Graduate Accountant II pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20001643
- Class code
- 20001643
- Pay grade
- 14
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Graduate Accountant II is $3,673 to $5,877 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 $44,074 to $70,518 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20001643.
- 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 | $3,673 | $5,509 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $3,918 | $5,877 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $22.60 | $33.90 | 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
Performs technical professional accounting duties in the application of accounting principles, methods and procedures in the establishment, analysis and maintenance of complex accounting records within a financial management system or performing functional supervision over a statewide accounting activity OR Within the single designated organization of a Cabinet or designated Department responsible for issuance of the Commonwealth's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and expending at least $700 million in federal funds annually, performs complex professional accounting duties in the administration of intermediate level federal grant programs or special project teams; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Applies professional accounting principles and auditing standards to develop, maintain database or changes to eMars. Performs professional accounting duties in the application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) when either creating or approving complex accounting transactions within the Commonwealth's accounting system. Audits complex transactions for compliance before payment and posting in the general ledger. Maintains chart of accounts data elements in eMars. Creates or inactivates accounting templates, adds tasks and task order numbers, creates activity codes, and adds subfunction codes to newly created function codes.
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: One year of professional accounting experience. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Professional experience in Kentucky State Government 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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