Director, Bureau of Driver Licensing pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 71950
- Class code
- 71950
- Pay scale group
- ST 12
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Bureau of Driver Licensing is $117,282 to $178,231 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 71950.
- 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 highly responsible administrative work directing all phases of the Department of Transportation’s Operator Licensing, Driver Exam, and Driver Safety Programs. The employee in this job is responsible for providing broad direction and control over all activities of the Bureau of Driver Licensing, which includes license application processing, driver examination, driver improvement, third party commercial and non-commercial driver testing, license suspension/revocation and restoration, and the sale of driver and vehicle information. Work involves directing the issuance of all learner’s permits, photographic driver licenses, and non-driver photo-identification cards; the administration of a system for classifying drivers according to type of vehicle driven; and the verification of the identification of individuals applying for driver’s license and identification cards.
Examples of the work
• Organizes, directs, coordinates, and controls all activities of the Department of Transportation's Driver Licensing Program. • Assigns work to subordinates in the form of programs or broad objectives, reviews work for results obtained, and resolves problems effecting Bureau operations. • Provides any guidance and supervision required to accomplish Department and administration programs, goals, and objectives. • Directs the review of incoming information such as federal regulations or legislative changes and the development of procedural changes to improve program effectiveness.
Minimum qualifications
• Eight years of professional administrative experience, which includes five years in a supervisory capacity; and a bachelor’s degree; 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.