Park Operations Manager 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 54350
- Class code
- 54350
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Park Operations Manager 1 is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 54350.
- 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 managerial work overseeing state park operations, maintenance, and related recreational and educational activities in a state park with budgetary and operational factors totaling a weighted point average of between 375 and 634 in the DCNR park weighting system; or developing and managing components of large-scale, statewide park operations and planning programs in central office. An employee in this job manages state park operations, including physical plant administration and maintenance, visitor services, safety, and environmental education; or develops and manages components of large-scale statewide park operations, such as park maintenance, resource management, or programs affecting bureau revenue.
Examples of the work
• Manages operations in the largest state parks, including physical plant administration, maintenance, visitor services, safety, recreational planning and facility scheduling, and environmental education. • Develops and manages large-scale components of a statewide park operations program in central office, such as fee and reservations program development. • Develops and recommends statewide regulations, policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards for state parks. • Evaluates effectiveness of state park or regional office programs, prepares reports of findings, makes recommendations for meeting established standards, and implements improvement guidelines.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of experience as a Park Manager 3 or Environmental Education Center Manager (commonwealth titles); or • Four years of professional experience in managing physical plant operations, visitor services, safety services, or environmental education in a federal, state, county, or municipal park or forest, that includes two years of supervisory experience; and a bachelor’s degree in parks and recreation, forestry, engineering, natural sciences, landscape architecture, or a closely related field.
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 Operations Manager 1 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $93,659 | $118,388 | $93,659 to $118,388 |
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.