Chief of Staff, Secretary of Corrections pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 49950
- Class code
- 49950
- Pay scale group
- ST 12
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief of Staff, Secretary of Corrections is $117,282 to $178,231 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 49950.
- 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 05/16/2019.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible consultative and policy development work as the Chief of Staff for the Department of Corrections (DOC). The employee in this job is responsible for managing the operations of the Secretary’s office and providing guidance to staff on the coordination and integration of all DOC programs and special initiatives. Work includes assisting the Secretary with establishing goals and objectives designed to implement the Department’s strategic plan; developing and implementing policies and procedures; and providing guidance to program managers in the interpretation, implementation, and evaluation of various programs and initiatives. Work involves acting as a liaison with federal and state agencies, members of the legislature, and public and private agencies regarding complex issues.
Examples of the work
• Coordinates, implements, evaluates, and revises DOC policies, programs, and special initiatives. • Develops, implements, and interprets new program policies and procedures. • Provides policy, program, and planning support to the Secretary and advises on a variety of unique and sensitive matters. • Makes recommendations concerning the impact of proposed legislation, to include identifying the impact on programs and special initiatives, developing alternative solutions, and finding appropriate resources. • Manages the status of special projects for the Secretary, which includes directing management workgroups and task forces.
Minimum qualifications
• Eight years of consultative public safety, social services, or reentrant rehabilitative services program experience that includes three years in an administrative, supervisory, or consultative capacity and five years involving program planning or policy development, and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes three years of public safety, social services, or reentrant rehabilitative services program experience in an administrative, supervisory, or consultative capacity and five years involving program planning or policy development.
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.