Juvenile Court Policy and Program Development Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 41460
- Class code
- 41460
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Juvenile Court Policy and Program Development Specialist is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 41460.
- 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 10/01/2024.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and consultative work developing, implementing, and overseeing juvenile court and probation policies and programs for the Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission (JCJC). An employee in this job evaluates and develops programs, plans, proposals, policies, and standards to improve the delivery of juvenile court and probation services. Work involves recommending and developing policy modifications, assisting in the determination of program needs and objectives, proposing changes in program planning and content, and providing technical guidance on the operation of juvenile court programs.
Examples of the work
• Assists in planning, organizing, and directing a program for the examination, evaluation, standardization, and improvement of juvenile court procedures and practices in the Commonwealth. • Develops and revises juvenile court standards and makes recommendations for adoption by the JCJC. • Analyzes legislation and advises the Executive Director and Deputy Director on the provisions of all bills introduced in the legislature that affect delinquent and dependent children. • Reviews federal and state regulations pertinent to juvenile court issues to ensure consistency with JCJC policies and standards.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of experience as a Juvenile Court Consultant (Commonwealth title); or • Six years of professional juvenile justice experience that includes two years of administrative or consultative work, and a master's degree in juvenile justice, criminal justice, behavioral science, policy analysis and planning, public administration, 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.