Telephone Technician pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20000504
- Class code
- 20000504
- Pay grade
- 13
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Telephone Technician 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 20000504.
- 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
Performs professional level duties in engineering, design, installation, integration, testing and maintenance of digital and analog private telephony exchange/switching equipment and electronic and electro- mechanical key telephone systems on new and existing systems for state agencies; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Performs system testing, installation and repair on a variety of new and existing digital and analog private telephony exchange, electronic, and electro-mechanical key telephone systems. Systems. Engineers and designs telephone system requirements using digital telephony protocols, such as Voice Over IP (VOIP) and Session Initiating Protocol (SIP). Performs modification in circuitry and programming for all types of telephone switching systems. Performs testing, diagnostics and bench work repair of telephone switches and key system components and terminal equipment. Uses Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) requirements to integrate into a service providers' network.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: High school graduate supplemented by one year (28 semester hours or 1440 clock hours) of training in electronics, electrical engineering or a related field. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Two years experience in telephone system repair, maintenance, or installation. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Experience in telephone system repair, maintenance, or installation will substitute for the technical training 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.
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