Executive Director, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 49870
- Class code
- 49870
- Pay scale group
- ST 13
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Executive Director, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission is $133,810 to $186,309 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 49870.
- 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 11/26/2014.
What the state says the job is
This is highly responsible administrative work in directing the commonwealth’s enforcement of anti-discrimination laws and promotion of equal opportunity. The employee in this job functions as the chief executive officer for the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) and is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, coordinating and directing all operations and activities of the commonwealth’s human relations program. Work involves responsibility for ensuring the timely and effective investigation, adjudication and resolution of discrimination complaints; coordinating community outreach and education programs; and effectively administrating commission resources.
Examples of the work
Plans, organizes, and directs agency management and staff in implementing the provisions of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) and Pennsylvania Fair Educational Opportunity Act (PFEOA). Supervises Regional Directors and program managers in the development and operational oversight of programs to promote equal opportunity and enforce compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Directs agency administrative support functions including budgeting, fiscal control, procurement and contracting, information technology, human resources, business process management and change management.
Minimum qualifications
Seven years of managerial experience in human relations, general human resources, equal opportunity or civil rights advocacy work, which includes five years in a supervisory capacity; and a bachelor's degree; or An equivalent combination of experience and training.
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.