Park Operations Director pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 54375
- Class code
- 54375
- Pay scale group
- ST 12
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Park Operations Director is $117,282 to $178,231 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 54375.
- 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 11/30/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is professional managerial work directing park operations, outdoor educational programming, and administrative support functions in the Bureau of State Parks. The employee in this job directs, through subordinate supervisors and division managers, the planning, development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of statewide operational programs and support functions within the central office of the Bureau of State Parks. Work involves directing park operations and maintenance, outdoor programming services, marketing, and fiscal management functions.
Examples of the work
Directs and oversees statewide park operational programs, such as camping, hiking, swimming, boating, fishing, snowmobiling, and related recreational activities. Directs the statewide routine and preventative maintenance programs for park facilities. Directs the statewide visitor services and ranger programs. Directs statewide outdoor programming services and interpretive programs. Plans, develops, directs, and administers the multi-faceted statewide park budget, including legislative appropriations, fee income, grants, and restricted accounts. Evaluates budgetary projections, develops and assigns budget allocations to regional offices and central office, and makes adjustments as necessary.
Minimum qualifications
Eight years of experience as a Park Manager under the Commonwealth’s classification system; or One year of experience as a Park Operations Manager 2; or Eight years of experience in managing an officially recognized state park or national recreation site that includes supervision of park staff, and a bachelor’s degree in parks and recreation, forestry, engineering, related natural sciences, or landscape architecture.
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.