Welder Supervisor pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 21003626
- Class code
- 21003626
- Pay grade
- 13
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Welder Supervisor 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 21003626.
- 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 11/16/2024.
What the state says the job is
Supervises employees in and performs skilled acetylene, brazing, and/or electrical arc welding; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Supervises employees in and performs skilled acetylene, brazing, and/or electrical arc welding. Performs various kinds of metal construction work as needed. Uses acetylene and electrical arc as required. Must be familiar with acetylene welding, cutting of metals, and finding the proper fluxes to fuse various metals together. Orders various metals, welding rods, and fluxes, and keeps inventory of materials. Repairs high pressure boilers, piping, hot water heaters, tanks and other pressure vessels to comply with the American Society for Mechanical Engineers testing laboratory.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Associates degree in welding. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Three years of welding, welding technology, or welding fabrication experience. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Additional education in a related field will substitute for the experience on a year-for-year basis. Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Additional welding, welding technology, welding fabrication, or a related field will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
Special requirements
Must be 18 years of age. Must have KM 64-108 (Mig) and KM 64-110 (SMAW) certifications issued by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to qualify for 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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