Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Administrator pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 43388
- Class code
- 43388
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Administrator is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 43388.
- 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 02/01/2022.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and administrative work directing an integrated quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) program for an agency direct care health delivery system. An employee in this job directs the development, implementation, evaluation, modification, and enhancement of all aspects of the QAPI program for all health care facilities within an agency. Work involves developing programmatic governance including policies, goals, and measures; advising agency leadership on QAPI program direction; developing strategic and long-term plans to improve program quality and performance; and coordinating with interdisciplinary leadership to identify and promote opportunities for program enhancement.
Examples of the work
• Develops, implements, and evaluates quality management strategies for a statewide direct care health delivery system. • Develops and implements a QAPI program and corresponding internal controls that incorporate quality assurance principles for facility services provided. • Develops and implements quality and performance improvement plans and supports facilities in reaching plan goals. • Collects and analyzes data to establish department quality and performance improvement goals; and to evaluate the effectiveness of policies, standards, practices, and staffing in meeting those goals.
Minimum qualifications
• Five years of professional experience in an administrative, consultative, quality assurance, or direct care capacity in a health care setting and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
• The position at the Department of Military and Veteran Affairs requires possession of an active Nursing Home Administrator license as issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators.
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.