Dog Law Veterinarian pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 53222
- Class code
- 53222
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Dog Law Veterinarian is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 53222.
- 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 03/27/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is professional veterinary work developing, implementing, and enforcing standards for the humane treatment of dogs and the operation of commercial and non-commercial dog kennels in the Department of Agriculture. The employee in this job evaluates and recommends statewide laws and regulations, and develops and implements bureau policies and protocols pertaining to licensing dog kennels and the sale, keeping, breeding, detention, and destruction of dogs. Work involves developing and revising rules and regulations; recommending and evaluating legislation; developing and establishing investigation, inspection, and enforcement policies and methods; and developing and coordinating training programs pertaining to dog kennels, canine diseases, and humane treatment of dogs.
Examples of the work
• Develops, implements, and evaluates the statewide program for the enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to the sale, keeping, breeding, detention, and destruction of dogs. • Develops, revises, and implements statewide commercial and non-commercial dog kennel licensing and inspection programs and policies. • Develops evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of regional enforcement programs, particularly for dog kennel inspections and prosecutions. • Recommends, reviews, and drafts legislation related to humane raising and kenneling of dogs throughout the Commonwealth.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of professional experience as a veterinarian that includes canine care, and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or a Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris (VMD) from an American Veterinary Medical Association accredited college or university.
Special requirements
• This position requires possession of an active license to practice veterinary medicine as issued by a State Board of Veterinary Medicine. • The employee must obtain an active license to practice veterinary medicine issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Veterinary Medicine within six months of ...
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.