State Meteorologist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 76167
- Class code
- 76167
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for State Meteorologist is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 76167.
- 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 02/26/2015.
What the state says the job is
This is highly responsible professional work of a statewide nature in investigating, interpreting, and analyzing meteorological data for use by various state agencies for public safety purposes. The employee in this job is responsible for the policy development, implementation, and integration of a comprehensive meteorological program for the commonwealth. Work involves serving as a liaison between national, federal, state, and local meteorological sources to identify weather-related threats to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; developing policies and procedures for the meteorological program across the commonwealth; serving as the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency’s (PEMA) primary point of contact with other public safety agencies to enhance weather-related preparedness and response mission capabilities; preparing weather-related briefings and presentations for government officia ...
Examples of the work
• Develops and implements policies, procedures, and regulations for the meteorological program across the commonwealth. • Prepares forecasts or weather briefings and presentations for government officials and the media using data gathered from all meteorological sources. • Serves as the principal advisor to PEMA and other public safety agencies on meteorological data. • Directs communications between national, federal, state, and local meteorological sources. • Directs the formulation and administration of technical standards for the dissemination and use of proper notifications of weather-related data.
Minimum qualifications
• Five years of professional experience in meteorology, and a bachelor’s degree in meteorology, atmospheric sciences, or a closely related field; 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.