Financial Institutions Examiner Crtfd I pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20000876
- Class code
- 20000876
- Pay grade
- 16
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Financial Institutions Examiner Crtfd I 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 20000876.
- 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 02/16/2025.
What the state says the job is
Provides expertise in a subject matter area of the industry assigned to regulate. Serves as the examiner/investigator-in-charge or as a senior member of a state examination, multi-state examination, investigation, and/or compliance review team regardless of size or complexity. Prepares report of findings and presents major findings to appropriate person(s); Performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Performs complex tasks necessary to review and evaluate applications and registrations and/or to conduct examinations, investigations, and/or compliance reviews of financial institutions, information systems and processes, individuals, securities entities and/or others participating in licensed and unlicensed activity. Serves as examiner/investigator-in-charge regardless of complexity, or as a senior member of a team. Serves as examiner-in-charge of multi-state mortgage examinations.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, economics, finance, or a related field, or a juris doctorate. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have two years of experience as a financial institution or securities examiner or as a licensed attorney with the financial services industry; or six years of professional experience as an officer, accountant, internal auditor, compliance officer, analyst, or related professional in a financial institution; or six years of professional experience as a registered/licensed securities broker, dealer, agent, or investment advisor representative; or six years of professional experience as an investigator of financial fraud in the financial institutions or securities industries; or two years of professional experience working for a state or federal financial institutions or securities ...
Special requirements
Must possess a valid driver's license prior to employment in this job classification. Must successfully complete the Certified Financial Institutions Examiner process related to the assigned job functions as determined by the Department of Financial Institutions or have achieved a certified status w ...
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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