Dental Program Administrator pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20001000
- Class code
- 20001000
- Pay grade
- 34
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Dental Program Administrator is $9,842 to $15,747 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 $118,104 to $188,966 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20001000.
- 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 | $9,842 | $14,763 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $10,498 | $15,747 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $60.57 | $90.85 | 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
Develops, administers and maintains statewide dental programs and/or services; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Responsible for the development, promotion and implementation of statewide prevention dental programs, including community fluoridation, rural school fluoridation and/or fluoride mouth rinse programs for children. Responsible for standards of dental programs in local and district health departments. Plans and conducts investigation of and research on public dental problems. Reviews appropriate literature to remain current on the state of the art. Responsible for the administrative supervision of staff. Provides technical assistance and consultations to local health units, other agencies, and to departmental institutions.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: See Special Requirements. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have five years of experience in the practice of dentistry. This experience must include at least two years of experience in an administrative and/or supervisory capacity in an agency, institution, facility or public health setting. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE
Special requirements
Must be licensed to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth of Kentucky by the Kentucky Board of Dentistry. https://dentistry. ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification.
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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