Registered Nurse Applicant pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 21002525
- Class code
- 21002525
- Pay grade
- 13
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Registered Nurse Applicant is $3,339 to $5,343 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 $40,071 to $64,114 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 21002525.
- 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 | $3,339 | $5,009 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $3,562 | $5,343 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $20.55 | $30.82 | 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
Under the direct supervision of a registered nurse, provides professional nursing services to patients in state facilities; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Performs all nursing practice under the direct supervision of a registered nurse and shall not engage in independent nursing practice. Performs acts requiring substantial specialized knowledge, judgement and nursing skill based upon the principles of psychological, biological, physical, and social sciences. Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation in the provision of patient care. Provides care, counsel, and health teaching to the ill, injured, or infirmed. Promotes health maintenance and prevention of illness. Performs medical treatment and administers medications as prescribed. Intervenes when emergency care is required.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: See Special Requirements. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE
Special requirements
Must hold a provisional license in Kentucky as a Registered Nurse Applicant. https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute. aspx?id=52117 http://www.kbn.ky.gov/ Must obtain full licensure as a Registered Nurse within six months of employment in this job classification.
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.
Job titles and their pay grades come from the Job Specification Search, joined to the salary schedule.