Nursing Administrator pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 30770
- Class code
- 30770
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- P3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Nursing Administrator is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 30770.
- 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 09/05/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and administrative nursing work in the oversight and evaluation of nursing services. An employee in this job serves as a program office expert nursing clinician, educator, consultant, and administrator with responsibility to ensure that nursing services provided to individuals living in state-operated facilities or community agencies are appropriate and comply with regulatory and accreditation standards and established nursing policies and procedures. Work involves providing consultative, advisory, and mentoring services to medical, nursing, and administrative staff.
Examples of the work
• Oversees, monitors, and evaluates facility, county administered, or contracted nursing services to ensure compliance with regulations and accreditation standards and develops, recommends, and reviews quality improvement plans to attain and maintain compliance. • Performs on-site quality assurance reviews to assess the provision of nursing services and makes recommendations for the improvement of service quality and delivery. • Provides consultation to central office and facility nursing staff on a variety of issues pertaining to patient care and treatment, such as infection control, utilization review, quality assurance, and in-service education.
Minimum qualifications
• Four years of professional nursing experience, including two years in an administrative, supervisory, consultative, or quality assurance capacity, and a bachelor’s degree in nursing, nurse education, healthcare administration, or a closely related field; or • An equivalent combination of professional experience and training, which includes two years of professional nursing in an administrative, supervisory, consultative, or quality assurance capacity.
Special requirements
• All positions require active authorization to practice as a Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania. • All employees possessing an active temporary practice permit must obtain licensure as a Registered Nurse within the one (1) year period defined by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.
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.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Nursing Administrator in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | $105,713 | $156,455 | $105,713 to $156,455 |
| Wisconsin | $33.04 | $75.91 | $68,723 to $157,893 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.