Forensic Photographer Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20000951
- Class code
- 20000951
- Pay grade
- 13
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Forensic Photographer Specialist is $3,339 to $5,343 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 $40,071 to $64,114 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20000951.
- 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 | $3,339 | $5,009 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $3,562 | $5,343 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $20.55 | $30.82 | 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 11/16/2024.
What the state says the job is
Provides expertise and serves as a technical advisor in a specific specialized area of forensic photography and performs professional forensic photography work. Determines all processes and develops methods for their area of specialization; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Serves as a subject matter expert in a specific specialized Forensic Photography Specialty area. Performs duties in the specialized area within the Photo Lab and trains other Photo Lab personnel in that area of expertise. Responsible for quality control and assurance in their specialized area. Processes digital images and color prints from negatives by automated system. Exposes and processes color photographic paper using automated equipment. Takes evidentiary photographs of submitted evidence for law enforcement, medical examiners office and laboratory analyst at crime scenes in the field and at the Forensic Laboratory.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in photography or a related field. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Four years experience performing forensic photographer duties in a forensic science laboratory. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Additional experience performing forensic photographer duties in a forensic science laboratory will substitute for the education on a year-for-year basis.
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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