Department · as of Aug. 24, 2026
Department of Workers' Claims — Commonwealth of Kentucky (Executive, Judicial, Legislative branches)
127 employees. Median pay $71,851.
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| Name | Title | Annual salary |
|---|---|---|
| Michael W Alvey | Board Member | $171,555 |
| Scott M Miller | Board Member | $171,555 |
| Franklin A Stivers | Board Member | $171,555 |
| Scott C Wilhoit | Commissioner - With Increment Date | $171,555 |
| Douglas W Gott | Chief Administrative Law Judge | $167,487 |
| James G Allen | Administrative Law Judge | $164,487 |
| John B Coleman | Administrative Law Judge | $164,487 |
| Kenneth C Smith | Administrative Law Judge | $164,487 |
| Phillipe W Rich | Administrative Law Judge | $164,487 |
| Jonathan R Weatherby | Administrative Law Judge | $164,487 |
| Stephanie L Kinney | Administrative Law Judge | $164,487 |
| Tonya M Clemons | Administrative Law Judge | $164,487 |
| Amanda M Perkins | Administrative Law Judge | $164,487 |
| Ralph R Case | Administrative Law Judge | $164,487 |
| Walter Harvey | Administrative Law Judge | $164,487 |
| Laura R Beasley | Administrative Law Judge | $164,487 |
| Samuel J Bach | Administrative Law Judge | $164,487 |
| Grant S Roark | Administrative Law Judge | $164,487 |
| Marc C Davis | Administrative Law Judge | $164,487 |
| Thomas G Polites | Administrative Law Judge | $164,487 |
| Peter J Naake | Administrative Law Judge | $164,487 |
| Shari C Lafoe | Workers' Claims Director | $108,218 |
| Melissa M Wright | Workers' Claims Director | $105,403 |
| Scott D Gasser | Workers' Claims Director | $105,403 |
| Judy B Long | Workers' Claims Director | $103,336 |
| Bradley Hamblin | Staff Attorney Mgr/Asst General Counsel | $102,202 |
| Howard C Lawson | Assistant Director II | $97,655 |
| Michael A Watts | Assistant Director II | $97,655 |
| Kerri A Ripperger | Assistant Director II | $97,655 |
| Derrick S Hill | Staff Assistant | $96,978 |
| Brian E Hiles | Assistant Director II | $96,825 |
| James D Wood | Information Systems Manager | $96,792 |
| Stephen A Mason | Information Systems Manager | $96,792 |
| Lori A Meister | Staff Attorney III | $96,792 |
| Brandon Daulton | Staff Attorney III | $96,792 |
| Matthew Kinney | Staff Attorney III | $96,792 |
| Randi J Maddox | Staff Attorney III | $96,792 |
| Lindsey Pridmore | Assistant Director II | $95,814 |
| Emily S Norris | Staff Attorney III | $91,467 |
| Jazmin P Smith | Staff Attorney III | $84,488 |
| Angela E Minella | Staff Attorney III | $84,488 |
| James McGinnis | Administrative Branch Manager | $83,995 |
| Diana J Onodu | Administrative Branch Manager | $83,994 |
| Jessica M Portwood | Executive Staff Advisor | $78,120 |
| Michelle R Greenwell | Special Fund Program Advisor | $76,737 |
| Jennifer T McKenzie | Administrative Supervisor | $76,360 |
| Amy L Roe | Administrative Supervisor | $76,360 |
| Ashley N O'Connell | Administrative Supervisor | $76,360 |
| Austin W Maddox | IT Business Analyst Senior | $75,697 |
| Brian Butler | Administrative Branch Manager | $73,378 |
| Amber J Coleman | Self-Insurance Auditor | $72,922 |
| Mary E Baxter | IT Business Analyst Senior | $72,724 |
| Rosalind T Robinson | IT Business Analyst Senior | $72,724 |
| Melissa E Nelson | IT Business Analyst Senior | $72,724 |
| Vickie L Estill | Workers Compensation Specialist | $71,851 |
| Sandra L Jump | Special Fund Program Advisor | $71,851 |
| Valerie K Towe | Workers Compensation Specialist | $71,851 |
| Lek N Daugherty | Workers Compensation Specialist | $71,851 |
| Toni W Trisler | Workers Compensation Specialist | $71,851 |
| Christy B Tandy | Workers Compensation Specialist | $71,851 |
| Charles Donovan | Special Fund Program Advisor | $71,851 |
