Forensic Services Program Manager pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 72067
- Class code
- 72067
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Forensic Services Program Manager is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 72067.
- 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 09/15/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is managerial and advanced professional work overseeing a forensic services program area in the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). An employee in this job assists the Director, Bureau of Forensic Services or a division director in the management of forensic services programs. Work involves planning, developing, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating program activities within the assigned area of responsibility. Work includes coordinating the activities of the assigned programs with other organizational units; determining goals, objectives, and priorities; and evaluating the effectiveness of statewide forensic services programs.
Examples of the work
• Plans, organizes, and manages the work of quality assurance specialists and other professional staff. • Develops goals and objectives for statewide forensic service programs. • Conducts or directs special studies to evaluate program-specific processes, recommend opportunities for improvements, and achieve optimum utilization of available resources. • Prepares budget estimates and monitors budget expenditures for the Bureau of Forensic Services.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as a Laboratory System Quality Specialist (commonwealth title); or • One year as a Forensic Scientist Supervisor (commonwealth title); or • One year as a Forensic DNA Scientist Supervisor (commonwealth title); or • Five years of professional laboratory experience in the chemical, physical, or biological analysis and comparison of criminal evidence and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, forensic science, or a closely related physical or natural science, which includes or is supplemented by 16 college credits in chemistry.
Special requirements
• Certain positions require at a minimum, a master’s degree in a biology, chemistry, or forensic science related area which included or is supplemented by successful completion of 12 semester or equivalent credit hours from a combination of undergraduate and graduate college coursework covering the ...
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.