Transportation Hearing Officer pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20000712
- Class code
- 20000712
- Pay grade
- 15
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Transportation Hearing Officer 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 20000712.
- 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 10/16/2023.
What the state says the job is
Conducts informal hearings to determine whether an individual's driving privilege is to be suspended, probated, or other action taken under KRS Chapter 186 and related statutes and regulations; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Conducts informal hearings for individuals who are convicted of accumulating 12 or more points either racing or speeding 26 miles per hour or more over the given limit. Places the individuals on probation or suspends the driver. Conducts Fraud and Facts and Findings hearings. Reviews Driver History Records (DHR) to determine if conviction in court should prompt action under the relevant statutes and regulations. Schedules and conducts hearings, including swearing witnesses, taking sworn testimony, accepting and preserving evidence, and rules on motions. Reviews and explains DHR's. Completes "interview sheet" to explain what action is being taken.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have four years of administrative, research, law enforcement and/or investigative experience. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Completion of a bachelor's in law will substitute for the required experience. Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Additional administrative, law enforcement, research and/or investigative experience will substitute for the required college on a year-for-year basis.
Special requirements
Must possess a valid driver's license at time of employment in this job classification. Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification.
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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