Lexington Records

Department · as of Aug. 24, 2026

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

42 employees. Median pay $61,137.

Pay distribution — Department of Employee Insurance
$0–$24,9990
$25,000–$49,9990
$50,000–$74,99928
$75,000–$99,99910
$100,000–$149,9994
$150,000–$199,9990
$200,000+0
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NameTitleAnnual salary
Christopher ChamnessCommissioner - With Increment Date$131,324
Brandon F AdamsDeputy Commissioner$110,555
Hannah J StanfieldAssistant Director II$107,779
Christie M BurkheadAssistant Director II$107,467
Jessica L HetrickBenefits Branch Manager$87,482
Sheila J SextonBenefits Branch Manager$87,482
Judy L BakerBenefits Branch Manager$87,482
Jeffrey L HerronBenefits Branch Manager$87,482
Sherry J DavisBenefits Branch Manager$87,482
Mary E GebhartBenefits Branch Manager$87,482
Donna E MarcumStaff Assistant$84,845
Jennifer V ThompsonStaff Assistant$84,845
Kayla O McIntoshHealthcare Data Administrator$77,786
Grant HakansonHealthcare Data Administrator$77,786
Dan E RossBenefits Financial Consultant$68,241
Irma J TurnerBenefits Consultant$67,593
Jacqueline E SaylorBenefits Consultant$66,880
Mamatha KothaBenefits Consultant$62,880
Kim CollinsBenefits Consultant$61,137
Michele C EllisBenefits Financial Consultant$61,137
Helen M MainesBenefits Consultant$61,137
Crystal BeersBenefits Consultant$61,137
Sherry L QuinnBenefits Financial Consultant$61,137
Jeri L PaytonBenefits Consultant$61,137
Debbie S FraleyBenefits Financial Consultant$61,137
Angela R McGaugheyBenefits Financial Consultant$61,137
Laketa L RitchieBenefits Financial Consultant$60,876
Heather B KernsBenefits Financial Consultant$60,738
Christian P SanderData Analyst$58,936
Wendy TuckerBenefits Financial Consultant$58,650
Ashley TewBenefits Financial Consultant$58,650
Michelle K SmallwoodBenefits Consultant$57,846
Deena NuckolsBenefits Consultant$57,846
Marie-Alexandra Petit-WillayBenefits Consultant$57,843
Madison PadgettBenefits Consultant$55,996
Jennifer L ThompsonBenefits Consultant$55,996
Sheila BurusBenefits Consultant$55,996
Christy KeeneBenefits Consultant$55,996
Ladonna C GregoryBenefits Consultant$55,369
Leanne C HallerBenefits Consultant$55,369
Niah KimbroughBenefits Financial Analyst$53,451
Michelle GuerreroBenefits Financial Analyst$50,584

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.