| Veronica E Mattingly | Workers Compensation Specialist | $71,851 |
| Michael D Staley | Workers Compensation Specialist | $71,851 |
| Hollie E Dean | Workers Compensation Specialist | $71,851 |
| Courtney Manning | Executive Staff Advisor | $71,009 |
| Rachel Wallace | Self-Insurance Auditor | $70,902 |
| Billie B Buckley | Workers Compensation Investigator III | $69,419 |
| Clayton M Atchison | Workers Compensation Investigator III | $69,419 |
| Jenna R Feagan | Workers Compensation Investigator III | $69,354 |
| Mackenzie E Napier | Program Coordinator | $67,669 |
| Bretta M Hensley | Procedures Development Specialist II | $66,113 |
| Paula K Berry | Workers Compensation Investigator III | $66,113 |
| Matthew L Barlow | Workers Compensation Investigator III | $66,113 |
| Edith K Morrison | Workers Compensation Investigator III | $66,113 |
| John Wallace | Data Analyst | $64,187 |
| Ernest J Matiz | Data Analyst | $64,187 |
| Tiphanie A Taylor | Data Analyst | $64,187 |
| Cynthia Floyd | Workers Compensation Specialist | $64,167 |
| Tanya J Goodlett | Data Analyst | $63,111 |
| Dazmann D Crittendon | Data Analyst | $63,111 |
| Sherry D Wilson | Medical Certification Specialist | $62,475 |
| Peggy P Harper | Medical Certification Specialist | $62,475 |
| Blanche M McDonald | Medical Certification Specialist | $59,500 |
| Michael J Meece | Administrative Specialist Senior | $58,807 |
| Vicki E Harmon | Administrative Specialist Senior | $58,807 |
| Sheila M Daniel | Administrative Specialist Senior | $58,807 |
| Jacob E Clark | Administrative Specialist Senior | $58,807 |
| Tina K Hammond | Administrative Specialist Senior | $58,807 |
| Jessica Johnson | Administrative Specialist Senior | $58,807 |
| Theresa A Chandler | Administrative Specialist Senior | $58,807 |
| Tammy L Hobson | Administrative Specialist Senior | $58,589 |
| Robert W Ragle | Workers Compensation Investigator II | $58,355 |
| Michael A Braxton | Workers Compensation Investigator II | $58,355 |
| Kathy L Burggraf | Paralegal -ALJ | $58,128 |
| Marla M Bales | Paralegal -ALJ | $58,128 |
| Chelsea N Johns | Paralegal -ALJ | $58,128 |
| Lisa A Combs | Paralegal | $58,128 |
| Lisa C Chaffin | Paralegal -ALJ | $58,128 |
| Patricia G Farris | Paralegal -ALJ | $58,128 |
| Grace Dickens | Paralegal -ALJ | $58,128 |
| Christel U Keister | Paralegal -ALJ | $58,128 |
| Emily Adams | Paralegal -ALJ | $58,128 |
| Lori A Wilson | Paralegal | $58,128 |
| Stephanie L Carroll | Paralegal -ALJ | $58,128 |
| Christie M Gray | Paralegal -ALJ | $58,128 |
| Kari D Tigue | Paralegal -ALJ | $58,128 |
| Kimberly B Meek | Paralegal -ALJ | $58,128 |
| Ann Y Reed | Paralegal -ALJ | $58,128 |
| Sonya C McGarey | Paralegal -ALJ | $58,128 |
| Mary A Williams | Paralegal -ALJ | $58,128 |
| Darlene Atkinson | Paralegal -ALJ | $58,128 |
| Joni K Skinner | Paralegal | $57,906 |
| Angela M McKinney | Administrative Specialist Senior | $57,234 |
| Chadwick Collins | Administrative Specialist Senior | $55,145 |
| Laura L O'nan | Workers Compensation Investigator I | $54,642 |
| Richard T Phillips | Data Analyst | $54,495 |
| Vivian Tandy | Administrative Specialist Senior | $54,096 |
| John Carlton | Administrative Specialist Senior | $54,096 |
| Amy Rezac | Administrative Specialist Senior | $54,096 |
| Venieshia Henton | Document Processing Specialist III | $53,461 |
| Jenna L Tucker | Workers Compensation Investigator I | $51,636 |
| Jerry L Loughran | Workers Compensation Investigator I | $51,636 |
| Theresa M Absher | Executive Administrative Secretary | $50,420 |
| Amanda O'Sullivan | Administrative Specialist | $49,176 |
| Tiffanie L Martin | Executive Administrative Secretary | $49,057 |
| Victoria Carella | Executive Administrative Secretary | $45,787 |
| Don B Whipkey | Document Processing Specialist III | $37,983 |