Registered Nurse Advanced Practitioner pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20001016
- Class code
- 20001016
- Pay grade
- 18
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Registered Nurse Advanced Practitioner is $5,377 to $8,604 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 $64,528 to $103,245 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20001016.
- 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 | $5,377 | $8,066 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $5,736 | $8,604 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $33.09 | $49.64 | 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
Provides a wide range of professional nursing services to include, but not limited to assessment, diagnosis and treatment, physical examinations, patient counseling, and monitoring patient status for residents in medical and psychiatric facilities including hospitals, clinics, health centers, nursing homes, and public health agencies; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Performs independent nursing practices based upon theoretical frameworks relevant to professional nursing and the nursing process, to include: psychotherapy of individuals, groups or families; diagnostic tests, prescribing of medication and treatments; educational activities; administrative activities; research activities; program development and implementation. Prescribes medications, treatments, medical devices, and issues prescriptions for non-scheduled legend drugs as defined by Kentucky Revised Statutes. Performs physical and/or psychiatric examinations and preventative health measures within the guidelines and instructions of physician.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: See Special Requirements. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE
Special requirements
Must be licensed in Kentucky as a registered nurse and licensed with the Kentucky Board of Nursing as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, in addition to holding a national certification in a specified nurse practitioner population focus. https://apps.
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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