DCNR Ranger pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 74750
- Class code
- 74750
- Pay scale group
- RG 29
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- R4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for DCNR Ranger is $50,491 to $79,450 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 74750.
- 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 10/01/2022.
What the state says the job is
This is technical work performing customer service, visitor safety, and law enforcement duties in state parks and state forests. An employee in this job provides recreational, conservation, educational, visitor safety, law enforcement, and rescue services in state parks and state forests. Work involves providing program and facility information to visitors, developing and delivering formal presentations for public groups, and promoting compliance with rules and regulations to ensure public safety. Work includes conducting grounds patrols; responding to fire, accident, and medical emergencies; enforcing laws, regulations, policies, and procedures; organizing and conducting search and rescue operations; and investigating visitor complaints, accidents, and suspected crimes.
Examples of the work
• Provides information to visitors regarding state park and state forest resources, facilities, recreational activities, history, and environmental features. • Develops and delivers presentations to school groups, civic groups, sporting associations, and other special interest groups. • Explains and enforces state park and state forest laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to promote visitor safety and conservation. • Patrols state park and state forest lands on foot or by utilizing bicycles, motorized and non-motorized vehicles, or watercraft to enforce laws and promote compliance and safety according to Bureau of State Parks and Bureau of Forestry rules and regulations.
Minimum qualifications
• Successful completion of the DCNR Ranger Trainee (commonwealth title) program; or • Completion of a department approved law enforcement training program and 15 college credits in natural or environmental sciences, natural resource management, park management, parks or outdoor recreation, forestry, environmental education, ecology, wildlife management, or in a closely related field; or • One year of experience as a forest or park ranger at a park or recreational facility which includes the authority to exercise the powers of arrest.
Special requirements
• Must be at least 21 years of age at time of employment. • All positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license. • All employees must obtain commission as a State Park or State Forest Officer and maintain this commission for the duration of employment in this job.
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 RG schedule.