Director, Bureau of Plant Industry pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 52710
- Class code
- 52710
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Bureau of Plant Industry is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 52710.
- 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 06/22/1999.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative and professional work in directing statewide programs in the Bureau of Plant Industry as required by various laws and regulations. An employee in this class is responsible for directing a variety of statewide activities relating to plants, feed, fertilizer, farm safety, weed control and sustainable agriculture. Programs involve the inspection, certification for sale of seeds, plants, feed and the eradication of plant pests and weeds and farm safety and health. This employee manages a technical and professional staff in field and research positions in order to deliver effective and efficient programs. Work involves responsibility for the development of an annual budget, monitoring revenue and expenditures, managing the Bureau's personnel, identifying training needs and providing training opportunities.
Examples of the work
Administers and manages laws relating to plant diseases, pests, feeds, fertilizers, farm safety, weed control and sustainable agriculture. Manages professional, technical and supervisory personnel working on bureau programs, reviews and approves the results of research and survey work. Develops and manages the annual multi-million dollar budget for the Bureau's general fund account and each restricted fund account. Reviews requests for purchases, contracts, grants, hiring personnel, travel, etc., submitted by Bureau employees. Supports personnel needs that are required to develop and deliver effective, efficient and customer-friendly programs.
Minimum qualifications
Seven years of progressively responsible experience in the field of plant industry, including four years in a supervisory or administrative capacity; and a bachelor's degree in agricultural, biological or plant sciences or Any equivalency of experience and training which includes four years of supervisory or administrative experience in the field of plant industry.
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.