Executive Secretary, State Board of Nursing pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 23010
- Class code
- 23010
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- P3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Executive Secretary, State Board of Nursing is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 23010.
- 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 09/05/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is professional supervisory and regulatory nursing work administering the rules, regulations, and practice standards of the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing. The employee in this job supervises staff in reviewing and evaluating nursing practice issues, and educational programs; and evaluating qualifications for licensure. Work involves performing administrative and consultative duties for the State Board of Nursing and interacting with various schools of nursing, nursing graduates, employers, and the public. The employee reports to the Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs who provides general direction. Work is reviewed for compliance with board policies and regulations.
Examples of the work
• Directs and supervises professional staff in the review of nursing education programs and makes recommendations for the approval of curriculum, clinical practices, and faculty. • Develops, implements, interprets, and explains board policies and procedures concerning nurse licensure, examination, and approved nursing program requirements. • Oversees the administration of contracts for the examination of professional and practical nurses. • Directs the administration of testing programs for professional and practical nurses. • Oversees the licensing of registered and practical nurses and the initial licensing of graduate and out-of-state nurses.
Minimum qualifications
• Ten years of professional nursing experience including five years as an administrator, supervisor, or instructor in an accredited professional Registered Nursing education program; and a master’s degree in nursing.
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.