(1) Each member of the district school board shall receive a base salary, the amounts indicated in this section, based on the population of the county the district school board member serves. In addition, compensation shall be made for population increments over the minimum for each population group, which shall be determined by multiplying the population in excess of the minimum for the group times the group rate. The product of such calculation shall be added to the base salary to determine the adjusted base salary. The adjusted base salaries of district school board members shall be increased annually as provided for in s. 145.19.

Pop. Group County Pop. Range Base Salary Group Rate
  Minimum Maximum
I -0- 9,999 $5,000 $0.08330
II 10,000 49,999 5,833 0.020830
III 50,000 99,999 6,666 0.016680
IV 100,000 199,999 7,500 0.008330
V 200,000 399,999 8,333 0.004165
VI 400,000 999,999 9,166 0.001390
VII 1,000,000   10,000 0.000000
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or s. 145.19, district school board members may reduce their salary rate on a voluntary basis.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and s. 145.19, the salary of each district school board member shall be the amount calculated pursuant to subsection (1) or the district’s beginning salary for teachers who hold baccalaureate degrees, whichever is less.