Lexington Records

Department · as of Aug. 24, 2026

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

69 employees. Median pay $54,305.

Pay distribution — Department of Professional Licensing
$0–$24,99920
$25,000–$49,9993
$50,000–$74,99928
$75,000–$99,9994
$100,000–$149,9993
$150,000–$199,9990
$200,000+0
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NameTitleAnnual salary
Kristen R LawsonCommissioner - With Increment Date$114,418
Theresa W CarrollExecutive Director$103,234
Thomas P VeitExecutive Director -Brds & Comiss$103,200
Jennifer M WolsingStaff Attorney III$94,723
Lilly CoinerGeneral Counsel$93,177
Danielle N HaddadStaff Attorney III$88,764
Gerald FlorenceExecutive Advisor$80,523
Lyndsay K SippleExecutive Staff Advisor$74,825
Randy KlossExecutive Assistant$72,502
Melissa D PittmanFiscal Manager$69,988
Gabriel A DentAdministrative Supervisor$67,869
Jeff BardroffAdministrative Supervisor$67,869
Courtney C ParkerAdministrative Supervisor$67,869
Jennefer J ShearerAdministrative Specialist Senior$60,192
Tyler S BransonProcedures Development Specialist II$58,128
Timothy S NehringConsumer Complaint Investigator II$57,912
Edwin S PierattAdministrative Coordinator$56,812
Jenna WellsAdministrative Specialist Senior$56,090
Lisa M TraylorAdministrative Specialist Senior$54,632
Ivy L DavisAdministrative Specialist Senior$54,632
Chasity N WrayAdministrative Specialist Senior$54,632
Robert J BrossartAdministrative Specialist Senior$54,632
Miranda L GuarnieriAdministrative Specialist Senior$54,632
Chelsey N MoyeAdministrative Specialist Senior$54,632
Angella ReynoldsAdministrative Specialist Senior$54,632
Ashley CottonAdministrative Specialist Senior$54,632
Jessica L BrownAdministrative Specialist Senior$54,632
Elizabeth JohnsonExecutive Administrative Secretary$54,510
Kim JewellExecutive Administrative Secretary$54,510
Brittany S CreechExec Administrative Sec -Brds & Comiss$54,100
Gladys M VarneyAdministrative Specialist Senior$53,938
Cathy BuckleyAdministrative Specialist Senior$52,585
Holly HouillionAdministrative Specialist Senior$52,585
Leah K ReddenAdministrative Coordinator$52,031
Constance RussellAdministrative Specialist Senior$51,621
Staci R TaylorAdministrative Specialist Senior$47,020
Alyssa D MeeceAdministrative Specialist Senior$44,781
Rachel CouchAdministrative Specialist Senior$44,082
Mark VaughtBoard Member$300
Joshua N CreppsBoard Member$300
Anthony SicklesBoard Member$300
Richard E RogersBoard Member$300
Anne W ButlerBoard Member$300
John KesslerBoard Member$300
Kenneth LewisBoard Member$300
Justin W NobleBoard Member$300
Matthew WaltersBoard Member$300
Ken SaganBoard Member$300
Kari R CheekBoard Member$300
Laura DisneyBoard Member$300
John D OutlawBoard Member$300
Matthew C CoomerBoard Member$300
Gregory W CaudillBoard Member$300
Ralph D HalcombBoard Member$300
Ronald KirbyBoard Member Chairman-No Inc Date$300
William R AdamsBoard Member$300
Mark S HitenBoard Member Chairman-No Inc Date$300
Russell L MillsBoard Member$300
Vance WalkerUnpaid Board/Commission Member$0
Cynthia R HowardUnpaid Board/Commission Member$0
Stacy StaniferUnpaid Board/Commission Member$0
David B ChesnutUnpaid Board/Commission Member$0
Carolyn BasfordUnpaid Board/Commission Chair$0
Donald E KaremUnpaid Board/Commission Member$0
Bruce FergussonUnpaid Board/Commission Member$0
Steven E RiceUnpaid Board/Commission Member$0
Gary DentonUnpaid Board/Commission Member$0
Kyle E HoylmanUnpaid Board/Commission Chair$0
Cherri LolleyUnpaid Board/Commission Member$0

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.