Fisheries Biologist 2, PFBC pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 14760
- Class code
- 14760
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Fisheries Biologist 2, PFBC is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 14760.
- 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 04/30/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work in the field of fisheries biology. An employee in this job is responsible for performing independent professional work in fisheries management, environmental services, aquatic habitat enhancement and restoration, and fish production. Work involves conducting research projects, studies, and special investigations; developing project schedules; estimating costs, preparing and administering grant proposals, and tracking funds; interpreting and analyzing data; developing conclusions and recommendations; creating implementation plans; and preparing and submitting scientific reports with results and recommendations.
Examples of the work
• Conducts comprehensive long-term studies, projects, and special investigations pertaining to fisheries management, environmental services, aquatic habitat enhancement and restoration, and fish culture. • Collects and analyzes data using scientific methods and equipment and communicates the results and recommendations though peer reviewed scientific reports, technical reports, popular articles, and presentations. • Develops and conducts aquatic resource sampling and creel surveys to monitor and assess aquatic organism populations; their habitats; angler use, harvest, and opinions; and fisheries management plans and policies.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of experience as a Fisheries Biologist 1, PFBC (commonwealth title); or • One year of professional experience conducting fish studies, fish investigations, or fish research and a bachelor’s degree in a biological science that includes or is supplemented by 12 college credits in fish biology, fisheries management, fish population dynamics, ichthyology, limnology, fish ecology, aquatic ecology, watershed ecology and management, wetland ecology and management, herpetology, freshwater entomology, fish culture, fish physiology, fish pathology, biometrics, or other courses closely related to fisheries science or aquatic ecology; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training ...
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of a valid driver’s license.
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.