Section 1322 - Salary schedule for school food service employees(a)School food service managers who work on a program of at least 7 hours per day of the 10-month school year (185 days) shall receive annual salaries in accordance with the following schedule: SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS*
Number of Pupils in School Served by Cafeteria
Step | Below 351 | 351-500 | 501-800 | 801-1200 | 1201-1600 | 1601-2000 | 2000+ | Yrs. of Exp. |
1 | 23,251 | 24,325 | 25,395 | 26,463 | 27,518 | 28,816 | 29,459 | 0 |
2 | 23,788 | 24,856 | 25,931 | 26,999 | 28,000 | 28,973 | 29,945 | 1 |
3 | 24,325 | 25,395 | 26,463 | 27,518 | 28,487 | 29,459 | 30,431 | 2 |
4 | 24,856 | 25,931 | 26,999 | 28,000 | 28,973 | 29,945 | 30,917 | 3 |
5 | 25,395 | 26,463 | 27,518 | 28,508 | 29,459 | 30,431 | 31,403 | 4 |
6 | 25,931 | 26,999 | 28,000 | 28,973 | 29,945 | 30,917 | 31,889 | 5 |
7 | 26,463 | 27,518 | 28,487 | 29,459 | 30,431 | 31,403 | 32,416 | 6 |
8 | 26,999 | 28,000 | 28,973 | 29,945 | 30,917 | 31,889 | 32,954 | 7 |
9 | 27,518 | 28,487 | 29,459 | 30,431 | 31,403 | 32,416 | 33,492 | 8 |
10 | 28,000 | 28,973 | 29,945 | 30,917 | 31,889 | 32,954 | 34,028 | 9 |
11 | 28,487 | 29,459 | 30,431 | 31,403 | 32,416 | 33,492 | 34,560 | 10 |
12 | 28,973 | 29,945 | 30,917 | 31,889 | 32,954 | 34,028 | 35,095 | 11 |
13 | 29,459 | 30,431 | 31,403 | 32,416 | 33,492 | 34,560 | 35,634 | 12 |
14 | 29,945 | 30,917 | 31,889 | 32,954 | 34,028 | 35,095 | 36,169 | 13 |
15 | 30,431 | 31,403 | 32,416 | 33,492 | 34,560 | 35,634 | 36,709 | 14 |
16 | 30,917 | 31,889 | 32,954 | 34,028 | 35,095 | 36,169 | 37,247 | 15 |
17 | 31,416 | 32,435 | 33,500 | 34,574 | 35,643 | 36,713 | 37,794 | 16 |
18 | 31,926 | 32,996 | 34,061 | 35,131 | 36,203 | 37,268 | 38,353 | 17 |
19 | 32,449 | 33,572 | 34,633 | 35,699 | 36,773 | 37,833 | 38,921 | 18 |
20 | 32,978 | 34,160 | 35,213 | 36,277 | 37,354 | 38,407 | 39,497 | 19 |
* Annual Salary in Whole Dollars.
Salaries provided for in this schedule shall be paid to the school food service manager of a single cafeteria. A food service manager responsible for the preparation of food for more than 1 cafeteria shall receive $400 for each additional cafeteria. A manager of satellite cafeteria or cafeterias shall receive the salary provided for in this schedule less $200. A satellite cafeteria is defined as one where no basic food preparation takes place. A manager who manages more than 1 cafeteria shall receive the salary provided in this scale using the total school enrollments of all cafeterias managed. The salaries listed in this schedule for school food service managers shall be increased for additional training as defined by the State Board of Education as follows:
One Year of College $452
Two Years of College $682
Bachelor's Degree $1,360
(b) In the case of a school food service manager who is employed for less than full time as defined in subsection (a) of this section, the salary shall be computed on the basis of the fractional part of the hourly assignment.(c) School lunch cooks and school lunch general workers shall be paid no less than the minimum hourly wage in accordance with the federal statutes. School lunch cooks and school lunch general workers who work on the basis of a formula of 7 hours of labor per 100 meals (including adjusting of a la carte meals) shall receive minimum hourly wages in accordance with the following schedule: SCHOOL LUNCH COOKS AND GENERAL WORKERS
