Unemployment Insurance Appeals Ref I pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20000891
- Class code
- 20000891
- Pay grade
- 14
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Unemployment Insurance Appeals Ref I is $3,673 to $5,877 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 $44,074 to $70,518 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20000891.
- 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 | $3,673 | $5,509 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $3,918 | $5,877 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $22.60 | $33.90 | 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
Conducts appeals hearings in disputed unemployment insurance benefit or tax cases involving issues ranging from claimant eligibility and qualifications to employer responsibility for reserve account charges, and issues written decisions on each case; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Conducts hearings on disputed unemployment insurance benefit claims brought up on appeal from determinations of the agency. Administers oath to witnesses, receives verbal and documentary evidence from parties and their witnesses, determines admissibility of evidence and resolves objections. Issues written decisions containing Finding of Fact based on evidence submitted, either affirming, revising or otherwise modifying the determination of the agency. Maintains current knowledge of policies, procedures and provisions of statutory and common law covering unemployment insurance. UNIQUE PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Three years of professional experience in unemployment insurance, labor relations, industrial relations, law, insurance claims adjustment, public administration, or a related field. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Graduate study from an accredited law school will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Additional experience in the above fields will substitute for the required college education 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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