Forensic DNA Quality Assurance Program Manager pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 72059
- Class code
- 72059
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Forensic DNA Quality Assurance Program Manager is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 72059.
- 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 08/19/2011.
What the state says the job is
This is managerial and advanced professional work overseeing the quality assurance, training, and technology programs of the Forensic Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Division in the Pennsylvania State Police. The employee in this job plans, organizes and manages the quality assurance, training, and technology programs associated with the forensic DNA discipline. Work involves developing and conducting employee training programs, administering employee proficiency testing, developing and monitoring quality assurance practices, and managing the selection and use of DNA equipment, technologies, and analytical procedures. Work also includes developing, interpreting, and directing the adherence to technical DNA policies and standards that involve training, proficiency testing, and the analysis and comparison of human DNA samples and evidence.
Examples of the work
Plans, organizes, and manages the work of quality assurance specialists and other laboratory personnel. Develops policies and standards for forensic human DNA analytical procedures, quality assurance, employee proficiency testing, and training. Manages quality assurance and safety practices necessary for compliance with FBI, accreditation, and legislative requirements. Provides technical advice and guidance to division personnel to ensure quality of work and effectiveness of results. Interprets and directs the adherence to technical policies, procedures, and standards.
Minimum qualifications
Five years of professional laboratory work experience in the chemical and biological analysis of forensic human DNA evidence.
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.