Director, Bureau of Veterans Programs, DMVA pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 48255
- Class code
- 48255
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Bureau of Veterans Programs, DMVA is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 48255.
- 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 01/03/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible administrative and managerial work directing the Bureau of Veterans Programs in the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA). The employee in this job directs state-funded veterans’ benefits administration and oversees and engages in the development, implementation, and provision of state veterans’ programs and initiatives. Work involves directing the determination and distribution of veterans’ benefits granted by the Commonwealth; overseeing and participating in the development of new state programs and initiatives to raise awareness of, advocate for, and address the full range of veterans’ issues; and directing the development of professional training programs and the provision of veteran service officer accreditation training.
Examples of the work
• Directs, oversees, and audits the administration of state-funded veterans’ benefits programs legislatively mandated to DMVA, such as the Disabled Veterans’ Real Estate Tax Exemption Program, Amputee and Paralyzed Veterans’ Pension Program, Military Family Relief Assistance Program, and the Veterans’ Temporary Assistance Program. • Oversees and participates in the development, implementation, enhancement, expansion, delivery, and evaluation of programs and initiatives to address a full range of veterans’ issues, such as mental and behavioral health care, homelessness and housing, transportation, education, employment, military transition, and economic wellness.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of experience as a Veterans Services Officer Manager, DMVA (Commonwealth title); or • Four years of professional experience managing programs serving veterans that includes two years of supervisory experience, and a bachelor’s degree in human services, business administration, public administration, or a related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes two years of professional supervisory experience managing programs serving veterans.
Special requirements
• The employee in this job must obtain active veteran service officer accreditation issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs within one year of hire and maintain accreditation for the duration of employment in this job.
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.