Unemployment Insurance Auditor I pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20001650
- Class code
- 20001650
- Pay grade
- 14
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Unemployment Insurance Auditor 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 20001650.
- 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 10/16/2024.
What the state says the job is
At the beginning level, conducts audits of employer records to assure compliance with unemployment insurance laws and regulations. Serves as a witness at Unemployment Insurance Commission appeal hearings, applies legal collection procedures to collect delinquent tax payments and investigates employer/employee relationships and worker coverage; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
At the beginning level, applies professional auditing standards, methods and procedures to review, explain and interpret regulatory reporting requirements. Under general supervision, serves as a local representative of the division for unemployment tax matters. Investigates the subjectivity status of employer under applicable statutes. Conducts field audits of a technical nature to assure compliance with Kentucky Unemployment Insurance tax laws, rules and regulations to determine liability and accuracy of wage and tax data reported by employers. Secures wage and tax reports from delinquent employers. Assesses and collects delinquent tax, interest and penalty payments.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree that includes twelve semester hours or eighteen quarter hours in accounting, finance, or statistics courses. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Three years of professional level experience in unemployment insurance, accounting, banking, finance, bookkeeping, payroll, statistics, or determining eligibility for government benefit programs will substitute for the required accounting, finance, or statistics hours.
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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