24 Pa. Stat. § 11-1142

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92

Section 11-1142 - Minimum salaries and increments

(a) Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, all school districts and career and technical school districts shall pay all regular and temporary teachers, supervisors, directors and coordinators of career and technical education, psychologists, teachers of classes for exceptional children, supervising principals, career and technical teachers, and principals in the public schools of the district the minimum salaries and increments for the school year 1968-1969 and each school year thereafter, as provided in the following tabulation in accordance with the column in which the professional employe is grouped and the step which the professional employe has attained by years of experience within the school district each step after step 1 constituting one year of service. When a school district, by agreement, places a professional employe on a step in the salary scale, each step thereafter shall constitute one year of service. When a district adopts a salary scale in excess of the mandated scale, it shall not be deemed to have altered or increased the step which the employe has gained through years of service.

(b) Professional employes shall be grouped in the following columns:

Class A. Teachers holding a standard certificate valid for the subject or grades in which the teacher is giving instruction.

Class B. Teachers holding a college certificate valid for the subjects or grades in which the teacher is giving instruction.

Class C. Teachers of classes approved by the Department of Education for exceptional children holding a standard certificate valid for the subjects or grades in which the teacher is giving instruction.

Class D. Teachers of classes approved by the Department of Education for exceptional children holding a college certificate valid for the subjects or grades in which the teacher is giving instruction.

Class E. Supervisors, directors and coordinators of career and technical education, who devote one-half or more of their time to supervision of instruction, and psychologists, holding a standard or college certificate.

Class F. Principals, who devote one-half or more of their time to supervision and administration and having less than twenty (20) teachers under their supervision, who hold a standard certificate, or college certificate.

Class G. Such principals, having twenty (20) or more teachers under their supervision, but less than forty (40), and who hold a standard certificate, or college certificate.

Class H. Such principals, having forty (40) or more teachers under their supervision, but less than sixty (60), and who hold a standard certificate, or college certificate.

Class I. Such principals, having sixty (60) or more but less than eighty (80) teachers under their supervision, and who hold a standard certificate, or college certificate.

Class J. Such principals, having eighty (80) or more teachers under their supervision, and who hold a standard certificate, or college certificate. Master's Degree.

Class K. Supervising principals, having less than forty (40) teachers under their supervision, and who hold a standard certificate, or college certificate.

Class L. Supervising principals, having forty (40) or more teachers under their supervision, but less than sixty (60), who hold a standard certificate, or college certificate.

Class M. Supervising principals, having sixty (60) or more but less than eighty (80) teachers under their supervision, and who hold a standard certificate, or college certificate.

Class N. Supervising principals, having eighty (80) or more but less than one hundred (100) teachers under their supervision, and who hold a standard certificate or college certificate.

Class O. Supervising principals, having one hundred (100) or more teachers under their supervision, and who hold a standard certificate or college certificate.

Class P. Career and technical teachers, holding a standard or college certificate valid for the subjects or grades in which the teacher is giving instruction, and who is employed for the entire calendar year because of seasonal activities.

(c) Minimum Salary Schedule for the 1968-1969 school year:


10		8100		8300

9	7800	7800	8000	8000	9050

8	7500	7500	7700	7700	8750	9450	9950	10450

7	7200	7200	7400	7400	8450	9150	9650	10150

6	6900	6900	7100	7100	8150	8850	9350	9850

5	6600	6600	6800	6800	7850	8550	9050	9550

4	6300	6300	6500	6500	7550	8150	8650	9150

3	6000	6000	6200	6200	7250	7750	8250	8750

2	5700	5700	5900	5900	6950	7350	7850	8350

1	5400	5400	5600	5600	6650	6950	7450	7950


10								9350

9								9050

8	10950	11450	11650	12150	12650	13150	13650	8750

7	10650	11150	11350	11850	12350	12850	13350	8450

6	10350	10850	11050	11550	12050	12550	13050	8150

5	10050	10550	10750	11250	11750	12250	12750	7850

4	9650	10150	10250	10750	11250	11750	12250	7550

3	9250	9750	9750	10250	10750	11250	11750	7250

2	8850	9350	9250	9750	10250	10750	11250	6950

1	8450	8950	8750	9250	9750	10250	10750	6650

(d) Subsequent Minimum Salary Schedule


13		9600		9800

12	9300	9300	9500	9500	10550

11	9000	9000	9200	9200	10250	11550	12050	12550

10	8700	8700	8900	8900	9950	11250	11750	12250

9	8400	8400	8600	8600	9650	10950	11450	11950

8	8100	8100	8300	8300	9350	10550	11050	11550

7	7800	7800	8000	8000	9050	10150	10650	11150

6	7500	7500	7700	7700	8750	9750	10250	10750

5	7200	7200	7400	7400	8450	9350	9850	10350

4	6900	6900	7100	7100	8150	8950	9450	9950

3	6600	6600	6800	6800	7850	8550	9050	9550

2	6300	6300	6500	6500	7550	8150	8650	9150

1	6000	6000	6200	6200	7250	7750	8250	8750


13								10850

12								10550

11	13050	13550	14350	14850	15350	15850	16350	10250

10	12750	13250	14050	14550	15050	15550	16050	9950

9	12450	12950	13750	14250	14750	15250	15750	9650

8	12050	12550	13250	13750	14250	14750	15250	9350

7	11650	12150	12750	13250	13750	14250	14750	9050

6	11250	11750	12250	12750	13250	13750	14250	8750

5	10850	11350	11750	12250	12750	13250	13750	8450

4	10450	10950	11250	11750	12250	12750	13250	8150

3	10050	10550	10750	11250	11750	12250	12750	7850

2	9650	10150	10250	10750	11250	11750	12250	7550

1	9250	9750	9750	10250	10750	11250	11750	7250

(e) In the case of any professional employe or temporary professional employe who holds a Master's Degree or its equivalent, two (2) additional steps of three hundred dollars ($300) each shall be added to his class.

(f) The mandated salaries provided in this section shall be applicable to all professional and temporary professional employes within their respective class. The annual salaries payable under this section for the school year 1968-1969 and each school year thereafter, shall include an annual service increment for service in the school district during the previous school year by advancing the salary of the professional or temporary professional employe at least one full step on the minimum salary schedule or to the step on which he is entitled to be placed by virtue of years of experience within the school district, whichever is higher.

(g) Any professional employee or temporary professional employe who holds a Master's Degree or its equivalent shall be placed on a step which shall be at least three hundred dollars ($300) in addition to the minimum salary of an employe who holds a college certificate and who does not hold a Master's Degree and who has the same number of years of service in the district.

(h) The salaries and increments provided by this section may be reduced by written agreement between the school district and the employe for the purpose of the school district purchasing a tax-sheltered annuity contract, a retirement income endowment policy, or other similar annuity contract. The reduction shall not exceed the premium for the annuity.

24 P.S. § 11-1142

Amended by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 76, § 11, eff. 12/30/2019.

1949, March 10, P.L. 30, art. XI, § 1142. Amended 1949, May 9, P.L. 962, § 1; 1949, May 26, P.L. 1820, § 1; 1951, Dec. 27, P.L. 1776, § 3; 1956, June 1, P.L. (1955) 1948, § 3; 1963, Aug. 1, P.L. 466, § 1; 1965, Dec. 9, P.L. 1057, § 2; 1968, June 12, P.L. 192, No. 96, § 1; 1972, Dec. 6, P.L. 1338, No. 289, § 1.