Archives and Records Administrator pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20001063
- Class code
- 20001063
- Pay grade
- 15
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Archives and Records Administrator is $4,040 to $6,464 per month, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Kentucky publishes an entry rate and a midpoint for each pay grade, not a maximum, so the upper figure on this page is the grade midpoint.
- That works out to about $48,483 to $77,574 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20001063.
- The plan defines 3 alternate ranges for this class, so the rate depends on which criteria an employee meets.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Alternate ranges
| Range | Entry | Midpoint | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range 37.5-hour week | $4,040 | $6,060 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $4,310 | $6,464 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $24.86 | $37.30 | per hour |
Which alternate range applies is set by the plan's own criteria (experience, certification or assignment). The criteria text lives in the source document.
Class specification
The Personnel Cabinet class specification for this class is published by Kentucky Personnel Cabinet. 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 10/16/2025.
What the state says the job is
Serves as a records administrator providing consultative services to state government agencies, local government agencies, and/ or special purpose governmental entities (SPGEs) on the management, preservation, and accessibility of records and archival material; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Provides consultative services to assigned state government, local government, or special purposes governmental entities (SPGEs) regarding their records management program. Disseminates technical information relating to the regulations, policies, and rules governing the retention and disposition of public records and ensures compliance. Accessions, appraises, arranges, and describes historical public records and supervises the evaluation and preparation of records to be transferred to the State Records Center, State Archives Center, or the Kentucky State Digital Archives for storage.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a master's degree in library science, history, public administration, social science or a related field. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have two years of professional experience in records management or professional archival experience in one or more of the following areas: reference, appraisal, accessioning, description, preservation, or the arrangement of documents. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Graduate Certificate in Archival Studies or Archives Management will substitute for one year of the required experience. Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Additional professional records management or professional archival experience in one of the above areas will substitute for the education on a year-for-year basis.
Quoted from the Personnel Cabinet class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Kentucky Personnel Cabinet publishes this figure in Classified and Unclassified 37.5 and 40-Hour Salary Schedule, effective September 16, 2026. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
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