Environmental Admstve Hearing Officer pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20001895
- Class code
- 20001895
- Pay grade
- 18
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Environmental Admstve Hearing Officer is $5,377 to $8,604 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 $64,528 to $103,245 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20001895.
- 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 | $5,377 | $8,066 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $5,736 | $8,604 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $33.09 | $49.64 | 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 11/16/2024.
What the state says the job is
Conducts administrative hearings and related proceedings pertaining to issues pursuant to KRS Chapters 146, 149, 151, 223, 224 350, 351 and 353; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Conducts administrative hearings related to the Cabinet's environmental protection and mining programs. Responsible for conducting due process hearings and drafting reports and recommended orders for the Secretary's consideration. Performs duties including conducting administrative hearings and proceedings, administering oaths to witnesses, drafting pre-hearing and post-hearing orders, ruling on evidentiary issues, ruling on procedural and substantive motions, providing various notices to litigants, conducting legal research, managing a docket with weekly status or other conferences, and issuing orders related to each conference.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: See Special Requirements. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have three years experience as a licensed attorney in the practice of law. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: A Master of Law degree will substitute for one year of the required experience. Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE
Special requirements
Must be licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 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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