Planning Administrator, PEMA pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 28412
- Class code
- 28412
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Planning Administrator, PEMA is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 28412.
- 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 11/22/2010.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and administrative planning work involving the development and review of emergency-related plans and planning policies at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. An employee in this job supervises the development, review, evaluation, and administration of emergency-related plans and planning policies. Work involves developing statewide emergency-related policies and procedures; ensuring appropriate review of specific emergency-related plans and procedures developed at the local, regional, or state level; implementing the policies and procedures to affected organizations and agencies; and ensuring that emergency-related plans are in compliance with Federal and state regulations.
Examples of the work
Develops and implements statewide emergency-related planning policies and procedures. Supervises and participates in the review and evaluation of emergency-related plans and planning policies prepared at the local, regional or state level. Ensures compliance with Federal and state regulations and guidance regarding public health and safety and emergency planning. Leads special projects, assessments, or in-depth analysis activities. Reviews emergency response exercises to ensure they are conducted in compliance with emergency plans and regulations. Assists in preparing testimony, reports, and briefings on activities for federal legislators.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of professional emergency-related planning experience and a master's degree in planning; 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.