Executive Director of Veterans Services and Programs, DMVA pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 48256
- Class code
- 48256
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Executive Director of Veterans Services and Programs, DMVA is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 48256.
- 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 05/06/2024.
What the state says the job is
This is highly responsible administrative and managerial work directing the Office of the Executive Director of Veterans Services and Programs in the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA). The employee in this job plans, directs, and oversees the development, implementation, outreach, administration, and evaluation of programs and services for Pennsylvania’s veterans and their beneficiaries. Work involves providing strategic and operational direction; developing policies, plans, goals, and objectives; proposing, creating, and promoting new programs and initiatives; overseeing the evaluation of program implementation and performance; and managing the preparation and control of program budgets.
Examples of the work
• Directs and coordinates the activities and operations of the Bureau of Veterans Programs, Bureau of Veterans Outreach and Reintegration, and the Division of Grants, Analysis, and Initiatives. • Provides strategic direction, oversight, and guidance for the administration and delivery of veterans’ benefits and services programs and corresponding outreach, advocacy, and reintegration efforts. • Serves as a principal advisor to The Adjutant General (TAG), Executive Deputy Secretary (EDS), and DAG-VA on veterans’ matters and develops and influences changes in strategic plans, policies, goals, and objectives.
Minimum qualifications
• Five years of professional experience managing programs serving veterans that includes three years of supervisory experience, and a bachelor’s degree in human services, business administration, public administration, or a related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes three years of professional supervisory experience managing programs serving veterans.
Special requirements
• The employee in this job must obtain active veteran service officer accreditation issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs within one year of hire and maintain accreditation for the duration of employment in this job.
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.