Landscape/Greenhouse Consultant pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20001399
- Class code
- 20001399
- Pay grade
- 14
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Landscape/Greenhouse Consultant is $3,673 to $5,877 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 $44,074 to $70,518 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20001399.
- 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 | $3,673 | $5,509 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $3,918 | $5,877 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $22.60 | $33.90 | 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 02/16/2025.
What the state says the job is
Consults with Landscape Architects and Engineers to implement landscape design plans. Supervises Landscape Gardener Supervisors and provides technical support concerning greenhouse maintenance, grounds management, florist design, landscape design and other areas of grounds management to internal and external agencies; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Advises and consults on proper horticulture services, maintenance, and planning with Landscape Architects and Engineers. Plans, drafts, writes, reviews, and oversees Facilities Maintenance and Finance and Administration Cabinet's landscape grounds contracts and design. Performs professional master level floral design and major even work. Propagates and grows horticultural crops, such as annuals, perennials, foliage, and flowering potted plants. Uses technical knowledge of plant culture, environmental control systems, and greenhouse structures.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have four years experience as head grower in greenhouse production operations OR four years experience in floral/garden center business as an arranger/designer OR four years experience in landscape/garden center design or in a Landscape Architect firm or grounds management firm. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Experience in floral design, grower, greenhouse production, landscape design or landscape architecture will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
Special requirements
Must possess a valid driver's license prior to employment in this job classification. Must obtain the Department of Agriculture chemical applicator's certification for Ornamental and Turf (Category #3) within 6 months of employment. http://www.kyagr.
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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