Director, Bureau of Population Management and Sentence Computation pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 47638
- Class code
- 47638
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Bureau of Population Management and Sentence Computation is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 47638.
- 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 04/24/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and managerial work directing the activities of the Bureau of Population Management and Sentence Computation in the Department of Corrections (DOC). The employee in this job is responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and managing all Bureau activities. Work involves the formulation and implementation of policies and procedures to manage bureau operations; the development of program goals, objectives, and priorities; and the analysis of the impact of proposed legislation on areas of responsibility. An important aspect of this position involves the statewide review, analysis, and effective management of the placement, transfer, and separation of the agency’s inmate and reentrant population.
Examples of the work
• Plans, directs, and coordinates the bureau’s activities including the development of agency policies regarding facility bed management, inmate transportation, and sentence computation. • Plans, manages, and evaluates operational audits to gauge compliance with statutes, policies, and procedures. • Develops a comprehensive budget request for bureau operations and monitors funds and expenditures. • Directs and coordinates continuity of operations planning for the Department’s Transportation Hub to ensure inmate placement and transportation services continue to operate in the event of a disruptive emergency.
Minimum qualifications
• Seven years of professional correctional experience, including three years in a supervisory capacity, and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of professional experience and training including three years of correctional supervisory experience.
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.