Server Administrator III pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 21005145
- Class code
- 21005145
- Pay grade
- 13
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Server Administrator III 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 21005145.
- 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.
What the state says the job is
Serves as a lead in the design of methods for the installation, configuration, and maintenance of server operating systems, hypervisors, security certificate and performance monitoring software within Commonwealth of Technology (COT) and non- consolidated agencies. Serves as liaison with vendors, application developers, users, and other information technology (IT) personnel for problem resolution; and performs other duties as assigned.
Examples of the work
Processes complex requests for the management, administration, and maintenance of server architecture. Performs and designs methods for the installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance of hardware and server operating systems, hypervisors, security certificates and performance monitoring software in the datacenter. Manages user account permissions within the server environment by way of adding, changing, or deleting access and roles. Performs and designs methods to monitor servers by email alerts and notification generated in server monitoring software. Oversees the development of team practices and procedures.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with an associate's degree in information technology or related field OR certification in an IT related field. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Six years of experience in IT, server support, database analysis, data modelling, application programming, systems analysis, desktop support, or computer operating systems, or a related field. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Additional education in an IT-related field will substitute for the required experience on a year for year basis. Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Two years of additional experience in IT, server support, database analysis, data modelling, application programming, systems analysis, desktop support, or computer operating systems, or a related field will substitute for the required education.
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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