Psychiatrist Supervisor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 37510
- Class code
- 37510
- Pay scale group
- DR 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- T5
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Psychiatrist Supervisor is $256,314 to $302,280 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 37510.
- 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 09/01/1986.
What the state says the job is
This is professional medical and supervisory work in the field of psychiatry or child psychiatry. An employee in this class is responsible for supervising a segment of the total psychiatric services in a state hospital or community mental health/intellectual disability program, such as admissions, forensic, children's adolescent, psycho-geriatric, in-patient, out-patient, or other comparable component. Work involves directing the treatment team, making the psychiatric diagnosis and leading the treatment for an assigned group of patients in a state hospital or community mental health/intellectual disability program. Employees develop operational procedures, interpret policies and services to staff personnel, and coordinate psychiatric services with other professional services for assigned groups of patients.
Examples of the work
Supervises the psychiatric care and treatment of patients in a component of a state hospital or community psychiatric program such as admissions, forensic, children's adolescent, psycho-geriatric, in-patient, out-patient, or other comparable component. Makes ward rounds and periodic inspections to check on the care and treatment of patients and to discuss, observe, and advise on individual patient treatment, as needed. Confers with and advises members of the medical staff and allied hospital personnel, agencies, relatives and other interested persons on the care, treatment and prognosis of patients.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Staff Psychiatrist; or One year of experience in psychiatry or child psychiatry and completion of a residency or training program in psychiatry which meets the certification requirements of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry.
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 DR schedule.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Psychiatrist Supervisor in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $122.95 | $184.39 | $255,736 to $383,531 |
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.