16.052 Salary schedules for Kentucky State Police officers.
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(1)The base compensation of troopers and commercial vehicle enforcement
officers shall be determined based on years of service and rank, as provided in
this section.
(a)The years-of-service requirements for the salary schedule for ranks below
sergeant are as follows:
1. A trooper and a commercial vehicle enforcement officer shall have
less than three
(3)years of continuous service as a commissioned
trooper or commercial vehicle enforcement officer with the
department;
2. A senior trooper and a senior commercial vehicle enforcement
officer shall have:
a. At least three
(3)years of continuous service as a
commissioned trooper or commercial vehicle enforcement
officer with the department and sixty
(60)college credit hours;
b. At least four
(4)years of continuous service as a
commissioned trooper or commercial vehicle enforcement
officer with the department and thirty-two
(32)college credit
hours; or
c. Five
(5)years of continuous service as a commissioned
trooper or commercial vehicle enforcement officer with the
department with no college credit requirement;
3. A trooper first class and a commercial vehicle enforcement officer
first class shall have at least ten
(10)years of continuous service as
a commissioned trooper or commercial vehicle enforcement officer
with the department; and
4. A master trooper and a master commercial vehicle enforcement
officer shall have at least fifteen
(15)years of continuous service as
a commissioned trooper or commercial vehicle enforcement officer
with the department.
(b)In addition to meeting the years of service requirements established by
paragraph
(a)of this subsection, troopers and commercial vehicle
enforcement officers listed in the salary schedule for troopers and
commercial vehicle enforcement officers below the rank of sergeant shall
also meet the requirements for promotion in rank established by the
commissioner pursuant to KRS 16.050.
(c)Requirements for promotion to sergeant, lieutenant, and captain are as
established by KRS 16.055.
(3)Any overtime and any salary supplement received from the Law Enforcement
Foundation Program pursuant to KRS 15.410 to 15.510 or any comparable
supplements received from another funding source shall be in addition to the
amounts reflected in the base salary schedules established by subsection
of this section.
(a)The salary schedules established in this subsection are based on a
combination of trooper and commercial vehicle enforcement officer
classification and years of service.
(b)When "NA" appears in the schedule, it is not possible for a trooper or
commercial vehicle enforcement officer to be in that classification and
years-of-service combination based upon statutory or regulatory
conditions established for promotion or advancement.
(c)Salary increases based on years of service shall be effective on the first
day of the month during which the anniversary of the trooper's or
commercial vehicle enforcement officer's appointment as a commissioned
Kentucky State Police officer falls.
(d)Salary increases based on promotion to a higher rank shall be effective
on the first day the trooper and commercial vehicle enforcement officer is
promoted.
(e)If a trooper or commercial vehicle enforcement officer is reverted to a
previous rank, the trooper's or commercial vehicle enforcement officer's
salary shall be adjusted to the salary reflected in the base salary schedule
for the trooper's or commercial vehicle enforcement officer's applicable
number of years of service and rank. The adjustment shall take effect the
first pay period following the pay period in which the reversion occurs.
(f)The base salary for a cadet trooper or commercial vehicle enforcement
officer cadet shall be forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000).
(g)The salary for a legislative security specialist, as established in KRS
16.187 and 16.188, shall be the equivalent of the base salary for a trooper
or commercial vehicle enforcement officer with the same number of years
of service.
BASE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR RANKS BELOW SERGEANT Years of Service Trooper Salary Steps Based on Rank
Trooper Senior First Class Master Base Pay $55,888.80 N/A N/A /A 3 years $59,583.12 $61,422.00 N/A /A 5 years N/A $62,719.20 N/A /A 7 years N/A $64,053.12 N/A /A 9 years N/A $65,428.08 N/A /A 10 years N/A N/A $65,723.76 /A 13 years N/A N/A $68,368.08 /A 15 years N/A N/A N/A 74,742.00 17 years N/A N/A N/A 77,837.04 19 years N/A N/A N/A 81,116.88 21 years N/A N/A N/A 84,499.20 23 years N/A N/A N/A 88,081.20 25 years N/A N/A N/A 88,834.56 27 years N/A N/A N/A 89,594.16 29 years N/A N/A N/A 90,361.68
(5)The base salary for ranks defined in KRS 16.055 and 16.191 shall be set at:
(a)Ten percent (10%) above the base salary for the trooper's or commercial
vehicle enforcement officer's applicable number of years of service for the
rank of sergeant;
(b)Twenty percent (20%) above the base salary for the trooper's or
commercial vehicle enforcement officer's applicable number of years of
service for the rank of lieutenant; and
(c)Thirty percent (30%) above the base salary for the trooper's or
commercial vehicle enforcement officer's applicable number of years of
service for the rank of captain.
(6)Beginning on July 1, 2023, the salary schedule established by subsection
(4)of
this section shall be adjusted annually to incorporate any increase in the
nonseasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, U.S.
city average, all items, published by the United States Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(7)The salary schedules shall be applied to troopers and commercial vehicle
enforcement officers employed by the department on July 1, 2022, as follows:
(a)Except as provided in paragraph
(b)of this subsection:
1. Any trooper or commercial vehicle enforcement officer whose base
salary exceeds the amount established for his or her years of
service and rank in subsection
(4)of this section shall retain his or
her base salary and shall not receive an increase under the salary
schedule until the trooper's or commercial vehicle enforcement
officer's years of service and rank require a higher base salary than
the base salary he or she was receiving on July 1, 2022; and
2. Any trooper or commercial vehicle enforcement officer whose base
salary is below the amount established for his or her years of service
and rank in subsection
(4)of this section shall receive the base
salary he or she qualifies for under the salary schedule for the pay
period beginning July 1, 2022; and
(b)Any trooper or commercial vehicle enforcement officer who is receiving
compensation under KRS 16.165 shall not receive any years of service or
rank increases during any period that he or she is receiving compensation
under KRS 16.165.
(8)The commissioner may establish additional ranks beyond those provided in the
salary schedules established by this section, including the ranks of major,
lieutenant colonel, colonel, and executive security detail. If the commissioner
establishes any of these ranks, the commissioner shall set forth in a policy the
conditions under which a trooper or commercial vehicle enforcement officer
may be promoted to the rank, and the salary that the trooper or commercial
vehicle enforcement officer will receive while serving in that rank.