Assistant State Controller pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20001784
- Class code
- 20001784
- Pay grade
- 20
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Assistant State Controller is $6,506 to $10,410 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 $78,076 to $124,923 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20001784.
- 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 | $6,506 | $9,760 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $6,940 | $10,410 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $40.04 | $60.06 | 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 09/16/2023.
What the state says the job is
Serves as a chief financial assistant to the Executive Director of the Office of the Controller for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Provides oversight and financial expertise to the organization responsible for statewide fiscal control, accounting policy and administration, transaction processing, data security, management reporting database and reporting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as promulgated by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Provides guidance on cash management, strategic finance planning and debt and investment management for the Commonwealth; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Responsible for the daily oversight and management of the Commonwealth's system of financial administration and fiscal control. Provides expertise to financial management staff within the Office of the Controller. Serves as a representative for the State Controller before the General Assembly's various committees, in conferences with legislators, agencies, public interests groups and the media as well as other designated purposes. Coordinates review of all pertinent legislation introduced in the General Assembly. Proposes and implements statute changes and statewide accounting policy/procedure in both regulation and guideline forms.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Five years of large financial system administration experience in the areas of financial analysis, budgeting/financial planning, or accounting management in a local, state, or federal government, financial institution, corporation, or institution of higher learning. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Certification as Certified Public Accountant or as a Certified Internal Auditor will substitute for the required education; OR Experience with a financial institution, corporation, college, university, state, local, or federal government in financial analysis, economic analysis, Kentucky tax administration, financial planning, cost analysis, credit analysis or loan analysis, accounting, or a related field will substitute for the required educat ...
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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