Kentucky Secretary of Labor Cabinet
| Kentucky Secretary of Labor Cabinet | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $146,880 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $806,452,300 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the governor's pleasure |
| Authority: | Kentucky Revised Statutes 336.015 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the governor |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Kentucky Secretary of Labor Cabinet
Jamie Link | |
| Other Kentucky Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Cabinet Secretary • Public Service Commission | |
The Secretary of the Kentucky Labor Cabinet is a state executive position in the Kentucky state government. The secretary serves as the head of the state's labor department.
Current officeholder
The current Kentucky Secretary of Labor Cabinet is Jamie Link (nonpartisan). Link assumed office in 2021.
Authority
The Labor Cabinet is established in the Kentucky Revised Statutes.[1]
Kentucky Revised Statutes 336.015:
| (2) The Labor Cabinet shall consist of the Office of the Secretary, the Department of Workers Claims, and the Department of Workplace Standards. |
Qualifications
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Appointments
The secretary is appointed by the Governor of Kentucky.
Vacancies
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Duties
The Kentucky Revised Statutes outline the following duties of the secretary:[2]
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Divisions
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State budget
- See also: Kentucky state budget and finances
The Labor Cabinet's budget for Fiscal Year 2025 was $806,452,300.[4]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $146,880, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $136,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2021
In 2021, the secretary received a salary of $136,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2020
In 2020, the secretary received a salary of $129,524 according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2019
In 2019, the secretary received a salary of $137,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2018
In 2018, the secretary received a salary of $137,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2017
In 2017, the secretary received a salary of $137,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2016
In 2016, the secretary received a salary of $130,476 according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2015
In 2015, the secretary received a salary of $139,244 according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2014
In 2014, the secretary received a salary of $137,865 according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2013
In 2013, the secretary received a salary of $137,865 according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2012
In 2012, the secretary received a salary of $137,865 according to the Council of State Governments.
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Kentucky Revised Statutes, "336.015," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Kentucky Revised Statutes, " 336.050 Duties of Secretary," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Kentucky Office of State Budget Director, "2024-2026 Budget of the Commonwealth," accessed January 17, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 15, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2014
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