Park Manager 3 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 54340
- Class code
- 54340
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Park Manager 3 is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 54340.
- 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 between 205 and 374 in the DCNR park weighting system; or assisting in managing a higher-weighted state park; or developing and managing one or more components of statewide park programs. An employee in this job manages state park operations, including directing physical plant administration and maintenance, visitor services and safety, and environmental education; or develops and manages components of statewide training, operations, and maintenance for the statewide park system.
Examples of the work
• Manages and supervises on-site state park operations, including physical plant administration, operation, and maintenance; visitor services and safety; recreational planning and facility scheduling; and environmental education. • Develops and manages components of statewide park operations programs, such as field staff training, park maintenance planning, and overall improvement of park operations. • Supervises DCNR Ranger staff engaged in state parks law enforcement command. • Develops and reviews statewide park operations fees, regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines for field staff, co-workers, and the public.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of experience as a Park Manager 2 (commonwealth title); or • Three years of experience as a DCNR Ranger Supervisor (commonwealth title); or • Three years of professional experience managing physical plant operations, visitor services, safety services, or environmental education in a federal, state, county, or municipal park or forest; and a bachelor's degree in parks and recreation, forestry, engineering, natural sciences, landscape architecture, or a closely related field; or • Three years of professional experience managing physical plant operations, visitor services, safety services, or environmental education in a federal, state, county, or municipal park or forest; and four y ...
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 3 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | $21.14 | $38.08 | $43,981 to $79,200 |
| New York | $86,773 | $108,413 | $86,773 to $108,413 |
| Tennessee | $6,544 | $10,363 | $78,528 to $124,356 |
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.