Data Center Engineer Senior pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 21005063
- Class code
- 21005063
- Pay grade
- 13
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Data Center Engineer Senior 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 21005063.
- 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.
What the state says the job is
Within Commonwealth of Technology (COT) and non-consolidated agencies, oversees the day-to-day operations within the Data Center. Analyzes and determines the appropriate layout for all equipment and systems in the data center; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Oversees and advises for the initial implementation and setup of equipment in the data center and the retirement and/or addition of new hardware. Maintains an understanding of the electrical, load balancing, and cooling needs of the Data Center, and the equipment within. Responsible for analyzing and determining the appropriate layout for all equipment in the Data Center, to include initial implementation and setup of equipment in the Data Center, the retirement and addition of new hardware, and an understanding of the electrical, load balancing, and cooling needs of the Data Center and the equipment within.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: High school graduate. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Four years of experience in a commercial electrical environment, data center management, commercial heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), or a related field Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Additional education in commercial electrical environments, data center management, commercial HVAC, electrical engineering, or a related field will substitute for the experience requirement on a year-for-year basis. Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Additional experience in commercial electrical environments, data center management, commercial HVAC, or a related field will substitute for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis OR a certification in an information technology (IT) related field will substitute for the required education.
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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