Park Manager 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 54320
- Class code
- 54320
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Park Manager 1 is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 54320.
- 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 06/30/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work managing operations, maintenance, and related recreational and educational activities in a state park with budgetary and operational factors totaling a weighted point average of 109 or below in the DCNR park weighting system. An employee in this job manages state park operations, including physical plant administration and maintenance, visitor services and safety, and environmental education. Work involves directing the maintenance of park grounds, structures, facilities, and equipment; recommending and implementing park operations policies; managing operational budgets; evaluating activities for compliance to park standards; and managing concession, recreational, and educational activities to ensure optimum use of facilities.
Examples of the work
• Manages and supervises state park operations and staff, including physical plant administration, operation, and maintenance; visitor services and safety; recreational planning and facility scheduling; and environmental education. • Determines purchasing and budgetary needs, prepares purchase and budget requests, and monitors expenditures according to the approved budget. • Prepares contracts for park services, such as garbage disposal, latrine pumping, plumbing, and electrical maintenance services.
Minimum qualifications
• Successful completion of the Park Manager Trainee program (commonwealth title); or • One year of professional experience managing physical plant operations, visitor services, safety services, or environmental education in a public park or recreation area; and a bachelor's degree in parks and recreation, forestry, engineering, natural sciences, landscape architecture, or a closely related field; or • One year of professional experience managing physical plant operations, visitor services, safety services, or environmental education; and four years of paraprofessional or technical experience providing administrative, maintenance, visitor, safety, or environmental education services in a publ ...
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license. • All employees must pass psychological testing (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)). Failure to pass this test is a basis for removal from the position.
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
Park Manager 1 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | $17.68 | $31.73 | $36,779 to $66,009 |
| New York | $66,951 | $85,138 | $66,951 to $85,138 |
| Tennessee | $5,647 | $9,005 | $67,764 to $108,060 |
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.