Annual salary
$52,500
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Abilene ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
2026-2027 New Hire Guide for Teachers. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Abilene ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $52,500 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 0) and tops out at $70,600 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 26+), per Abilene ISD (effective ).
- The grid has 1 column columns and 27 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 26+.
- Abilene ISD enrolled 14,652 students in 2023-24, the 80th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
2026-2027 New Hire Guide for Teachers
| Years of Experience \ Column | New Hire Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $52,500 |
| 1 | $53,000 |
| 2 | $53,500 |
| 3 | $55,700 |
| 4 | $56,200 |
| 5 | $59,200 |
| 6 | $59,700 |
| 7 | $60,200 |
| 8 | $60,900 |
| 9 | $61,300 |
| 10 | $61,700 |
| 11 | $62,100 |
| 12 | $62,500 |
| 13 | $63,000 |
| 14 | $63,500 |
| 15 | $64,000 |
| 16 | $64,600 |
| 17 | $65,200 |
| 18 | $65,800 |
| 19 | $66,400 |
| 20 | $67,000 |
| 21 | $67,600 |
| 22 | $68,200 |
| 23 | $68,800 |
| 24 | $69,400 |
| 25 | $70,000 |
| 26+ | $70,600 |
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Per month (12)
$4,375.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $53,000 | +$500 |
| 2 | $53,500 | +$1,000 |
| 3 | $55,700 | +$3,200 |
| 4 | $56,200 | +$3,700 |
| 5 | $59,200 | +$6,700 |
Worked example as rendered: New Hire Salary, years of experience 0 = $52,500 a year, $4,375.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The guide's own subtitle is '$52,500 starting, 2.0% GPI'.
Salaries are based on 10-month employment for 2026-2027; the district states salary advancement is not guaranteed.
A $1,000 Master's Degree general stipend is listed separately and is not included in the schedule.
How this schedule moves
On the New Hire Salary column a teacher moves from $52,500 at years of experience 0 to $70,600 at years of experience 26+: 26 years of experience increases worth $696 each on average, 34% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,000, between years of experience 4 and years of experience 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Abilene ISD's starting pay ranks 212th and its top cell ranks 275th; the state medians are $57,000 to start and $77,820 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 56th percentile and the top cell at the 23rd percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene ISD | 14,652 | 2026-27 | $52,500 | – | $70,600 |
| Magnolia Independent School District | 14,468 | 2026-27 | $60,500 | – | $76,820 |
| College Station ISD | 14,366 | 2026-27 | $53,250 | – | $75,930 |
| Southwest ISD | 14,202 | 2026-27 | $58,000.00 | – | $80,500.00 |
| Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD | 15,146 | 2026-27 | $56,500.00 | – | $78,145.00 |
| Eagle Pass ISD | 13,869 | 2026-27 | $33,660 | – | $61,800 |
Starting pay is the first years of experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years of experience cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Abilene ISD schedule?
$52,500 at years of experience 0 on New Hire Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Abilene ISD).
What is the top of the Abilene ISD salary schedule?
$70,600, at years of experience 26+ on New Hire Salary (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Abilene ISD salary schedule?
On the New Hire Salary column the top figure, $70,600, is reached at years of experience 26+, 26 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Magnolia Independent School Districtstarts $60,500
- College Station ISDstarts $53,250
- Southwest ISDstarts $58,000.00
- Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISDstarts $56,500.00
- Eagle Pass ISDstarts $33,660
- Belton ISDstarts $55,500
- Grapevine-Colleyville ISDstarts $59,250
- Waco ISDstarts $54,500
- Georgetown ISDstarts $56,500
- Coppell ISDstarts $65,000
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