KRS § 16.052 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 16 / Section 16.052
16.052 Salary schedules for Kentucky State Police officers
Status: in_force

16.052 Salary schedules for Kentucky State Police officers.

(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.

(2) (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 (4)

of this section.

(4) (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.