Director, Bureau of Farmland Preservation, Agriculture pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 55690
- Class code
- 55690
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Bureau of Farmland Preservation, Agriculture is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 55690.
- 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 07/19/1999.
What the state says the job is
This is managerial work in directing the programs of the Bureau of Farmland Preservation in the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. The employee in this class is responsible for the implementation of legislation relating to farmland preservation including the promulgation of regulations, preparing publications for use by the general public which provide information on all aspects of farmland preservation in Pennsylvania and promote participation by farmland owners in the Commonwealth programs, management of funds allocated to the Bureau for purchase of easements and assuring coordination of farmland preservation initiatives with counties and other local jurisdictions. Supervision is exercised over a staff of professional, technical and clerical employees engaged in farmland preservation duties.
Examples of the work
Directs a professional staff engaged in farmland preservation program development, promulgation of regulations, farm certifications, farm easement analysis, management of funds, data storage and retrieval and program analysis and evaluation. Directs the implementation of statutes that pertain to farmland preservation. Develops and implements rules and regulations designed to promote agricultural resource management and farmland preservation. Produces publications that provide information and guidance on farmland preservation programs and activities for use by farmers, farm organizations, local government officials and the general public.
Minimum qualifications
Six years of experience in management positions in the public or private sector, including one year of supervisory experience and a bachelor's degree in agriculture, agribusiness or any related field; or Any 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.