Machinist Consultant pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20000469
- Class code
- 20000469
- Pay grade
- 12
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Machinist Consultant is $3,036 to $4,857 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 $36,426 to $58,282 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20000469.
- 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 | $3,036 | $4,553 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $3,238 | $4,857 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $18.68 | $28.02 | 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 09/16/2023.
What the state says the job is
Consults with different divisions/districts to assist in providing technical information and designing special equipment and machines; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Operates lathes, shapers, drill presses, and other types of shop machinery to make or repair parts on automotive, diesel, photography, toll collecting machines, and other such equipment. Adjusts, dismantles, and assembles machines and machine equipment. Babbitts and bores machine bearings, machine piston rods and shafts and bolts. Makes various types of bushing, bearings, shafts, bolts, and other machine parts. Prepares design, layout, and measurement of materials to be machined. Prepares reports and records. Interprets policies and procedures to employees. UNIQUE PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Work requires the employee to reach and bend and to have good manual dexterity.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: High school graduate. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Five years of experience in the machinist trade. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Related vocational or technical school training will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Additional related experience will substitute for the education on a year-for-year basis.
Special requirements
Must be 18 years of age.
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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