Annual salary
$64,700
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Alief Independent School District salary schedule, 2026-27
New Hire Teacher Salary Placement Schedule (P1T) (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a degree and experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Alief Independent School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $64,700 (Bachelor's, experience 0) and tops out at $94,573 (Doctorate, experience 54), per Alief Independent School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's) starts at $64,700 and reaches $93,573 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's) the range is $65,200 to $94,073.
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $345.99 per day.
- The grid has 3 degree columns and 55 experience rows; the highest cell is reached at experience 54.
- Alief ISD enrolled 39,474 students in 2023-24, the 29th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
New Hire Teacher Salary Placement Schedule (P1T) (2026-27)
| Experience \ Degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $64,700 | $65,200 | $65,700 |
| 1 | $64,850 | $65,350 | $65,850 |
| 2 | $65,100 | $65,600 | $66,100 |
| 3 | $65,350 | $65,850 | $66,350 |
| 4 | $65,600 | $66,100 | $66,600 |
| 5 | $65,850 | $66,350 | $66,850 |
| 6 | $66,100 | $66,600 | $67,100 |
| 7 | $66,350 | $66,850 | $67,350 |
| 8 | $66,600 | $67,100 | $67,600 |
| 9 | $66,850 | $67,350 | $67,850 |
| 10 | $67,100 | $67,600 | $68,100 |
| 11 | $67,350 | $67,850 | $68,350 |
| 12 | $68,008 | $68,508 | $69,008 |
| 13 | $68,490 | $68,990 | $69,490 |
| 14 | $68,740 | $69,240 | $69,740 |
| 15 | $68,990 | $69,490 | $69,990 |
| 16 | $69,632 | $70,132 | $70,632 |
| 17 | $70,124 | $70,624 | $71,124 |
| 18 | $70,694 | $71,194 | $71,694 |
| 19 | $71,228 | $71,728 | $72,228 |
| 20 | $71,888 | $72,388 | $72,888 |
| 21 | $72,852 | $73,352 | $73,852 |
| 22 | $73,497 | $73,997 | $74,497 |
| 23 | $73,972 | $74,472 | $74,972 |
| 24 | $74,418 | $74,918 | $75,418 |
| 25 | $75,352 | $75,852 | $76,352 |
| 26 | $76,142 | $76,642 | $77,142 |
| 27 | $76,787 | $77,287 | $77,787 |
| 28 | $77,325 | $77,825 | $78,325 |
| 29 | $77,970 | $78,470 | $78,970 |
| 30 | $78,555 | $79,055 | $79,555 |
| 31 | $79,237 | $79,737 | $80,237 |
| 32 | $79,882 | $80,382 | $80,882 |
| 33 | $80,414 | $80,914 | $81,414 |
| 34 | $81,131 | $81,631 | $82,131 |
| 35 | $81,975 | $82,475 | $82,975 |
| 36 | $82,630 | $83,130 | $83,630 |
| 37 | $83,487 | $83,987 | $84,487 |
| 38 | $84,132 | $84,632 | $85,132 |
| 39 | $84,591 | $85,091 | $85,591 |
| 40 | $85,245 | $85,745 | $86,245 |
| 41 | $85,900 | $86,400 | $86,900 |
| 42 | $86,545 | $87,045 | $87,545 |
| 43 | $86,921 | $87,421 | $87,921 |
| 44 | $87,566 | $88,066 | $88,566 |
| 45 | $87,832 | $88,332 | $88,832 |
| 46 | $88,088 | $88,588 | $89,088 |
| 47 | $88,384 | $88,884 | $89,384 |
| 48 | $89,334 | $89,834 | $90,334 |
| 49 | $89,980 | $90,480 | $90,980 |
| 50 | $90,928 | $91,428 | $91,928 |
| 51 | $91,573 | $92,073 | $92,573 |
| 52 | $92,523 | $93,023 | $93,523 |
| 53 | $93,370 | $93,870 | $94,370 |
| 54 | $93,573 | $94,073 | $94,573 |
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Per month (12)
$5,391.67
Per work day
$345.99 / 187 days
Next 5 steps in this degree
| Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $64,850 | +$150 |
| 2 | $65,100 | +$400 |
| 3 | $65,350 | +$650 |
| 4 | $65,600 | +$900 |
| 5 | $65,850 | +$1,150 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's, experience 0 = $64,700 a year, $5,391.67 a month spread over 12 months, $345.99 per work day on a 187-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Pay grade P1T, 187 days, from the district's 2026-2027 Compensation Handbook (revised 8/28/2026).
Eligible certified teachers also earn a Teacher Retention Allotment on top of the salary shown: $2,400 at 0 to 2 years, $2,500 at 3 to 4 years and $5,000 from 5 years up. The allotment column is not reproduced as a lane.
The schedule runs to 54 years of experience.
Salaries are determined by completed and eligible years of service at an accredited school. The district states a new schedule may be adopted for 2027-2028.
The handbook prints an identical grid for pay grade P1O (Other Professional), the grade for certified staff who are not classroom teachers.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's column a teacher moves from $64,700 at experience 0 to $93,573 at experience 54: 54 experience increases worth $535 each on average, 45% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $964, between experience 20 and experience 21.
A master's degree is worth $500 more than a bachelor's at the first experience (0.8%) and $500 more at the top of the column (0.5%).
The highest-paid column, Doctorate, starts at $65,700 and tops out at $94,573, 1% above the top of the Bachelor's column.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Alief Independent School District's starting pay ranks 20th and its top cell ranks 15th; 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 90th percentile and the top cell at the 53rd percentile.
Column by column
| Degree | First experience | Top | Experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | $64,700 | $93,573 | 54 | 45% |
| Master's | $65,200 | $94,073 | 54 | 44% |
| Doctorate | $65,700 | $94,573 | 54 | 44% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alief Independent School District | 39,474 | 2026-27 | $64,700 | $65,200 | $94,573 |
| Clear Creek Independent School District | 40,132 | 2026-27 | $64,500 | $65,500 | $86,707 |
| Mesquite Independent School District | 38,265 | 2026-27 | $62,000 | – | $80,778 |
| United Independent School District | 41,203 | 2026-27 | $53,000 | – | $72,482 |
| Richardson ISD | 37,085 | 2026-27 | $63,000 | – | $91,000 |
| Brownsville Independent School District | 37,065 | 2026-27 | $57,000 | – | $80,185 |
Starting pay is the first experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-experience cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Alief Independent School District?
$64,700 on the degree Bachelor's at experience 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Alief Independent School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $64,700 (Bachelor's).
What is the top of the Alief Independent School District salary schedule?
$94,573, at experience 54 on Doctorate (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 Alief Independent School District salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's column the top figure, $93,573, is reached at experience 54, 54 experience increases after experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Alief Independent School District?
$500 more at the first experience: $65,200 on Master's against $64,700 on Bachelor's (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Clear Creek Independent School Districtstarts $64,500
- Mesquite Independent School Districtstarts $62,000
- United Independent School Districtstarts $53,000
- Richardson ISDstarts $63,000
- Brownsville Independent School Districtstarts $57,000
- Leander ISDstarts $57,500
- Mansfield Independent School Districtstarts $64,700
- Killeen Independent School Districtstarts $59,400
- Ysleta Independent School Districtstarts $60,500
- Lamar Consolidated ISDstarts $68,900
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