Chief Programs Officer, PMRS pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 09581
- Class code
- 09581
- Pay scale group
- ST 12
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief Programs Officer, PMRS is $117,282 to $178,231 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 09581.
- 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 05/01/2022.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible professional and managerial work overseeing the administration of the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System’s pension programs. The employee in this job is responsible for overseeing the development and administration of retirement investment and pension plan programs for the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System in accordance with applicable laws and policies. Work involves developing and implementing policies and procedures to establish new and improve existing programs; overseeing client relations for existing and potential customers; monitoring pension processing activities for compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies; and ensuring program growth by promoting the retirement system to municipalities throughout the commonwealth.
Examples of the work
• Oversees pension program processing activities to ensure accurate, timely, and efficient allocation of retirement benefits. • Monitors programs for compliance with relevant laws, regulations, policies, and plan documents. • Drafts policies and procedures for review by the Secretary and consideration of the retirement board. • Assists municipalities in developing sound administrative practices to ensure understanding and compliance with various pension administration processes. • Develops and implements effective strategies to generate new business.
Minimum qualifications
• Three years of management experience including one year of accounting, budget development, or financial management work; experience in public or private retirement systems; and a bachelor's degree in accounting, business, economics, finance, or a related field; or • Two years of management experience in a public or private retirement system; 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.