Speech Pathologist I pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20000977
- Class code
- 20000977
- Pay grade
- 15
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Speech Pathologist I 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 20000977.
- 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
Performs professional work under the supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist, identifying, appraising, and interpreting communicative disorders of speech, voice, and language. Administers audiometric screening evaluations. Plans and provides remedial group and individual therapy programming as indicated; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Administers diagnostic evaluations for speech, voice, and language disorders for children and adults seen individually or in various medical examining clinics. Administers audiometric screening; interprets tests results and makes recommendations; makes referrals to appropriate sources; prepares reports of tests results and recommendations and interprets and documents results. Serves as a member of various medical examining teams. Provides speech, voice, language and hearing therapy for children and adults with communicative disorders. Integrates clinical work with other health care units.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Must have a master's degree from a college or university with major course work in speech-language pathology. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: A minimum of 300 clock hours of supervised clinical experience as approved by the training institution. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE
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
Speech Pathologist I in other states
| State | Entry | Midpoint | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $6,235 | $8,384 | $74,820 to $100,608 |
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.