Revenue Auditor IV pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 21004283
- Class code
- 21004283
- Pay grade
- 15
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Revenue Auditor IV 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 21004283.
- 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 09/16/2023.
What the state says the job is
Conducts and leads highly technical level audits of tax returns, related records, accounts or other data that require expertise in multiple tax types to ensure accuracy of the returns, reports and payment and extent of tax liabilities. Researches audit findings and assigns single tax type audits to ensure completion; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Conducts and leads highly technical audits of tax returns for compliance with Kentucky tax laws and regulations. Demonstrates and maintains expertise in multiple tax types with completion and coordination of assignments with staff that work single tax types. Researches and applies findings in one audit area that result in leads to assign follow-up in another tax type. Completes highly technical audits of tax returns include review of all related records, accounts, or other data through examination to determine accuracy of the returns, reports, and payments, and extent of tax liabilities. Provides preliminary reviews of completed audits of subordinate employees for the supervisor.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree which includes twenty semester hours or thirty quarter hours in pure accounting courses. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Three years of experience auditing tax returns. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Certification as Certified Public Accountant or as a Certified Internal Auditor will substitute for the required education; OR Experience with a financial institution, corporation, college, university, state, local, or federal government in financial analysis, economic analysis, Kentucky tax administration, financial planning, cost analysis, credit analysis or loan analysis, accounting, or a related field will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
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.
Nearby classes in Kentucky
Revenue Auditor IV in other states
| State | Entry | Midpoint | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | $33.72 | $49.71 | $70,144 to $103,401 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.