Workers' Claims Director pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 21005826
- Class code
- 21005826
- Pay grade
- 20
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Workers' Claims Director is $6,506 to $10,410 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 $78,076 to $124,923 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 21005826.
- 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 | $6,506 | $9,760 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $6,940 | $10,410 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $40.04 | $60.06 | 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.
What the state says the job is
Serves as the head of a division within the Department of Workers' Claims and provides overall general direction and oversight to ensure programs and staff support organizational goals and policies.
Examples of the work
Develops and implements policy regarding enforcement of state and/ or federal laws, rules, and regulations. Determines effectiveness and appropriateness of existing rules and regulations. Oversees daily operations and ensures programs are effectively managed. Responsible for the overall supervision of personnel within the division, branches, and sections. Oversees division, branch, and section's activities to ensure compliance with all state and federal statutes, regulations, policies and procedures.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Six years of administrative or management experience, three of which must include direct supervision of personnel. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: A master's degree will substitute for one year of the non-supervisory experience. Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Additional administrative, management, or research experience will substitute for the required 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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