Special Assistant for Emergency Planning, DMVA pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 76175
- Class code
- 76175
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Special Assistant for Emergency Planning, DMVA is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 76175.
- 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 11/20/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible and specialized administrative work in emergency management planning, development, and coordination in the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA). The employee in this job collaborates with state and military organizations to develop, prepare for, and implement integrated and synchronized contingency plans for domestic emergencies, natural disasters, terrorism, and other catastrophes throughout the Commonwealth. Work involves providing military technical expertise on emergency resource planning and mission execution of the Pennsylvania National Guard (PANG) to the Adjutant General and other emergency response agency senior management staff; advising agency heads on available military and state assets and resources; creating and implementing policies as they relate to changes in emergency response programs; coordinating contingency plan exercises and simula ...
Examples of the work
• Develops, organizes, and coordinates the execution of joint emergency response plans with the National Guard Bureau (NGB), Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), the Pennsylvania National Guard’s Military Support to Civil Authorities (MSCA) Directorate, department staff, and other emergency response officials. • Provides subject matter expertise on emergency programs involving military support of the PANG and partners and coordinates with the Joint Task Force and Director, Joint Staff, NGB, PEMA, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Department of Transportation for state and federal emergencies.
Minimum qualifications
• Five years of professional experience in developing emergency response plans or related programs in any branch of the military, and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes five years of professional experience in developing emergency response plans or related programs in any branch of the military.
Special requirements
• This position requires possession of an active motor vehicle license. • The employee in this job must obtain a Common Access Card (CAC) as issued by the federal Department of Defense within six months of hire and maintain it for the duration of employment 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.