Watershed Manager, DEP pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 75700
- Class code
- 75700
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Watershed Manager, DEP is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 75700.
- 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 04/30/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is professional managerial work directing, developing, promoting, and coordinating a comprehensive watershed management approach to environmental protection within the Department of Environmental Protection. An employee in this job develops and supports federal, state, and local interest and action in addressing environmental concerns on a watershed basis. Work involves identifying opportunities to integrate watershed management concepts and strategies; and ensuring that available technical and financial resources are both widely distributed and sufficiently targeted to protect, enhance, and restore watersheds throughout the commonwealth.
Examples of the work
• Manages the development, implementation, and evaluation of the watershed approach to environmental protection within an assigned geographic area. • Coordinates watershed initiatives and outreach activities with various environmental programs, watershed associations, organizations, citizen groups, and governmental agencies within the assigned area. • Facilitates effective cross-media environmental management through the regional watershed teams, coordinates and prioritizes regional projects, and advocates the integration of watershed management into all regional programs.
Minimum qualifications
• Three years of professional experience in environmental protection, environmental regulation, or resource conservation and a bachelor’s degree in biological or environmental science, environmental protection, resource conservation, engineering, or a closely related field; or • Seven years of experience in environmental protection, environmental regulation, or resource conservation which includes three years of experience in a professional capacity; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes three years of professional experience in envirommental protection, environmental regulation, or resource conservation.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active motor vehicle 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.