Chief Physical Therapist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 31280
- Class code
- 31280
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- P3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief Physical Therapist is $104,959 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 31280.
- 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 02/02/1999.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work in the management of the total physical therapy services in a facility for patients/individuals with a mental or physical illness and/or developmental disability, some of whom may have additional disabilities. An employee in this class has facility-wide responsibility for the planning, management, coordination, evaluation, and integration of physical therapy services to further the overall rehabilitation and/or habilitation of patients/ individuals. The employee develops policies and procedures regulating the conduct of all physical therapy services, including contracted physical therapy services, by continuously monitoring and evaluating their effectiveness, and promotes staff improvement.
Examples of the work
Directs, coordinates and integrates the total physical therapy services, including contracted services, within a facility for patients/ individuals with a mental or physical illness and/or developmental disability, some of whom may have additional disabilities. Provides overall direction to subordinate staff in the delivery of all physical therapy services; participates in providing services to implement each patient's/individual's treatment and services plan objectives; and monitors and evaluates services provided by physical therapy contracted personnel. Develops policies and procedures governing the administration of all physical therapy services within the facility.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Licensed Physical Therapist; or Two years of experience as a professional physical therapist.
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.