Correctional Farm Crew Leader pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20000645
- Class code
- 20000645
- Pay grade
- 11
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Correctional Farm Crew Leader is $2,760 to $4,416 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 $33,119 to $52,990 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20000645.
- 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 | $2,760 | $4,140 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $2,944 | $4,416 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $16.98 | $25.48 | 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 10/16/2023.
What the state says the job is
Performs functional supervision over a crew of inmates in all phases of farm operations; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Performs functional supervision or leadership over a crew of inmates in farm activities such as planting, cultivating and harvesting crops, fruits, and vegetables, putting up hay, feeding livestock, cleaning out barns, cutting bushes, pulling plants, transplanting seedlings, making fence repairs and cleaning out fence rows. Maintains timecards on inmates. Completes work progress reports. Instructs inmates on how to use farm tools, the feeding and care of livestock, and safety and fire rules and regulations Maintains accurate logbooks on medication and medical supplies. Maintains inventory on all stored hazardous materials that includes Safety Data Sheets.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: High school graduate. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have one year of agricultural or landscaping/grounds keeping experience. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Additional education or training in agriculture or a related field will substitute for the experience on a year-for-year basis. Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE
Special requirements
Must be twenty-one (21) years of age. Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification.
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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