Director of Forest Resource Planning and Stewardship pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 54421
- Class code
- 54421
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director of Forest Resource Planning and Stewardship is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 54421.
- 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 04/20/2004.
What the state says the job is
This is professional managerial work directing statewide forestry stewardship and resource planning programs in the Bureau of Forestry, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The employee in this class directs, through subordinate managers, the planning, development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of statewide programs in Forestry Resource Planning and Stewardship; serves as the Bureau’s lead steward; and oversees Forest District operations that are focused on stewardship and community partnership functions. Work includes directing stewardship activities by leading the development of statewide strategies to identify conservation priorities and developing cooperative partnerships, building green infrastructure networks in communities, and focusing on expanding the agency’s role of being dedicated stewards of our natural resources.
Examples of the work
Directs, through subordinate managers, the planning, development, implementation, coordination and evaluation of statewide forestry programs such as forest protection, forest resource planning and stewardship, and public recreation. Develops, implements, coordinates, evaluates and adjusts technical statewide forestry program goals, objectives, procedures, priorities, rules and regulations. Directs, through subordinate Forest District Managers, the activities of a large professional, technical, maintenance and clerical staff engaged in the performance of a wide variety of duties related to the management, protection, conservation and maintenance of forest lands.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience as a Forest Program Operations Manager; or Two years of experience as a Forest District Manager; or Three years of experience as a Forest Program Manager; or Three years as a Forest Nursery Operations Manager; or Eight years of experience in forestry or natural resources management, including four years of managerial experience in forestry which involved staff supervision, fiscal management and policy development; and a Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry. A Master’s Degree in Forestry may be substituted for two years of the general forestry or natural resources management 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.