Deputy Communications Director 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 05820
- Class code
- 05820
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Deputy Communications Director 1 is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 05820.
- 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 01/29/2016.
What the state says the job is
This is professional staff public relations work in the Press/Communications Office of a commonwealth agency. An employee in this job develops, prepares, and transmits internal and external information through all public relations media to further public understanding of the objectives, functions, and accomplishments of a state agency. Work includes preparing news releases to explain department activities; developing responses to media requests for information; assisting the Communications Director in developing the agency’s communications strategy; and writing speeches, talking points, and other internal and external communications. Much of this work is of high visibility and sensitivity and involves the application of discretion and tact in divulging sensitive information.
Examples of the work
Writes and prepares news releases and other information packages for presentation to all news media. Participates in the collection, assembly, and preparation of agency program information for internal and external release. Writes booklets, brochures, and news releases; television, radio, and film scripts; and brochures, pamphlets, reports, publications, and similar written and graphic public information and promotional material. Assists the Communications Director in planning, organizing, and coordinating the agency’s communications strategy. Writes speeches for the Secretary and other top departmental officials.
Minimum qualifications
Three years of experience in preparing public relations promotion through all media; and a bachelor’s degree with major course work in journalism, communications, English, or a related field; 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.