Planning Administrator, DEP pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 28414
- Class code
- 28414
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Planning Administrator, DEP is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 28414.
- 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 09/30/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and administrative work overseeing the development, review, and evaluation of emergency-related plans and planning policies for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). An employee in this job oversees and develops statewide emergency-related planning policies and procedures; reviews emergency-related plans and procedures developed at the local, regional, or state level for compliance with federal and state regulations; and implements policies and procedures for emergency response and incident management. Work includes reviewing proposed legislation to assess the impact on state and local emergency related plans and policies.
Examples of the work
• Oversees and conducts the preparation, review, and maintenance of emergency-related plans and planning policies prepared at the local, regional, or state level. • Develops emergency planning guidance consistent with federal and state regulations and preparedness standards for use by state, county, and municipal governments. • Maintains and tracks an inventory of emergency operations plans and associated standard operating guides. • Develops and implements policies and standard operating procedures for emergency response and incident management. • Leads special projects, assessments, or in-depth analyses related to emergency planning and response.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of professional emergency-related planning experience, and a bachelor’s degree in emergency planning or a closely related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes two years of professional emergency-related planning experience.
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.