(a) Custodians who have the qualifications required by the certifying board and who work and are paid for 12 months per year shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule:

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 14 Sec. 1311

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Step* Custodian* CustodianFirefighter* ChiefCustodian5 or FewerCustodians* ChiefCustodian6 or MoreCustodians* MaintenanceMechanic* SkilledCraftsperson* Yrs. ofExp.
1 22,951 23,493 23,769 24,857 25,363 25,844 0
2 23,360 23,903 24,178 25,267 25,875 26,462 1
3 23,769 24,312 24,587 25,693 26,414 27,075 2
4 24,177 24,722 24,994 26,153 26,945 27,688 3
5 24,587 25,129 25,406 26,616 27,413 28,304 4
6 24,994 25,536 25,846 27,079 28,015 28,918 5
7 25406 26,001 26,309 27,535 28,552 29,531 6
8 25,846 26,464 26,768 27,995 29,086 30,145 7
9 26,309 26,922 27,229 28,457 29,622 30,760 8
10 26,768 27,383 27,688 28,918 30,154 31,375 9
11 27,229 27,843 28,150 29,378 30,692 31,988 10
12 27,688 28,307 28,613 29,836 31,226 32,604 11
13 28,158 28,781 29,085 30,303 31,773 33,235 12
14 28,639 29,266 29,571 30,781 32,332 33,880 13
15 29,129 29,762 30,068 31,266 32,901 34,541 14
16 29,629 30,264 30,572 31,761 33,483 35,216 15
*Annual Salary in Whole Dollars