Disability Physician Administrator pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 33301
- Class code
- 33301
- Pay scale group
- DR 04
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- T3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Disability Physician Administrator is $212,500 to $267,150 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 33301.
- 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 05/03/2018.
What the state says the job is
This is professional supervisory medical work of an administrative nature in directing the medical evaluation of disability claims. An employee in this job performs professional supervisory medical and administrative work as a medical program expert within the Bureau of Disability Determination (BDD). Work involves supervising a staff of physicians responsible for evaluating the medical aspects of individual disability claims; reviewing physician assessments to ensure sound evidence, accuracy, completeness, and adherence to regulations and procedures; serving as a medical liaison with the Social Security Administration; and developing and implementing policy and procedures regarding the disability determination process. Work may also involve performing public relations work as a medical expert on behalf of BDD. General managerial oversight is received from an administrative supervisor.
Examples of the work
• Reviews a sampling of physician assessments and recommendations to ensure programmatic compliance. • Provides guidance and assists staff in the application of medical guidelines used in adjudicating disability claims. • Applies expert medical knowledge to collaboratively formulate policies and procedures regarding new laws, regulation updates, and instructions regarding the medical review process for disability determinations. • Serves as a primary point of contact with the Social Security Administration to clarify or resolve issues pertaining to medical matters.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as a Disability Physician Specialist; or • Four years of post-residency experience in the medical specialty or subspecialty practiced.
Special requirements
• Possession of an active unrestricted or active retired license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine or the Pennsylvania State Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
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 DR schedule.