Director, Bureau of Hatcheries, PFBC pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 61220
- Class code
- 61220
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Bureau of Hatcheries, PFBC is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 61220.
- 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 07/30/2026.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative and managerial work in planning and directing fish production, distribution, and services for fish hatcheries operated by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC). The employee in this job plans, directs, and coordinates the statewide fish production and fish production services programs. Work involves developing policies, procedures, and program operational standards to ensure effective, compliant, and continuous hatchery functions. Work includes administering program budgets and resources, managing contracts, and overseeing environmental and regulatory compliance activities. Supervision is exercised over managerial staff directing regional fish production and fish production services programs.
Examples of the work
• Develops and implements policies and procedures for fish production and environmental compliance activities. • Develops and administers a budget ensuring that operating expenses and contracts for services are sustained. • Oversees biosecurity programs to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species and fish pathogens that could threaten hatchery operations and fish populations statewide. • Ensures compliance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory controls on the use of drugs and chemicals on food fish, including participation in the FDA Investigational New Animal Drug Program.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as a Fisheries Biologist 4, PFBC (Commonwealth title); or • One year as a Regional Fish Production Manager (Commonwealth title); or • Three years of professional experience in fisheries biology, aquatic biology, aquatic ecology, fish culture, or a closely related field, that includes two years of supervisory experience; and a master’s degree in fisheries biology, aquatic biology, aquatic ecology, fish culture, or a closely related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes two years of professional supervisory experience in fisheries biology, aquatic biology, aquatic ecology, fish culture, or a closely related field.
Special requirements
• This position requires possession of an active motor vehicle license.
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.