Step | General Worker | Cook/Baker | Years of Experience |
1 | 15.31 | 16.24 | 0 |
2 | 15.46 | 16.38 | 1 |
3 | 15.64 | 16.51 | 2 |
4 | 15.74 | 16.63 | 3 |
5 | 15.87 | 16.80 | 4 |
6 | 16.07 | 16.98 | 5 |
7 | 16.23 | 17.10 | 6 |
8 | 16.35 | 17.20 | 7 |
9 | 16.43 | 17.32 | 8 |
10 | 16.53 | 17.46 | 9 |
11 | 16.66 | 17.62 | 10 |
12 | 16.89 | 17.76 | 11 |
13 | 17.02 | 17.92 | 12 |
14 | 17.17 | 18.06 | 13 |
15 | 17.32 | 18.18 | 14 |
16 | 17.46 | 18.35 | 15 |
17 | 17.63 | 18.54 | 16 |
18 | 17.79 | 18.65 | 17 |
19 | 17.96 | 18.74 | 18 |
20 | 18.12 | 18.88 | 19 |
21 | 18.30 | 18.99 | 20 |
22 | 18.47 | 19.11 | 21 |
(d) The salaries prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) of this section for school lunch manager and district managers shall be paid from state funds. The wages prescribed in subsection (c) of this section for school lunch cooks and general workers shall be paid from funds derived from local school lunch operations and deposited by the local school district with the State Treasurer and from moneys derived from the General Fund of the State. A minimum of 25% of the salary prescribed in subsection (c) of this section for school lunch cooks and general workers shall be paid by the State from funds not derived from local school lunch operations. Only those funds designated for wages are to be so deposited.Amended by Laws 2023, ch. 295,s 8, eff. 6/30/2024.Amended by Laws 2023, ch. 295,s 8, eff. 6/30/2024.Amended by Laws 2021 , ch. 54, s 8, eff. 6/30/2021.Amended by Laws 2017 , ch. 280, ss.s 8, s 8 eff. 6/28/2018.14 Del. C. 1953, § 1322; 51 Del. Laws, c. 157, § 1; 52 Del. Laws, c. 344, § 13; 54 Del. Laws, c. 43, § 9; 55 Del. Laws, c. 409, § 7; 56 Del. Laws, c. 143, § 3; 56 Del. Laws, c. 470, §§ 6, 7; 57 Del. Laws, c. 333, §§ 15, 21-23; 58 Del. Laws, c. 192, § 1; 58 Del. Laws, c. 304, § 1; 59 Del. Laws, c. 34; 59 Del. Laws, c. 473, §§ 1, 2; 60 Del. Laws, c. 31, § 1; 61 Del. Laws, c. 407, §§ 3, 4; 61 Del. Laws, c. 409, §§ 106, 107; 62 Del. Laws, c. 68, §42 (e); 62 Del. Laws, c. 277, §11 (f); 63 Del. Laws, c. 80, §11 (f); 63 Del. Laws, c. 322, §11 (f), (g); 64 Del. Laws, c. 90, §11 (d)(x), (xi); 64 Del. Laws, c. 220, §6 (a), (b); 64 Del. Laws, c. 334, §11 (j)(11), (12); 65 Del. Laws, c. 87, §11 (k)(4), (5); 65 Del. Laws, c. 299, §1; 65 Del. Laws, c. 348, §12 (r)(9), (10); 66 Del. Laws, c. 85, §12 (p)(10)-(12); 66 Del. Laws, c. 303, §12 (m)(9), (10); 67 Del. Laws, c. 47, §12 (o)(9), (10); 67 Del. Laws, c. 281, §§8 (o)(4), (5); 68 Del. Laws, c. 84, §8 (m)(3), (4); 68 Del. Laws, c. 290, §§8 (m)(4), (5); 69 Del. Laws, c. 64, §8 (m)(4), (5); 69 Del. Laws, c. 291, §8 (i)(7), (8); 70 Del. Laws, c. 118, §§ 8(i)(4), (5); 70 Del. Laws, c. 425, §§ 8(i)(4), (5); 71 Del. Laws, c. 132, § 8(m)(4), (5); 71 Del. Laws, c. 180, § 76; 71 Del. Laws, c. 354, § 8(n)(4), (5); 72 Del. Laws, c. 94, § 8(n)(5), (6); 72 Del. Laws, c. 294, § 42; 72 Del. Laws, c. 395, § 8(n)(4), (5); 73 Del. Laws, c. 74, § 8(n)(4), (5); 73 Del. Laws, c. 312, § 8(m)(4), (5); 74 Del. Laws, c. 307, § 8(m)(5), (6); 75 Del. Laws, c. 77, § 41; 75 Del. Laws, c. 89, § 8 (m)(5), (6); 75 Del. Laws, c. 350, §§ 8 (m)(4), (5); 76 Del. Laws, c. 80, §§ 8(m)(4), (5); 77 Del. Laws, c. 84, § 8 (m)(4), (5); 77 Del. Laws, c. 327, § 8(m)(4), (5); 78 Del. Laws, c. 78, § 8(m)(9), (10), (16) and (17); 78 Del. Laws, c. 290, § 8(m)(5)(v), (vi).;