Director of Laboratories, DOH pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 32120
- Class code
- 32120
- Pay scale group
- ST 13
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- P3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director of Laboratories, DOH is $133,810 to $186,309 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 32120.
- 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 04/19/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is highly responsible professional scientific and administrative work directing the Bureau of Laboratories for the Department of Health (DOH). The employee in this job plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates the state public health laboratory and research program, which includes microbiology, chemical and toxicology, and laboratory improvement programs. Work involves directing the development and implementation of bureau policies and procedures, recommending substantive program policy changes, and advising agency executive staff on public health laboratory issues and interpreting related laws and regulations for the department. Work includes developing and maintaining acceptable standards for all health laboratories in the commonwealth through the administration of a laboratory licensure and certification program.
Examples of the work
• Plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates a statewide public health laboratory service and research program. • Develops and implements policies and procedures designed to ensure efficient bureau operations. • Directs all administrative activities for the bureau. • Integrates bureau priorities, procedures, and policies with DOH programs and priorities. • Advises the deputy secretary and other agency executive staff on public health laboratory issues. • Recommends and advocates for substantive program policy changes. • Directs the development and maintenance of acceptable standards for all health laboratory licensure and certification programs within the commonwealth.
Special requirements
• The employee in this job must meet the qualifications under the provisions of the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) for Laboratory Director (§493.1443) at the time of hire. • The employee in this job must meet the Qualifications of Director under 28 Pa.
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.