Radiation Health Specialist III pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20000845
- Class code
- 20000845
- Pay grade
- 15
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Radiation Health Specialist III is $4,040 to $6,464 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 $48,483 to $77,574 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20000845.
- 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 | $4,040 | $6,060 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $4,310 | $6,464 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $24.86 | $37.30 | 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
Conducts and leads professional level radiation protection and safety inspections of complex facilities that receives, possesses, uses, transfers or disposes of radioactive materials. Responds to radiological incidents/accidents; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Conducts and leads licensing and inspection activities at complex facilities, such as: a university health system that employes multiple modalities of radiation use including computed tomography (CT), brachytherapy seed implants, linear accelerators, and gamma knife technology; facilities that engage in research and conduct trails of experimental radiation therapies; industrial facilities using cross-belt analyzer technology; and uranium recovery facilities. Researches and completes requests for new licenses or registrations or amendments to existing licenses. Responds to radiological emergencies, incidents, accidents, or allegations.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, engineering, mathematics, environmental health, health physics, physics, physical science or health science. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have three years of employment in, or direct experience with at least one of the following: a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), NRC Agreement State, Department of Energy, or Department of Defense regulated health physics program; a State or Federally regulated X-ray program; or a governmental or other certified or licensed laboratory. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Graduate work in one of the above disciplines will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis not to exceed two years.
Special requirements
Must be 18 years of age. Must pass a 29 CFR 1910.120 compliant physical examination within 6 months of employment, if necessary, and maintain by passing an annual 29 CFR 1910.120 compliant physical examination as necessary according to assigned job duties.
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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