Contracted employees work a set schedule. Their pay is based off annual earned wages. Contracted employees include Administrators, Teachers/Certified Staff, Paraeducators, Nutrition Services Staff, Office Professionals, Custodial Staff, Maintenance Staff, and Technicians.

All contracted employees are paid based on annual earned wages. Annual wages are found by multiplying the hourly rate by hours worked per day and again by the number of days worked in the school year. The annual wages are then divided evenly by the remaining months in the school year. If the employee is working a full school year, their annual wages are divided by 12, so they receive 12 equal payments September–August (Lincoln Public Schools’ fiscal year).

Employees with a start date after the beginning of the school year may receive a partial payment. This partial payment will be subtracted from their calculated annual wages. The remaining wages will be divided evenly through the following August. See the Payment Timeline for New Employees to the right.

Less than 260-day employees with a start date after January 1st will only be working half the school year (or less). This is half a school year’s earnings (or less) divided and paid over a possible 8 months.

Hourly employees work as needed. Their hours worked are tracked through Workforce Management (WFM—LPS’s time and attendance system) and paid based on the WFM payroll periods. Hourly employees include, but are not limited to, Athletic Event Workers, Intramural Staff, Mentors, Substitutes, Translators, and Hourly Paraeducators. This group does not have a set schedule with Human Resources.

Transportation staff are paid twice a month. The first check is paid on the 15th of the month. The payroll period runs from the 1st to the 15th of the previous month.

The second check is paid at the end of the month. The payroll period runs from the 16th to the end of the previous month.

A 260-day employee needs to work a full month to receive a full paycheck. If a 260-day employee ends employment before the end of the month, they will receive a partial paycheck.

For all contracted employees, payroll will calculate the total wages the employee has earned from their start date in the current school year to their termination date. These are the total wages earned. From this, the wages paid from September through the previous month will be subtracted. These are the remaining wages owed and will be paid on the final paycheck.