Highway Technician Assistant I pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 21002025
- Class code
- 21002025
- Pay grade
- 09
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Highway Technician Assistant I is $2,281 to $3,649 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 $27,370 to $43,792 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 21002025.
- 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 | $2,281 | $3,421 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $2,433 | $3,649 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $14.04 | $21.05 | 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 05/16/2024.
What the state says the job is
Performs a variety of general labor functions and operates basic automotive and power equipment such as, but not limited to bushhogs, chainsaws, chemical sprayers, chippers, jack hammers, mowing tractors, single axle truck (dump, flatbed, pickup), snow plow and salt spreaders, broom sweepers, and weed trimmers; and performs other duties as assigned. Learns to perform technical tasks in support of highway construction and/or maintenance programs such as basic surveying, reading constructions plans, and completing project documentation; and performs other duties as assigned. (Engineering decisions recommended by positions of the class must be approved by a Licensed Professional Engineer under KRS Chapter 322.)
Examples of the work
Performs a variety of general labor functions such as patching potholes, picking up litter, using chainsaw to trim trees and brush, and serves as flagger during maintenance activities. Learns to install traffic signs. Operates and maintains basic equipment such as, but not limited to, bush hogs, chainsaws, chemical sprayers, chippers, jack hammers, mowing tractors, single axle truck (dump, flatbed, pickup), snow plow and salt spreaders, broom sweepers, and weed trimmers. Performs duties associated with the Cabinet's snow and ice policies.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: High school graduate. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE
Special requirements
Must be 18 years of age. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license to qualify for employment in this job classification. Within 12 months of employment in this job classification, employees in this classification must furnish the agency's appointing authority with documentation that he or s ...
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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