Director, Bureau of Mining Programs pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 12960
- Class code
- 12960
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Bureau of Mining Programs is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 12960.
- 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 09/20/2011.
What the state says the job is
This is professional managerial work directing the activities of the Bureau of Mining Programs in the Department of Environmental Protection. The employee in this job directs, through subordinate managers, the activities of a professional and technical staff engaged in a variety of duties involving the regulation of surface mining activities. Work involves planning, developing, implementing, coordinating and evaluating policy and programs designed to regulate surface mining activities, mine subsidence, explosive use, coal refuse disposal, and mine subsidence insurance; determining goals, objectives, and priorities for the mining program; developing and implementing rules, regulations, policies, procedures, standards and guidelines to manage program activities; reviewing proposed legislation for possible impact on the program; and determining and preparing budgetary requests.
Examples of the work
Directs the planning, development, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of statewide policies and programs designed to regulate surface mining activities, mine subsidence, explosive use, coal refuse disposal, and mine subsidence insurance. Directs the development of statewide policies, technical standards and procedures for permitting, monitoring, enforcement and technical assistance activities involving mining and reclamation programs. Reviews and analyzes activity reports to determine work being performed, program trends, and program effectiveness. Develops and prepares budget and rebudget requests.
Minimum qualifications
Nine years of professional experience coordinating mining or mining reclamation programs including four years of managerial experience and a bachelor’s degree; or An equivalent combination of education and experience including four years of managerial experience coordinating mining or mining reclamation programs.
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.