Federal Fund Accountant pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 21002229
- Class code
- 21002229
- Pay grade
- 16
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Federal Fund Accountant 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 21002229.
- 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 10/16/2024.
What the state says the job is
Within the single designated organization of a Cabinet or designated Department responsible for issuance of the Commonwealth's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) OR expending at least $700 million in federal funds annually, performs professional accounting duties to administer highly complex federal funding programs across multiple agencies; OR serves in a highly technical capacity in direct assistance to the Federal Fund Accountant Controller in the oversight of the accounting organization, including report management; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Serves as the Accountant-In-Charge of federal funding awards or contracts at a high level of complexity. Complex federal funding programs include at least three of the following attributes: entitlement awards; multiple funding profiles/match requirements, multiple Major Programs, multiple Federal Financial Reports (FFR) per year, programs containing both Administrative and Benefits components, accrual basis award reconciliations, and daily cash draws. Coordinates the work of accounting professionals to achieve deadlines and ensures timely draws of federal grant funds for assigned programs.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree (which includes twenty semester hours or thirty quarter hours in accounting). EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have four years professional accounting or audit experience. Two years of the required experience must include federal accounting, auditing, or reporting. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Professional experience in Kentucky State Government federal accounting will substitute for the education 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.
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