Recommended Non-Binding Mississippi School Nurse Salary Schedule

Recommended Non-Binding Mississippi School Nurse Salary Schedule. Pursuant to Miss. Ann. Code Section 37-14-3, the Mary Kirkpatrick-Haskell – Mary Sprayberry Public School Nurse Act of 2007 states that, “the State Department of Education, through the Office of Healthy Schools, shall…develop recommended salary structure for school districts to use when hiring a school nurse.” In the absence of a salary scale of any kind for school nurses, the Office of Healthy Schools has recommended that districts either use the teacher salary scale when hiring school nurses, or – if recruitment dictates - pay based on a trend for their particular area. Most districts have used the teacher salary scale. The recommended non-binding salary schedule is the teacher salary scale simply adjusted for nursing degrees. It applies only to Registered Nurses. Licensed Practical Nurses are considered non-exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and must be paid on an hourly basis. Recommended Non-Binding Mississippi School Nurse Salary Schedule 2007-2008 Yrs. Exp. Doctorate Masters BSN Associate Degree RN $35,020 $33,990 $32,960 $30,900 $35,814 $34,717 $33,620 $31,395 $36,608 $35,444 $34,280 $31,890 $37,402 $36,171 $34,940 $32,385 $38,196 $36,898 $35,600 $32,880 $38,990 $37,625 $36,260 $33,375 $39,784 $38,352 $36,920 $33,870 $40,578 $39,079 $37,580 $34,365 $41,372 $39,806 $38,240 $34,860 $42,166 $40,533 $38,900 $35,355 $42,960 $41,260 $39,560 $35,850 $43,754 $41,987 $40,220 $36,345 $44,548 $42,714 $40,880 $36,840 $45,342 $43,441 $41,540 $37,335 $46,136 $44,168 $42,200 $37,830 $46,930 $44,895 $42,860 $38,325 $47,724 $45,622 $43,520 $38,820 $48,518 $46,349 $44,180 $39,315 $49,312 $47,076 $44,840 $39,810 $50,106 $47,803 $45,500 $40,305 $50,900 $48,530 $46,160 $40,800 $51,694 $49,257 $46,820 $41,295 $52,488 $49,984 $47,480 $41,790 $53,282 $50,711 $48,140 $42,285 $54,076 $51,438 $48,800 $42,780 25 & above $56,930 $54,225 $51,520 $44,840 1. This salary schedule is applicable to Registered Nurses (RN) only, classified as exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). 2. Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) are non-exempt employees under FLSA, and should be paid on an hourly basis. 3. Certified Nurse Assistants (CNA) will be paid on the same scale as Teacher Assistants ($12,500 minimum). 4. Nationally Certified School Nurses will receive a $6,000 salary supplement annually to the extent that funds are available.