District Program Administrator, DOT pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 11709
- Class code
- 11709
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for District Program Administrator, DOT is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 11709.
- 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 04/01/2021.
What the state says the job is
This is professional managerial work in the administration of a major Transportation Engineering District program within the Department of Transportation (DOT). An employee in this job plans, directs, manages, and administers district-wide activities for a major Transportation Engineering District program, such as highway plans, design services, design portfolio, lead construction, or construction support services; or directs a complex traffic, construction, or design program within a Metropolitan Engineering District. Work involves developing and implementing technical policies and guidelines; ensuring all functions are performed within applicable federal, state, local, and department policies, rules, and regulations; and ensuring best practices are followed in the administration of an Engineering District program.
Examples of the work
• Develops and maintains standards and quality assurance controls for the development and implementation of a bridge management system or a roadway management system. • Directs a complex traffic, construction, or design program within a Metropolitan Engineering District, such as the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) corridor integration. • Serves as Engineering District Design Services Administrator responsible for directing district municipal services, utilities, right-of-way, grade crossing, and survey functions, which may include preparing proposals and estimates, or liaison, location, and planning functions.
Minimum qualifications
• Five years of professional experience in highway administration, which includes three years of supervisory experience or directing the work of civil engineers, or other professional or technical staff; or • An equivalent combination of professional experience and training, which includes three years of supervisory experience or directing the work of civil engineers, or other professional or technical staff.
Special requirements
• Certain positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license.
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.