Public Health Physician pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 34461
- Class code
- 34461
- Pay scale group
- DR 03
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- T3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Public Health Physician is $187,913 to $235,854 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 34461.
- 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 06/02/1998.
What the state says the job is
This is professional medical work in the field of public health. An employee in this class in central office or a field location provides medical consultation to health and medical professionals, other state and federal agency personnel, professional and lay groups, and the general public concerning the medical issues associated with HIV/AIDS, infectious, chronic, and vaccine preventable diseases; maternal and child health conditions; and environmental hazards affecting individuals and communities within the Commonwealth. Work includes providing medical interpretations and recommendations based on review and analysis of data contained in reports and other documents received from Department field offices, county health departments or other organizations.
Examples of the work
Provides epidemiological consultation to other department groups, district and county/municipal health departments, other state agencies, community groups, the private medical community, the news media and the legislature regarding infectious disease control and prevention. Provides medical consultation to state and federal agencies during toxic and environmental emergencies concerning any medical precautions or clinical recommendations. Provides medical consultation for maternal and child health issues such as teen pregnancy, lead poisoning prevention, adolescent and infant health, genetic disease and special health care needs.
Minimum qualifications
Graduation with a degree of doctor of medicine or osteopathy from a medical school approved or recognized by the Pennsylvania Medical Licensing Board or the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Licensing Board and completion of an approved U.S. residency training program; and two (2) years of professional medical experience, including one (1) year in a public health setting.
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
Public Health Physician in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $118,502 | $199,426 | $118,502 to $199,426 |
| Maine | $56.52 | $80.05 | $117,562 to $166,504 |
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.