Radiation Health Supervisor pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20000846
- Class code
- 20000846
- Pay grade
- 16
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Radiation Health Supervisor 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 20000846.
- 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 05/16/2024.
What the state says the job is
Supervises employees and oversees the highly technical activities of the state's radiation health program; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Supervises Radiation Health Specialists, administrative staff, and contract personnel and reports directly to the Radiation Control Program Director. Supervises all regulatory activities related to the use of electronic product radiation, the receipt, possession, use, transfer or disposal of radioactive materials, and the collection, analysis, and reporting of radiologically contaminated (or potentially contaminated) environmental samples in Kentucky. Performs technically complex radiation protection and safety inspections of radiation producing machines facilities and radioactive materials licensees as necessary to augment the efforts of the inspection staff.
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 five 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 disciplines listed above 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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