Forest Ranger Technician II pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20001493
- Class code
- 20001493
- Pay grade
- 13
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Forest Ranger Technician II 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 20001493.
- 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 10/16/2025.
What the state says the job is
Performs technical work in forest protection, forest management, forest fire prevention, pre-suppression, suppression, prescribed fire, and law enforcement activities, such as observing, collecting, and analyzing information on environmental conditions to efficiently and effectively contain and control wildfires. Deploys and supervises fire suppression crews. Assists with all-risk emergency response activities; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Performs forest fire prevention, pre-suppression, suppression, prescribed fire, all-risk emergency, and law enforcement activities in an assigned area. Organizes, trains, and supervises fire suppression crews in the protection of forestland. Observes, collects, and analyzes information on environmental conditions including current and predicted weather, fuel types, fuel amounts, potential hazards, and the availability of firefighting personnel and equipment, and applies this conditional analysis to ongoing and eminent suppression efforts, in order to efficiently and effectively contain and control wildfires.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with an associate's degree in a natural, biological, social, or physical sciences. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have two years of forest management or forest protection experience. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: A bachelor's degree in a natural, biological, social, or physical sciences will substitute for the associate's degree and the two years of forest management or forest protection experience. Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Forest management or forest protection experience will substitute for the associate's degree on the basis of two years of experience for one year of education, OR two years of experience in the Forest Ranger Technician series will substitute for the associate's degree and the two years of forest management or forest protection experience.
Special requirements
Must be at least 21 years of age. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license to qualify for employment in this job classification. 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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