Business Appraiser I pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 21004277
- Class code
- 21004277
- Pay grade
- 14
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Business Appraiser I is $3,673 to $5,877 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 $44,074 to $70,518 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 21004277.
- 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 | $3,673 | $5,509 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $3,918 | $5,877 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $22.60 | $33.90 | 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
Performs appraisals for both tangible and intangible property requiring financial analysis and determination of the valuation for small public service companies such as, electric plant boards, electric power companies, rural electric coops, and privately owned water and sewer companies for assessment purposes; and performs other duties as assigned.
Examples of the work
Performs complex computer-assisted financial analysis in the valuation of smaller public service companies such as Electric Plant Boards, Electric Power Companies, Rural Electric Coops and Privately owned water and sewer companies or companies where the Kentucky assessment to value is less than $250 million for assessment purposes. Enforces uniformity in appraising for all classes of property for both tangible and intangible property with respect to public service businesses operating within the Commonwealth. Appraises and assesses for taxation, property owned by public service companies utilizing a technical business enterprise valuation.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or Economics or a related field. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Experience with business property appraisals, valuations, or financial modeling will substitute for 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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