Forest Program Manager pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 54417
- Class code
- 54417
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Forest Program Manager is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 54417.
- 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 06/16/2005.
What the state says the job is
An employee in this job manages and coordinates the activities of Forest Program Specialists and other forest specialists engaged in the planning, development, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of statewide Forestry programs such as: forest fire protection, prevention and suppression; timber sales; facilities maintenance and construction; cooperative forest management; forest resources utilization; forest resources planning; forest tree improvement; and insect and disease survey and suppression. Work involves developing and recommending long-range and short-range program goals, objectives, and priorities; directing the evaluation of field programs; and developing and presenting reports on their effectiveness.
Examples of the work
Supervises Forest Program Specialists and other forest specialists engaged in developing, recommending, implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating statewide program activities in statewide programs such as: forest facilities maintenance and construction, timber sales, forest fire prevention and suppression, forest resources utilization, forest resources planning, forest road maintenance, forest insect and disease survey and suppression, cooperative forest management, and forest tree improvement. Reviews reports, correspondence, and memoranda to determine work being performed and adherence to established goals and objectives.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience as a Forest Program Specialist; or Two years of experience as a Forest Assistant Manager; or Two years of experience as a Forest Nursery Manager; or An equivalent combination of experience and training which affords the applicant the required knowledges, skills, and abilities.
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.