Ferryboat Operator pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20000483
- Class code
- 20000483
- Pay grade
- 11
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Ferryboat Operator 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 20000483.
- 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 09/16/2023.
What the state says the job is
Pilots a ferryboat and transports passengers, vehicles and cargo across a river; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Signals vehicles to board ferryboat. Directs the loading of vehicles. Signals deckhand to pull guard chain across entry and release safety chain from shore. Operates engine power controls and steering controls. Determines course and speed of ferryboat, to move to opposite side of river, utilizing knowledge of weather conditions and water currents. Has responsibility for safe operation of ferryboat according to US Coast Guard and Transportation Cabinet regulations. Performs light maintenance duties such as checking engine oil level, changing oil and filters, greasing joints, checking hydraulic fluid, adding fuel, etc. UNIQUE PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Work requires reaching and bending.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: NONE EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE
Special requirements
Must be 18 years of age. Must possess a current Master's License issued by the US Coast Guard to operate a motor vessel of 50 gross tons or less to qualify for 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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