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Fleet Mechanic (city/county) in Kentucky

Kentucky Personnel Cabinet lists 4 job classes for this work in the Kentucky state pay plan: Automotive Technician I–IV.

$30,104 – $62,856
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$55,480
median pay in KY, all employers
3,890
workers in KY (SOC 49-3031)

Sources: Kentucky Personnel Cabinet, Kentucky Classified and Unclassified 37.5 and 40-Hour Salary Schedule (effective September 16, 2026) and Job Class Specifications; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Kentucky state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective September 16, 2026. These are the ranges Kentucky sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Automotive Technician I
Class 20000597 · class description
Grade 10 · Salary Schedule, 37.5-Hour Work Week
$2,508.68 a month
$30,104 a year
Grade 10 · Salary Schedule, 40-Hour Work Week
$2,675.92 a month
$32,111 a year
Grade 10 SER · Special Entrance Rate, 37.5-Hour Work Week
$3,689.24 a month
$44,271 a year
Grade 10 SER · Special Entrance Rate, 40-Hour Work Week
$3,935.20 a month
$47,222 a year
Automotive Technician II
Class 20000598 · class description
Grade 11 · Salary Schedule, 37.5-Hour Work Week
$2,759.90 a month
$33,119 a year
Grade 11 · Salary Schedule, 40-Hour Work Week
$2,943.90 a month
$35,327 a year
Grade 11 SER · Special Entrance Rate, 37.5-Hour Work Week
$4,058.76 a month
$48,705 a year
Grade 11 SER · Special Entrance Rate, 40-Hour Work Week
$4,329.36 a month
$51,952 a year
Automotive Technician III
Class 20000599 · class description
Grade 12 · Salary Schedule, 37.5-Hour Work Week
$3,035.50 a month
$36,426 a year
Grade 12 · Salary Schedule, 40-Hour Work Week
$3,237.88 a month
$38,855 a year
Grade 12 SER · Special Entrance Rate, 37.5-Hour Work Week
$4,464.04 a month
$53,568 a year
Grade 12 SER · Special Entrance Rate, 40-Hour Work Week
$4,761.64 a month
$57,140 a year
Automotive Technician IV
Class 20000600 · class description
Grade 13 · Salary Schedule, 37.5-Hour Work Week
$3,339.22 a month
$40,071 a year
Grade 13 · Salary Schedule, 40-Hour Work Week
$3,561.84 a month
$42,742 a year
Grade 13 SER · Special Entrance Rate, 37.5-Hour Work Week
$4,910.60 a month
$58,927 a year
Grade 13 SER · Special Entrance Rate, 40-Hour Work Week
$5,237.96 a month
$62,856 a year

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Kentucky Personnel Cabinet, Kentucky Classified and Unclassified 37.5 and 40-Hour Salary Schedule (effective September 16, 2026) and Job Class Specifications. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Kentucky, all employers Sourced

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists (SOC 49-3031) in Kentucky, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureKY
Workers3,890
10th percentile$38,250
Median$55,480
90th percentile$80,500
National median, government employers$65,270

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Kentucky

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Fleet Mechanic (city/county) page.

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