Student Financial Assistance Advisor pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20001695
- Class code
- 20001695
- Pay grade
- 15
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Student Financial Assistance Advisor 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 20001695.
- 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
Under direction, provides specialized administrative consultative services to operational areas of the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority relating to the administration of student financial aid programs or loan accounts; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Reviews and evaluates techniques used in administering financial aid programs and student loan accounts by KHEAA. Prepares and maintains detailed information from an operational area. Performs effectiveness analysis and develops in-depth reports for the manager. Maintains state of-the-art information on various techniques in use by both the public and private sectors through meetings, training sessions, personal investigations, and professional literature. Reviews, evaluates and recommends alteration, addition and/or deletion of specific procedures used in an operational area.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have four years of experience in educational administration, public administration, or financial administration. Two years of the required experience must include the processing of student loans or administrative NONEexperience in student financial aid. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Graduate study in business administration, education, public administration, communications or a related field will substitute for the educational administration, public administration or financial administration experience up to a maximum of two years.
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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