State Safety Oversight Regional Administrator, DOT pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 28361
- Class code
- 28361
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for State Safety Oversight Regional Administrator, DOT is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 28361.
- 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 10/30/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized administrative work in safety oversight of fixed guideway public transportation systems in the Department of Transportation (DOT). An employee in this job administers comprehensive state safety oversight programs for a region’s fixed guideway public transportation systems under the jurisdiction of the State Safety Oversight (SSO) Office. Work involves ensuring the safety and security operations of rail transit agencies (RTA) operating fixed guideway public transportation systems are in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, ensuring compliance with SSO program standards, and developing and supervising the implementation of regional SSO policies.
Examples of the work
• Oversees staff and contractors implementing safety oversight programs, compliance, certifications, and incident responses. • Approves and manages SSO regional office programs, activities, and budget. • Manages the implementation and enforcement of statewide safety oversight administration policies, procedures, and standards. • Recommends escalation actions resulting from safety oversight program non-compliance of the fixed guideway public transportation systems. • Reviews inspections and investigations for quality assurance. • Develops recommendations for the implementation of federally certified risk-based inspection programs and statewide SSO policies.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of experience as a State Safety Oversight Program Specialist, DOT (Commonwealth title); or • Five years of experience managing rail transit operations or regulating rail transit safety, and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license. • All employees must obtain the federally required Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program (PTSCTP) Certificate within three years 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.