Professional Geologist Manager, DEP pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 14945
- Class code
- 14945
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Professional Geologist Manager, DEP is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 14945.
- 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 11/02/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is professional managerial work in the field of geology directing the development of an environmental regulatory or protection program in the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). An employee in this job manages the development of an environmental, regulatory, or protection program with significant geologic aspects and features. Work involves oversight for program areas such as land recycling, multi-site remediation, storage tanks, water supply development and protection, groundwater protection and remediation, surface or underground mine permitting, mine reclamation project planning or design, oil and gas permitting, and the geotechnical aspects of waterways engineering projects. Work also includes directing the review, analysis, and implementation of program specific policies and procedures.
Examples of the work
• Directs the development of technical program guidance documents to aid employees in interpreting and applying laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. • Analyzes regional or district activity reports to determine the work being performed, program trends, and program effectiveness. • Develops annual program plans to depict projected activities and required resources. • Directs the development and evaluation of a statewide permitting program for oil and gas management or underground mining. • Directs the collection, interpretation, and evaluation of complex geologic data, aerial photographs, geologic maps, and other remote sensing images.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years as a Licensed Professional Geologist (commonwealth title); or • Two years of professional geology experience, possession of an active license as a professional geologist issued by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, and a bachelor's degree in geology, hydrogeology, earth sciences, geosciences, geoenvironmental sciences, environmental sciences, or a closely related field.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active license as a professional geologist issued by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists.
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.