Director, Bureau of the Pennsylvania State Archives, PHMC pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 26090
- Class code
- 26090
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- C3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Bureau of the Pennsylvania State Archives, PHMC is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 26090.
- 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 03/26/2026.
What the state says the job is
This is highly responsible administrative and professional work in the management of the holdings, programs, and services of the Pennsylvania State Archives, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The employee in this job directs the location, appraisal, acquisition, accessioning, arrangement, description, preservation, storage, and provision of access to manuscripts, public records, and other documents of permanent public interest or historical significance. Work involves implementing the Commonwealth Records Management Program in conjunction with the Office of Administration; overseeing the operations of the State Records Center; providing archival services to county and municipal governments, school districts, and the judiciary; and promoting interest in the preservation of the state’s documentary heritage.
Examples of the work
• Directs the collection, organization, restoration, and long-term protection and preservation of historical and public records. • Develops, recommends, coordinates, and implements policy related to the acquisition, storage, disposition, use, and retention of public records, collections, and materials. • Establishes policies and objectives to preserve and make accessible electronic records which have permanent or archival value. • Oversees the digitization of paper records and the development of systems to make such records accessible online.
Minimum qualifications
• Five years of professional experience in archival work, including three years in a supervisory capacity; and a master’s degree in history, archival science, library information science, information science, or a closely related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes three years of professional supervisory experience in archival work.
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.