Emergency Management Program Manager pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 76201
- Class code
- 76201
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Emergency Management Program Manager is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 76201.
- 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 05/01/2022.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced professional and administrative work planning, developing, and implementing emergency management programs and policies supporting disaster and emergency response. An employee in this job manages major enterprise programs; and identifies, scopes, plans, develops, and leads projects to improve program operations. Work involves identifying new and emerging threats through research and analysis of national and global trends, best practices, and georeferenced systems; leading teams in developing, communicating, and implementing policies, procedures, and protocols; and testing and evaluating for quality improvement.
Examples of the work
• Develops and manages projects, including project goals and objectives, project plans and timelines, budgets, and staffing requirements. • Manages and tracks project progress against the project plan to ensure project is on schedule. • Develops, communicates, and implements policies and procedures guiding emergency management programs. • Participates in emergency response and disaster recovery operations. • Cultivates relationships with stakeholders to enable collaboration. • Directs the implementation and execution of emergency management programs and operations through staff and in cooperation with local, county, and federal resources.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of experience as an Emergency Management Specialist (commonwealth title); or • Five years of professional experience in the development, coordination, or promotion of emergency-related programs such as disaster relief, public safety, and emergency management in government, industry, education, or the military; and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes three years of professional experience in the development, coordination, or promotion of emergency-related programs such as disaster relief, public safety, and emergency management in government, industry, education, or the military.
Special requirements
• Certain positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license. • All positions require certification in the following courses from the FEMA Emergency Management Institute: IS-100.C: Introduction to the Incident Command System IS-700.B: An Introduction to the National Incident Management ...
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.