Epidemiologist Manager pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 34500
- Class code
- 34500
- Pay scale group
- ST 13
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Epidemiologist Manager is $133,810 to $186,309 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 34500.
- 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 03/29/2010.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible managerial, scientific and administrative work in epidemiology within the Department of Health. An employee in this job, through subordinate Epidemiologist Supervisors, directs and advises on statewide public health epidemiology investigations and programs in the Bureau of Epidemiology. Work involves managing scientific and technical consultation in the expert analysis and interpretation of epidemiological data and in the control of infectious, chronic, environmental and other types of community health threats. Work also includes directing the development of statewide plans, policies and procedures for epidemiology, disease control and related issues. An employee in this job plans, develops and manages disease surveillance systems.
Examples of the work
Supervises Epidemiologist Supervisors in the Bureau of Epidemiology. Manages the design and conduct of epidemiological investigations. Provides consultation on epidemiology and disease control issues to Department staff, other state agencies, municipal, county and local health departments, public and private health organizations, the medical community, and the public. Advises public health professionals and executives, the medical community, the news media, and the public on complex or sensitive issues of epidemiologic investigation and control. Directs the research and advisement of grant applications.
Minimum qualifications
One year as an Epidemiologist Supervisor (Commonwealth of PA job title); or Possession of either a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in epidemiology, Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD), Osteopathy (DO), Dental Surgery/Medicine (DDS/DDM/DMD), or Veterinary Medicine (DVM); AND four years of professional experience investigating disease outbreaks, designing and conducting epidemiologic studies, or designing and maintaining a disease surveillance system; or Possession of a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in a biological science such as biology, genetics, nursing or virology; AND either a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree or Master of Science (MS) degree ...
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.