Special Response Manager, Bureau of Emergency Preparedness and Response, DOH pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 39434
- Class code
- 39434
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Special Response Manager, Bureau of Emergency Preparedness and Response, DOH is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 39434.
- 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 01/01/2021.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and management work creating and developing initiatives for the Department of Health (DOH) and in coordination with other state and federal agencies in response to new and emerging public health risks. The employee in this job is responsible for leading and overseeing interagency and intra-agency committees or task forces that develop and implement responses for health threats that extend beyond traditional public health emergency preparedness and response programs, including Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), Substance Use Disorder (SUD) with Hepatitis C and mental or behavioral issues, or other co-occurring disorders or dual diagnoses that include a public health component.
Examples of the work
• Develops, coordinates, tracks, and advises on goals, priorities, and evaluation measures for all new and ongoing emergency response programs. • Consults with state, county, and local program contacts to track potential public health threats, risks, and ongoing emergency response needs. • Ensures emergency response initiatives include coordination and integration of state, county, and local programs and resources. • Advises and provides technical assistance to entities such as state and federal agencies, regional task forces, health care providers, and local first responders regarding emergency response initiative planning, coordination, tracking, and training.
Minimum qualifications
• Three years of professional experience in the development, and implementation of a public health or human service program related to emergency management, drug and alcohol, or behavioral services; and a bachelor’s degree; OR • An equivalent combination of experience and 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.