Director, Bureau of Disability Determination pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 45143
- Class code
- 45143
- Pay scale group
- ST 12
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Bureau of Disability Determination is $117,282 to $178,231 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 45143.
- 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 04/08/2002.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work of an administrative nature in the field of disability determination. The employee in this class serves as the Director of the Bureau of Disability Determination in the Department of Labor and Industry. Work involves program and policy development, overseeing Social Security disability claims adjudication services conducted in three branch offices, overseeing budget and fiscal matters, and implementing and monitoring program direction and control through professional staff and branch office administrators. Work is performed independently within the confines of state and Federal laws and agency guidelines and is reviewed by the Deputy Secretary for Compensation and Insurance through conferences and reports.
Examples of the work
Provides direction to staff in order to achieve program goals and objectives. Formulates policy and procedures for processing and adjudication of claims for benefits. Makes recommendations regarding organization and staffing requirements. Directs the development and training of staff. Oversees human resource needs for the Bureau. Directs the implementation of corrective action for performance areas which are problematic. Supervises preparation of Bureau's annual budget and related fiscal reports. Communicates funding needs to the Social Security Administration.
Minimum qualifications
Seven years of progressively responsible professional experience in the field of disability determination, including three years in an administrative and supervisory capacity; and a bachelors' degree; or An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes three years in an administrative and supervisory capacity.
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.