Environmental Health Inspector II pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20000849
- Class code
- 20000849
- Pay grade
- 12
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Environmental Health Inspector II is $3,036 to $4,857 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 $36,426 to $58,282 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20000849.
- 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 | $3,036 | $4,553 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $3,238 | $4,857 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $18.68 | $28.02 | 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
Conducts technical, professional inspections and investigations of milk and food manufacturing production processes, collects product samples, and coordinates the technical installation of processing equipment. Ensures compliance with federal, state and local production standards; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Conducts technical professional inspections and makes complex investigations of milk and food processing facilities, dairy farms, wholesale, warehouse, distribution, retailers and/or other public facilities for compliance with state and federal production standards, labeling, sanitation and other regulated aspects of public sanitation, consumable food stuff or consumer products. Submits detailed inspection reports including milk and food processing systems. Issues official orders of permit suspensions, quarantine and disposal of food products, requiring economic loss to industry and expenditures to revise manufacturing and production equipment to meet state and federal standards.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree including a minimum of twenty-four (24) semester hours in environmental health, biological health or physical sciences. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have two years of regulatory experience or experience in health administration, health service occupations, milk/food laboratory quality control or the milk/food industry. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE
Special requirements
Must be registered as an Environmental Health Specialist/Sanitarian under the provisions of KRS 223 within twelve (12) months of appointment and maintain this registration for the length of employment in this job title.
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.
Job titles and their pay grades come from the Job Specification Search, joined to the salary schedule.
Nearby classes in Kentucky
Environmental Health Inspector II in other states
| State | Entry | Midpoint | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | $63,086 | $93,367 | $63,086 to $93,367 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.