Ecological Program Manager pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 54495
- Class code
- 54495
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Ecological Program Manager is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 54495.
- 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 04/06/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is professional managerial work administering a statewide ecological program designed to protect and conserve plant and wildlife resources and their habitats. The employee in this job manages the administration of agency ecological programs, to include wild plant conservation, natural heritage programs, ecological communities, hydrology, watershed restoration, forest ecology, forest soils, wildlife and fisheries habitat management, ecological resource inventory and monitoring, and natural resource conservation. Work involves determining and directing the development of program goals and developing ecological regulations, policies, and procedures. Work is performed independently and is reviewed by an administrative supervisor for the attainment of objectives, adequacy of problem resolution, and overall effectiveness of operations.
Examples of the work
• Directs technical agency ecological program goals, objectives, and priorities • Plans and directs the design and evaluation of ecological research projects. • Coordinates, directs, and participates in the evaluation of ecological conservation and research project proposals submitted for grant funding. • Represents the commonwealth’s ecological programs in dealings with federal and state government officials and agencies. • Reviews and analyzes reports and research to determine program trends and adherence to established goals. • Establishes training goals for field staff on plant and wildlife ecology, habitat identity parameters, and ecosystem management.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of experience as an Ecological Program Supervisor, Forest Program Manager, or Natural Resources Program Supervisor (commonwealth titles); or • Two years of experience as a Forest Nursery Operations Manager (commonwealth title); or • Five years of professional experience in ecology, forestry, or natural resource program development and management, which includes one year of professional supervisory experience and a bachelor's degree in biology, botany, ecology, environmental science, forestry, natural resources management, or a closely related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes one year of professional supervisory experience in ecology, f ...
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.