Director, Bureau of Policy, Planning and Program Development, OMHSAS pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 43790
- Class code
- 43790
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Bureau of Policy, Planning and Program Development, OMHSAS is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 43790.
- 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 05/29/2015.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative and professional work directing the development and modification of policies, regulations, service systems, and programs for the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS), Department of Human Services (DHS). The employee in this job is responsible for directing and coordinating the development and evaluation of new and existing policies, programs, regulations, and procedures for state and county administered mental health services and medical assistance managed care and fee-for-service behavioral health programs.
Examples of the work
• Oversees the development, implementation, evaluation, and modification of policies, regulations, and programs to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and that service goals and objectives are met. • Coordinates the formulation of policies and programs and collaborative funding arrangements with federal officials, state agencies, and other department program managers. • Directs the development and evaluation of new and revised service design and integrated behavioral health services and systems models for county Mental Health/Intellectual Disability (MH/ID) programs.
Minimum qualifications
• Six years of professional experience in the development, implementation, and evaluation of a human services or social services program, including three years in a supervisory capacity in a behavioral health program, and a bachelor’s degree in public health, public administration, business administration, or a related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes three years in a professional supervisory capacity in a behavioral health program.
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.