Director, Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 53530
- Class code
- 53530
- Pay scale group
- ST 13
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services is $133,810 to $186,309 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 53530.
- 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 02/10/2024.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative and professional veterinary work in directing programs related to the prevention and control of domestic animal and poultry diseases, diagnostic laboratory services and providing support services to the Animal Health and Diagnostic Commission. The employee in this class is responsible for planning, directing and implementing programs related to the study, investigation, diagnosis, prevention, control and eradication of animal and poultry diseases. Work includes coordinating programs with other state and federal agencies, recommending revisions to laws and implementing laws, rules and regulations pertaining to animal health.
Examples of the work
Plans and directs programs to prevent, control, and eradicate diseases affecting domestic animals and poultry in the Commonwealth. Develops and recommends revision of laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to animal and/or poultry health. Represents the department in national and international animal health cooperative programs. Provides administrative assistance to the Animal Health and Diagnostic Commission diagnostic laboratory services and directs a professional staff that deals with animal and/or poultry health and aquatic species. Plans and directs surveillance of domestic animals to determine the prevalence of disease.
Minimum qualifications
Ten (10) years of experience in the diagnosis and management of animal diseases in a university, governmental, industrial or private practice, including five (5) years experience in a supervisory capacity directing professional and technical staff.
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.