Business Assessor I pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 21002302
- Class code
- 21002302
- Pay grade
- 13
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Business Assessor I is $3,339 to $5,343 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 $40,071 to $64,114 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 21002302.
- 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 | $3,339 | $5,009 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $3,562 | $5,343 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $20.55 | $30.82 | 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
Under close supervision, learns to perform duties in the value assessment of business personal property centrally assessed by the Department of Revenue; and performs other duties as assigned.
Examples of the work
Learns to review tax returns and financial records of small retail establishments and service type businesses and obtains information as necessary to be certain that tax returns are accurate and complete. Learns to prepare assessment notices. Learns to compute assessments of businesses and apportions amounts among county and local taxing jurisdictions. Learns to review reports and published data from a variety of sources relative to taxation in order to develop new approached to determining valuations of taxable properties. Learns to utilize the agency's data systems and software.
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: Professional experience in auditing of taxes related to property administration, property assessment, or appraisal will substitute for the required 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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