Health Care Surveyor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 39240
- Class code
- 39240
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Health Care Surveyor is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 39240.
- 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 12/18/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is professional regulatory work surveying, licensing, and certifying health care entities to ensure patient care and services meet state and federal standards. An employee in this job conducts on-site surveys by observing health care service delivery, interviewing staff and clients, and reviewing medical records to ensure patients receive safe and appropriate care and services. Work involves providing findings to facility administrators and staff, identifying potential citations, and reviewing plans of correction in response to deficiencies. Work includes providing professional recommendations during the survey process and in consultation with facility leadership. Work also involves investigating complaints and incidents; providing information to facilitate regulatory compliance; and reviewing certification, licensure, and registration applications for completeness and accuracy.
Examples of the work
• Evaluates the delivery of services that contribute to the quality of life for patients and conducts interviews with facility staff and clients to gather information on facility operations. • Analyzes facility records including policies and procedures, committee meeting minutes, administrative records, personnel files, and patient medical records. • Assesses compliance and safety by conducting physical inspections of facilities, including patient care, living areas, kitchens, pharmacies, and laundry areas. • Advises health care entities, administrators, and providers of deficiencies or adverse actions based on results of on-site surveys, resurveys, or investigations.
Minimum qualifications
• A bachelor’s degree in audiology, communication sciences and disorders (CSD), cognitive disabilities, gerontology, health administration, nutrition, dietetics, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, psychology, public health, recreational therapies, respiratory therapy, speech-language pathology, social work, nursing home administration, or vocational rehabilitation; and one year of related professional experience; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes one year of related professional experience.
Special requirements
• All positions require successful completion of the relevant provider-specific federally mandated training provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within one year of hire.
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.