Corrections Food Service Coordinator pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 81550
- Class code
- 81550
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- N3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Corrections Food Service Coordinator is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 81550.
- 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 01/17/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and administrative work in food service operations for the Department of Corrections. The employee in this job directs food service operations at all state correctional institutions and community corrections centers. Work involves developing and implementing food service standards, policies, and procedures; ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations; developing and implementing food service budgets for each state correctional institution; directing the planning, development, and implementation of master menus to meet the nutritional needs of the inmate population; and administering the food services and software contract. Work includes overseeing the development and implementation of trainings and responding to legislative office, right-to-know, and press office requests.
Examples of the work
• Plans, develops, and implements standards, policies, and procedures for food service operations. • Tracks and monitors performance measures and reviews and recommends amendments, pricing changes, and contract issue resolutions. • Prepares and provides food service budgets to each state correctional institution and monitors monthly contract purchases and inventory values. • Evaluates food service operations for compliance with federal, state, and local laws, policies, and standard operating procedures relating to food preparation, sanitation, safety, equipment, and security.
Minimum qualifications
• Four years of experience in food preparation, production, and service of a variety of complete meal menus in an institutional food service operation, food catering service, restaurant, or in a similar large-scale food production operation, including two years of supervisory experience, and a bachelor's degree in food service administration, food service management, or a related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes two years of supervisory experience in food preparation, production, and service of a variety of complete meal menus in an institutional food service operation, food catering service, restaurant, or in a similar large-scale food productio ...
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.