Correctional Officer Assistant pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 21003555
- Class code
- 21003555
- Pay grade
- 09
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Correctional Officer Assistant is $2,281 to $3,649 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 $27,370 to $43,792 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 21003555.
- 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 | $2,281 | $3,421 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $2,433 | $3,649 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $14.04 | $21.05 | 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 09/16/2023.
What the state says the job is
Performs security duties with no direct inmate, patient, or juvenile contact, to include but not limited to perimeter patrol, control center, or entrance station. Under direct supervision of an experienced correctional employee, assists with maintaining custody and control of inmates, patients, or juveniles in a custodial security setting ; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Stands watch in corridors of buildings, towers and other security posts requiring no direct inmate, patient, or juvenile contact. Conducts patrols of perimeter and performs assigned tasks within control centers or other posts requiring no direct inmate, patient, or juvenile contract. Under direct guidance from an experience correctional employee, takes required action during emergencies to prevent escapes and suppress disorders. Under direct guidance of an experienced correctional employee, assists with the oversight of inmates, patients, or juveniles inside and outside of the institution. Assists with periodic counts of inmates, patients, or juveniles.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: High school graduate. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE
Special requirements
Must be eighteen years of age. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license to qualify for employment in this job classification. For the Department of Juvenile Justice, must successfully complete the Department of Juvenile Justice Training Academy within six months of employment.
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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