Game Warden Recruit pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20000609
- Class code
- 20000609
- Pay grade
- 15
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Game Warden Recruit is $4,040 to $6,464 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 $48,483 to $77,574 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20000609.
- 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 | $4,040 | $6,060 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $4,310 | $6,464 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $24.86 | $37.30 | 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 07/16/2026.
What the state says the job is
Under direct supervision, receives instruction in the enforcement of state and federal wildlife and boating laws and regulations and in general law enforcement; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Receives required agency directed training, which consists of general law enforcement, firearms, emergency driving, boating, and fish and wildlife enforcement including closely supervised field training. Learns to patrol fields, forests, streams, rivers, and lakes interpreting and enforcing state and federal wildlife and boating laws and regulations administered by the agency and other criminal laws of the Commonwealth. Learns to observe activities and conditions and acts to prevent violations. Learns to investigate accusations and/or complaints of illegal activity and known offenses.
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 21 years of age. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license to qualify for employment in this job classification. Employees in this job title are subject to the provisions of Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) Chapter 15 and Kentucky Administrative Regulation (KAR) 503 KAR 1:140 relating ...
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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