Child Nutrition Program Consultant pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20001098
- Class code
- 20001098
- Pay grade
- 15
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Child Nutrition Program Consultant is $4,040 to $6,464 per month, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Kentucky publishes an entry rate and a midpoint for each pay grade, not a maximum, so the upper figure on this page is the grade midpoint.
- That works out to about $48,483 to $77,574 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20001098.
- The plan defines 3 alternate ranges for this class, so the rate depends on which criteria an employee meets.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Alternate ranges
| Range | Entry | Midpoint | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range 37.5-hour week | $4,040 | $6,060 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $4,310 | $6,464 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $24.86 | $37.30 | per hour |
Which alternate range applies is set by the plan's own criteria (experience, certification or assignment). The criteria text lives in the source document.
Class specification
The Personnel Cabinet class specification for this class is published by Kentucky Personnel Cabinet. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 10/01/2024.
What the state says the job is
Under general direction, provides consultative services, technical assistance, and training to local school district personnel and other state and/or private educational agencies, residential childcare institutions, childcare centers, family day care homes, and summer food service program sponsors in the development, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of their nutrition programs; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Provides technical assistance reflecting the goals of the National School Lunch Act of 1946 as amended, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 as amended, and the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 as amended, to local school district administrators and personnel and other program sponsors in implementing and maintaining various programs vital to the educational process. These programs include: the School Breakfast Program, the National School Lunch Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program, and the Nutrition Education and Training Program. Plans and conducts in-service training programs.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in education, education administration, food service administration, nutrition, home economics or a related field. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Five years of professional experience in education administration, vocational education, food service administration, business administration, nutrition education, social work, family therapy, and/or financial auditing/monitoring or a related field. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: A master's degree OR current certification as a Registered Dietician will substitute for two years of the required experience.
Quoted from the Personnel Cabinet class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Kentucky Personnel Cabinet publishes this figure in Classified and Unclassified 37.5 and 40-Hour Salary Schedule, effective September 16, 2026. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
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