Regional Food Safety Supervisor, Agriculture pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 51520
- Class code
- 51520
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G5
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Regional Food Safety Supervisor, Agriculture is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 51520.
- 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 11/12/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is professional investigative, enforcement, and supervisory work in the inspection of food establishments and processing facilities, produce and dairy farms, and seasonal farm labor camps in an assigned geographic area for the Department of Agriculture. An employee in this job supervises staff responsible for the inspection of a variety of food establishments and for the performance of advisory and enforcement work related to food safety and seasonal farm labor camps. Work includes planning, organizing, and assigning work; coordinating inspection activities with other agencies; developing and presenting information to food industry representatives; training staff in enforcement methodologies; and representing the department at hearings regarding violations of laws and regulations.
Examples of the work
• Supervises the inspection and enforcement of laws and regulations governing retail and non-retail food establishments, dairy and produce farms, food manufacturing and processing facilities, and seasonal farm labor camps. • Supervises and oversees the inspection of youth summer feeding program facilities in an assigned geographical area. • Determines inspection priorities at various food establishments and facilities based on the degree of risk and available resources. • Conducts performance audit inspections to determine the effectiveness of food inspection technicians and food inspectors in the various programs they enforce.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years as a Food Inspector 2, Agriculture (commonwealth title); or • Four years of experience in the inspection of food establishments or food processing facilities, and a bachelor's degree in food science, food technology, or a closely related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience or training.
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.