Veterinary Laboratory Pathology Services Manager pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 53333
- Class code
- 53333
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Veterinary Laboratory Pathology Services Manager is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 53333.
- 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 09/24/2026.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work directing pathology diagnostic services in the full service statewide diagnostic laboratory in the Department of Agriculture. The employee in this job plans, organizes, and directs the work of pathology laboratory staff. Work involves directing staff in the performance of postmortem macroscopic, microscopic, and ancillary examinations on mammalian, avian, and aquatic specimens and samples; developing, evaluating, and implementing policies and procedures governing the acquisition, processing, and reporting of cases; recommending modifications to facilitate timely diagnosis and reporting; providing technical advice and testimony to document laboratory pathology findings and reports; directing and coordinating the collection, necropsy, disposal, and decontamination of animals with diseases of high consequence; setting biosecurity operating procedures during an anim ...
Examples of the work
• Directs laboratory staff in the performance of a complete pathology diagnostic service including preparing and examining specimens, cataloging and storing specimens, and reporting examinations and diagnoses. • Develops policies, guidelines, and procedures to ensure the quality of all pathological and ancillary examinations and validates results produced. • Identifies and interprets abnormalities in carcasses or tissues of animals and reports information to clients and stakeholders. • Directs a pathology diagnostic service including gross and histopathologic examination of carcasses and tissues.
Minimum qualifications
• Three years of professional experience as a veterinarian in veterinary pathology in a university, government, or industrial laboratory and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or a Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris (VMD) from an American Veterinary Medical Association accredited college or university. Postgraduate training in veterinary pathology, gained after completion of DVM or VMD, may be substituted may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
Special requirements
• This position requires possession of an active license to practice veterinary medicine as issued by a state board of veterinary medicine. • The employee must obtain an active license to practice veterinary medicine issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Veterinary Medicine within six months of ...
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.