Director of Horse Racing pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 70921
- Class code
- 70921
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director of Horse Racing is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 70921.
- 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 03/21/2016.
What the state says the job is
This is managerial work directing the overall administrative and enforcement operations of the Bureau of Thoroughbred Horse Racing or the Bureau of Standardbred Horse Racing. An employee in this job directs and coordinates all administrative and enforcement operations as directed by the Commissioners of the State Horse Racing Commission in accordance with applicable laws and policies. Work involves directing, through subordinate managers, the Commissions’ commonwealth-wide equine regulatory racing activities related to enforcement, licensing, marketing, breeding incentive programs, and procurement.
Examples of the work
Plans, organizes, and directs the operations of the Bureau of Thoroughbred Horse Racing or the Bureau of Standardbred Horse Racing and their associated racetracks. Oversees the regulation of pari-mutuel wagering through oversight of the Bureau of Thoroughbred Horse Racing or the Bureau of Standardbred Horse Racing enforcement and licensing activities. Serves as a State Horse Racing Commission liaison with the Department of Agriculture, and reviews and evaluates the work products prepared by agency staff in support of Commission programs and activities. Directs the equine drug testing program.
Minimum qualifications
Five years of experience in the management of a licensed Thoroughbred or Standardbred horse racing entity or equivalent racing experience; or Certification as a Thoroughbred or Standardbred horse racing official; or Any other criteria established by the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission.
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.