Psychological Services Specialist, DHS pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 43021
- Class code
- 43021
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Psychological Services Specialist, DHS is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 43021.
- 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 07/31/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work providing psychological services at a treatment facility within the Department of Human Services (DHS). An employee in this job applies psychological principles, practices, and techniques to provide treatment and care to individuals with psychiatric disorders, mental illness, intellectual disabilities, or comorbid conditions. Work involves administering psychological tests and assessments; providing clinical behavioral analyses; developing, implementing, and evaluating psychological and behavioral treatment plans; providing individual and group therapy and counseling; and collaborating with interdisciplinary team members to formulate individual treatment goals. Work is reviewed by a professional manager for effectiveness, adherence to established standards, and the achievement of treatment and rehabilitation goals.
Examples of the work
• Administers, scores, and interprets a variety of psychological tests to measure intellectual capacities, aptitudes, competency, achievement levels, social development levels, personality traits, and neuropsychological functioning. • Performs clinical functional behavioral assessments of individuals’ observed behaviors to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses, root causes of behaviors, and to develop, implement, and evaluate behavioral treatment plans. • Develops individualized treatment plans and facilitates individual counseling sessions based on individuals’ needs.
Minimum qualifications
• A master’s degree in a behavioral science, counseling education, rehabilitation, human development or a closely related field.
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.