Executive Staff Interpreter pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20001072
- Class code
- 20001072
- Pay grade
- 16
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Executive Staff Interpreter is $4,444 to $7,110 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 $53,329 to $85,326 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20001072.
- 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 | $4,444 | $6,666 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $4,740 | $7,110 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $27.35 | $41.02 | 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 10/16/2023.
What the state says the job is
Serves as the personal interpreter for the Executive Director of the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing or the Superintendent for the Kentucky School for the Deaf. Plans and organizes workshops on the Americans with Disabilities Act and/ or related topics; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Provides voice to sign and sign to voice interpretation and transliteration using the proper register in a wide variety of settings including legislative hearings and meetings, commission meetings, presentations or speeches to interested groups. Acts as a facilitator of communication and a cross-cultural mediator between the hearing culture and the deaf culture. Provides and participates in workshops for various groups on issues related to the deaf and hard of hearing and related topics. Follows the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Code of Ethics and keeps abreast of any information regarding interpreting for the deaf. Works with teams of interpreters when necessary.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have five years of interpreting experience. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Additional interpreting experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
Special requirements
Must possess full licensure as an interpreter issued by the KENTUCKY BOARD OF INTERPRETERS FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING 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.
Job titles and their pay grades come from the Job Specification Search, joined to the salary schedule.