Water Program Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 75670
- Class code
- 75670
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Water Program Specialist is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 75670.
- 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 12/20/2006.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced professional work in a central office water management program in the Department of Environmental Protection. An employee in this job performs a variety of duties in support of a statewide water management program. Work involves developing and interpreting regulations, policies, procedures and technical guidance for a central office water management program; developing, assessing and delivering technical training programs for field staff or facility operators; evaluating program implementation on a statewide basis; or overseeing statewide compliance monitoring and enforcement efforts.
Examples of the work
Plans, develops, coordinates and evaluates an important component of a statewide water management program such as wastewater collection and treatment, drinking water treatment and distribution, water quality criteria, sewage planning, biosolids, water allocation, erosion and sediment control, water-borne vector management, watershed planning and assessment, water resources planning and various education and outreach programs. Leads or participates in the development of regulations, policies and procedures for a statewide water management program. Interprets regulations, policies and procedures for a statewide water management program.
Minimum qualifications
Three years of professional environmental protection experience; and a bachelor’s degree in the biological, physical, or environmental sciences, engineering, or in a field closely related to environmental protection or regulation; or An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes three years of professional environmental protection experience. CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: Certain positions in this job will require possession of a valid Pennsylvania driver’s license.
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.