Food Safety Program Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 51521
- Class code
- 51521
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Food Safety Program Specialist is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 51521.
- 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 09/30/2016.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and administrative work in the development and implementation of food safety programs within the Department of Agriculture. An employee in this job performs a variety of duties in connection with the planning, development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of the statewide food safety program involving wholesale, retail, manufacturing, and warehousing facilities to ensure that uniformity of actions and technical program requirements are met.
Examples of the work
• Develops and recommends changes to rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for assigned food safety programs. • Prepares interdepartmental agreements and memoranda of understanding regarding the implementation of food safety programs. • Reviews and provides comments on proposed changes to food safety laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. • Interprets food safety laws, regulations, rules, policies, and procedures for agency staff, government officials, industry representatives, and the public. • Evaluates the effectiveness of regional food safety programs to determine if they are achieving program goals and objectives and prepares recommended revisions.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years as a Food Inspector 2; or • Four years of experience in the inspection of food establishments or food processing facilities, and a bachelor's degree in food science, food technology, or a closely related field; 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.