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Director, Legislative Affairs Office, DMVA pay range

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 07651

$102,788 to $156,167 per year$102,788$156,167MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $129,478 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Class code
07651
Pay scale group
ST 11
Pay unit
Year
Bargaining unit
A3
State
Pennsylvania

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 05/28/2026.

What the state says the job is

This is highly responsible professional work directing the legislative affairs functions in the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA). The employee in this job directs, plans, organizes, and coordinates legislative affairs activities for the department. Work involves managing the review and analysis of proposed legislation for its impact on the department; representing the DMVA at legislative committee meetings and hearings; coordinating proposed legislation with the Governor’s Office, the Office of General Counsel, the Governor’s Office of Legislative Affairs, and other state agencies and stakeholders; developing and advocating for legislative proposals regarding federal and state laws affecting the department’s mission, programs, and operations; and serving as the principal adviser to the Adjutant General and other departmental decision makers on federal and state legislat ...

Examples of the work

• Directs and coordinates the review and development of proposed legislation with department staff, the Governor’s Office, the Office of General Counsel, the Governor’s Office of Legislative Affairs, legislative members and the appropriate committees in the General Assembly, other state agencies, and stakeholders. • Performs extensive review and interpretation of federal and state legislation and regulations affecting the Pennsylvania National Guard, its installations and facilities throughout the Commonwealth, and state veterans homes, programs, and services.

Minimum qualifications

• Six years of professional experience in legislative development or liaison work that includes two years in an administrative, supervisory, or consultative capacity, and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.

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.

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