Disability Program Manager pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 45170
- Class code
- 45170
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Disability Program Manager is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 45170.
- 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 05/15/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative and managerial work in the field of Social Security disability claims adjudication. An employee in this job implements, operates, and evaluates a disability determination program at the statewide or regional level, or assists the regional office administrator in providing managerial oversight of branch operations through the supervision of Disability Adjudication Supervisors. Work includes interpreting disability adjudication programs, ensuring compliance with all applicable federal and state regulations and bureau policies, and analyzing program or branch office performance. Work involves administrative responsibility for training, quality assurance, policy, or adjudication programs, or directing the review and adjudication of claims through subordinate supervisors.
Examples of the work
• Directs and coordinates the implementation of specific programs, such as quality assurance, training, or program policy and procedures at the statewide or branch level and formulates and reviews statewide or branch level performance goals to ensure consistency with established federal and state guidelines. • Reviews and interprets changes to federal and state guidelines and provides communication and training to program staff. • Reviews adjudication program operations for efficiency and effectiveness and recommends changes in operating procedures, training, and organization. • Directs the review and adjudication of Social Security disability claims.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as a Disability Claims Adjudication Supervisor, Disability Adjudication Hearings Officer, or Disability Fraud Officer (commonwealth titles); or • Three years of professional experience involving the review, evaluation, and determination of Social Security disability claims.
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.