides direction and consultation on a variety of clinical matters to hospital and forensic treatment center nursing and social and rehabilitative services staff. Participates in the formulation of treatment and administrative procedures for hospital clinical and forensic treatment services; and insures the coordination of such services with other hospital and forensic treatment programs.
Minimum qualifications
Three years of experience in the administration of a major clinical services program in the psychiatric or medical care and treatment of individuals with mental illness, in a psychiatric hospital, community psychiatric program, forensic treatment center or similar setting; and certification in psychiatry or other recognized medical specialty by the American Medical Board or American Osteopathic Board; or Three years of experience in the supervision of licensed physicians in a major clinical services program in the psychiatric or medical care and treatment of individuals with mental illness, in a psychiatric hospital, community psychiatric program, forensic treatment center or similar setting ...
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 DR schedule.