Director, Bureau of Fisheries pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 14790
- Class code
- 14790
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Bureau of Fisheries is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 14790.
- 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 03/22/2019.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative and advanced professional work in fisheries biology, fisheries research, and fisheries management in the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. The employee in this job plans, directs, and coordinates the statewide research, management, conservation, and protection of fish, fisheries, reptiles, amphibians, and other aquatic organisms and their habitats. Work involves developing policies, procedures, and standards for program operations; providing professional advice for complex fisheries problems; making final technical determinations in the development and implementation of program areas; and developing recommendations for legislation, regulations, and policies. Supervision is exercised over a staff of professional supervisory biologists.
Examples of the work
• Plans and directs the statewide fisheries biology, fisheries research, and fisheries management programs. • Develops, interprets, and recommends changes in the laws, regulations, and policies governing the statewide fisheries programs. • Directs the agency’s permit review process to ensure the protection of aquatic resources. • Directs the development and implementation of stream and lake habit restoration and enhancement projects. • Advises and confers with governmental agencies, conservation groups, sporting organizations, industry representatives, and the public on fisheries issues. • Advises agency executives and Commissioners on technical fisheries matters.
Minimum qualifications
• Six years of professional experience in fisheries biology, aquatic biology, aquatic ecology, or related fields, including two years of managerial experience, and a master’s degree in aquatic biology, aquatic ecology, fisheries biology, or a closely 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.