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Safety Specialist Manager pay range

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 11304

$78,925 to $119,844 per year$78,925$119,844MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $99,384 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Class code
11304
Pay scale group
ST 09
Pay unit
Year
Bargaining unit
A3
State
Pennsylvania

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 04/12/2021.

What the state says the job is

This is professional managerial work in planning and directing agency-wide transportation, workplace, or employee related safety programs. An employee in this job is responsible for directing and managing, the development and implementation of comprehensive agency-wide safety programs. Work includes ensuring programs are in accordance with federal and state laws, regulations, standards, and directives; directing the administration of all phases of safety related programs; developing or directing the development of operational and administrative safety program policies and procedures; and evaluating safety training, policies, and procedures to ensure implementation and overall program effectiveness. Supervision is exercised over Safety Specialist Supervisors or other professional safety program staff.

Examples of the work

• Directs the development, coordination, and implementation of agency-wide safety and training programs. • Plans and directs safety programs, and ensures they are in accordance with federal and state requirements and with department policies and procedures. • Develops and recommends new policies and procedures to improve the effectiveness of the safety program. • Reviews and analzyes accident and injury data to determine the effectiveness of agency programs and to identify areas requiring improvement; works closely with managers and other representatives to determine recommendations and corrective actions.

Minimum qualifications

• One year as a Safety Specialist Supervisor (commonwealth title); or • Three years of professional experience in conducting safety inspections, safety investigations, or safety training, which includes, or is supplemented by, one year in a supervisory capacity, or • An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes, or is supplemented by, one year in a supervisory capacity.

Special requirements

• Certain positions must obtain an active Advanced Safety Certificate issued by the National Safety Council’s Safety Training Institute within two years of starting in this job.

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.

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