Director, PA Equine Toxicology & Research Laboratory pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 15160
- Class code
- 15160
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, PA Equine Toxicology & Research Laboratory is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 15160.
- 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 05/08/1997.
What the state says the job is
This is professional, research and administrative work directing the statewide equine and human toxicology program in the Department of Agriculture. The employee in this class is responsible for organizing, directing, and supervising a comprehensive post drug testing program and for declaring positive test results on equine and human samples. Work involves establishing, directing, and supervising a toxicological program for the PA Racing Commissions in the disposition of drugs in horses to determine pharmacological and toxicological effects. Work involves providing scientific information to the PA Racing Commissions on all drug-related matters. The employee must demonstrate the scientific value of research conducted by publishing the results in scientific journals.
Examples of the work
Plans, organizes, directs, coordinates, and implements statewide Equine Toxicology & Research Laboratory Programs. Directs the implementation of policies and procedures designed to insure efficient operations; recommending new programs and research. Directs the development, implementation and maintenance of new methods and procedures consistent with laboratory accreditation certification program requirements. Consults with national and international equine drug centers on unusual drug problems in the evaluation and interpretation of laboratory tests and results. Plans and coordinates proposals for drug research related to the equine industry.
Minimum qualifications
An Doctoral Degree in pharmacology, biochemistry, physiology, chemistry, toxicological or related field and five (5) years of experience in pharmacological and/or chemical analysis including two (2) years in a supervisory capacity in a laboratory.
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.