Disability Rights Advocate pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20001892
- Class code
- 20001892
- Pay grade
- 15
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Disability Rights Advocate is $4,040 to $6,464 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 $48,483 to $77,574 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20001892.
- 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 | $4,040 | $6,060 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $4,310 | $6,464 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $24.86 | $37.30 | 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 11/16/2023.
What the state says the job is
Performs duties as a non- attorney advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities under the direct supervision of an attorney. Provides training to community-based advocacy groups. Provides information and referral services related to disabilities; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Investigates complex issues, cases, and complaints concerning clients with disabilities. Attends administrative meetings such as treatment and individual planning meetings to advocate for the rights of clients with disabilities. Interviews clients and interprets unfamiliar terms and procedures utilized during meetings. Participates in systems advocacy projects. Recommends specific data that may be needed to determine the appropriate type of programming or treatment for an individual client. Obtains client's case direction and asserts client's specific recommendations for programming or treatment changes or additions when appropriate.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in special education, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing, behavioral science, rehabilitation, mental health professions or a field related specifically to people with disabilities. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Three years of experience in working with people with disabilities. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Graduate work in law or in a field relating specifically to people with disabilities will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Work advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities will substitute for the bachelor's degree 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.
Job titles and their pay grades come from the Job Specification Search, joined to the salary schedule.