Lexington Records

Department · as of Aug. 24, 2026

Department of Aviation — Commonwealth of Kentucky (Executive, Judicial, Legislative branches)

29 employees. Median pay $57,811.

Pay distribution — Department of Aviation
$0–$24,9996
$25,000–$49,9995
$50,000–$74,9999
$75,000–$99,9996
$100,000–$149,9993
$150,000–$199,9990
$200,000+0
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NameTitleAnnual salary
Gilbert W SimpsonTransportation Engineering Branch Mgr$135,468
Paul T CaseCommissioner - With Increment Date$130,075
James B SchwandtDeputy Commissioner$105,300
Shelby L PeelAssistant Director II$96,820
Stefanie L RobertsHelicopter Pilot$91,037
Michael R RienschePilot$90,223
Brian S WilsonAdministrative Branch Manager$83,994
Sarah F MooreFederal Program Specialist$78,397
Anthony W AdamsAdministrator$77,368
Serai EvansSystems Administrator Senior$72,724
Drew A UnderwoodAdministrative Branch Manager$70,338
Zachary W HeathEngineer-In-Training II$69,419
Jermaine BibbExecutive Assistant$61,941
Candi L ParsonsAdministrative Specialist Senior$61,272
Jonathan A SayleAviation Mechanic II$57,811
Louis M ShuckAviation Mechanic II$56,799
Keith T CliftonAdministrative Specialist$55,157
John E ArmstrongAirport Operations Supervisor$51,000
Toby L ParksAirport Flightline Attendant II$38,580
Bryan J PrestonAirport Flightline Attendant II$38,578
Andrew C ConleyAirport Flightline Attendant II$38,578
Paul I CombsAirport Flightline Attendant II$38,401
John M HenryAirport Flightline Attendant II$37,980
Lindsey T CaseBoard Member$50
Connor L TilfordBoard Member$50
Emily S HerronBoard Member$50
Gary W CoxBoard Member$50
Brandon L EdmistonBoard Member$50
Michael A RichardsonHelicopter Pilot$40

Source: Kentucky OpenDoor / transparency.ky.gov State Employee Salary Search (Personnel Cabinet KHRIS + institution-supplied), retrieved Sept. 12, 2026. Figures are each position's annual salary rate as of Aug. 24, 2026 per the Personnel Cabinet's KHRIS snapshot; not gross pay, no overtime or benefits. annualSalary is the API field totalSalary, which the site presents as the employee's current annual salary rate (not gross pay, no overtime). Head-coach rows show multi-year contract totals, so treat outliers with care. county is the work county for Executive/Judicial/Legislative rows (populated), and null for post-secondary institution rows. ky-state-employees-fayette.json is the Fayette-county subset. Rows are per person-position; a person with two positions may appear twice.