Epidemiologist Supervisor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 34495
- Class code
- 34495
- Pay scale group
- ST 12
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Epidemiologist Supervisor is $117,282 to $178,231 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 34495.
- 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 supervisory and scientific work in public health epidemiology within the Department of Health. An employee in this job supervises Epidemiologists engaged in directing epidemiological investigations for statewide public health programs in the Bureau of Epidemiology. Work involves supervising Epidemiologists providing 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 involves providing advisement to lower level technical and professional epidemiological staff, public health professionals, and program managers in the Department; municipal, county and local health departments; other state agencies; public and private health organizations; the medical community; and the public on epidemiology and disease control issues.
Examples of the work
Supervises Epidemiologists in the Bureau of Epidemiology. Supervises Public Health Physicians. Supervises the design and conduct of epidemiological research studies in response to a disease or other outbreak. Reviews epidemiological reports and directs the interpretation of findings. Advises public and private health professionals on issues of epidemiologic investigation and control. Supervises the writing of grants and performs administrative functions for assigned epidemiology or public health programs. Provides input into the development of statewide plans, policies and procedures for epidemiology, disease control and related issues.
Minimum qualifications
One year as an Epidemiologist (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 three 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 in epidemi ...
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.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Epidemiologist Supervisor in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $70,392 | $118,502 | $70,392 to $118,502 |
| Minnesota | $81,077 | $116,782 | $81,077 to $116,782 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.