Annual salary
$66,100
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Arlington Independent School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher minimum salary scale (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a contract days and completed years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Arlington Independent School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $66,100 (187 Day Teacher Minimum Salary, completed years of experience 0) and tops out at $99,388 (226 Day Teacher Minimum Salary, completed years of experience 30+), per Arlington Independent School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $353.48 per day.
- The grid has 6 contract days columns and 31 completed years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at completed years of experience 30+.
- Arlington ISD enrolled 54,750 students in 2023-24, the 13th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher minimum salary scale (2026-27)
| Completed Years of Experience \ Contract days | 187 Day Teacher Minimum Salary | 192 Day Teacher Minimum Salary | 197 Day Teacher Minimum Salary | 202 Day Teacher Minimum Salary | 222 Day Teacher Minimum Salary | 226 Day Teacher Minimum Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $66,100 | $67,867 | $69,635 | $71,402 | $78,472 | $79,886 |
| 1 | $66,100 | $67,867 | $69,635 | $71,402 | $78,472 | $79,886 |
| 2 | $66,600 | $68,381 | $70,161 | $71,942 | $79,065 | $80,490 |
| 3 | $67,600 | $69,394 | $71,188 | $72,982 | $80,159 | $81,594 |
| 4 | $68,100 | $69,854 | $71,608 | $73,362 | $80,378 | $81,781 |
| 5 | $71,100 | $72,867 | $74,635 | $76,402 | $83,472 | $84,886 |
| 6 | $71,600 | $73,381 | $75,161 | $76,942 | $84,065 | $85,490 |
| 7 | $72,100 | $73,894 | $75,688 | $77,482 | $84,659 | $86,094 |
| 8 | $72,600 | $74,407 | $76,215 | $78,022 | $85,252 | $86,698 |
| 9 | $73,100 | $74,921 | $76,742 | $78,563 | $85,846 | $87,303 |
| 10 | $73,600 | $75,434 | $77,268 | $79,103 | $86,440 | $87,907 |
| 11 | $74,100 | $75,948 | $77,795 | $79,643 | $87,033 | $88,511 |
| 12 | $74,600 | $76,461 | $78,322 | $80,183 | $87,627 | $89,116 |
| 13 | $75,100 | $76,974 | $78,849 | $80,723 | $88,220 | $89,720 |
| 14 | $75,600 | $77,488 | $79,375 | $81,263 | $88,814 | $90,324 |
| 15 | $76,100 | $78,001 | $79,902 | $81,803 | $89,407 | $90,928 |
| 16 | $76,600 | $78,514 | $80,429 | $82,343 | $90,001 | $91,533 |
| 17 | $77,100 | $79,028 | $80,956 | $82,883 | $90,595 | $92,137 |
| 18 | $77,600 | $79,541 | $81,482 | $83,424 | $91,188 | $92,741 |
| 19 | $78,100 | $80,055 | $82,009 | $83,964 | $91,782 | $93,345 |
| 20 | $78,600 | $80,568 | $82,536 | $84,504 | $92,375 | $93,950 |
| 21 | $79,100 | $81,081 | $83,063 | $85,044 | $92,969 | $94,554 |
| 22 | $79,600 | $81,595 | $83,589 | $85,584 | $93,563 | $95,158 |
| 23 | $80,100 | $82,108 | $84,116 | $86,124 | $94,156 | $95,763 |
| 24 | $80,600 | $82,621 | $84,643 | $86,664 | $94,750 | $96,367 |
| 25 | $81,100 | $83,135 | $85,170 | $87,204 | $95,343 | $96,971 |
| 26 | $81,500 | $83,545 | $85,591 | $87,636 | $95,818 | $97,455 |
| 27 | $81,900 | $83,956 | $86,012 | $88,068 | $96,293 | $97,938 |
| 28 | $82,300 | $84,367 | $86,434 | $88,501 | $96,768 | $98,421 |
| 29 | $82,700 | $84,778 | $86,855 | $88,933 | $97,243 | $98,905 |
| 30+ | $83,100 | $85,188 | $87,276 | $89,365 | $97,718 | $99,388 |
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Per month (12)
$5,508.33
Per work day
$353.48 / 187 days
Next 5 steps in this contract days
| Completed Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $66,100 | +$0 |
| 2 | $66,600 | +$500 |
| 3 | $67,600 | +$1,500 |
| 4 | $68,100 | +$2,000 |
| 5 | $71,100 | +$5,000 |
Worked example as rendered: 187 Day Teacher Minimum Salary, completed years of experience 0 = $66,100 a year, $5,508.33 a month spread over 12 months, $353.48 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.
The scale covers classroom teachers, AVID coordinators, behavior interventionists, student support interventionists, gifted and talented teachers, special education teachers and JROTC instructors, all PEIMS coded 087, who must teach an average of at least four hours a day.
Placement is on creditable completed years of experience entering the 2026-2027 school year, so 0 completed years is a first-year teacher.
The figures include teacher retention pay funded by House Bill 2: $2,500 for teachers with 3 to 4 years of experience and $5,000 for 5 or more years.
Teacher interns and teachers in residence are paid $16.25 per hour and are not on this scale.
Librarians, instructional coaches and other certified staff not coded 087 are on a separate Additional Certified Staff scale.
The district calls these minimum rates of base pay by position and grade, not a guarantee of future earnings.
- Soft spot: The compensation manual is hosted in Google Drive, so source_url is the Drive file view link; the district's short link www.aisd.net/compensationplan redirects to it.
How this schedule moves
On the 187 Day Teacher Minimum Salary column a teacher moves from $66,100 at completed years of experience 0 to $83,100 at completed years of experience 30+: 30 completed years of experience increases worth $567 each on average, 26% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,000, between completed years of experience 4 and completed years of experience 5.
1 of the 30 completed years of experience moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive completed years of experiences.
The highest-paid column, 226 Day Teacher Minimum Salary, starts at $79,886 and tops out at $99,388, 20% above the top of the 187 Day Teacher Minimum Salary column.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Arlington Independent School District's starting pay ranks 11th and its top cell ranks 8th; 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 93rd percentile and the top cell at the 60th percentile.
Column by column
| Contract days | First completed years of experience | Top | Completed Years of Experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 Day Teacher Minimum Salary | $66,100 | $83,100 | 30 | 26% |
| 192 Day Teacher Minimum Salary | $67,867 | $85,188 | 30 | 26% |
| 197 Day Teacher Minimum Salary | $69,635 | $87,276 | 30 | 25% |
| 202 Day Teacher Minimum Salary | $71,402 | $89,365 | 30 | 25% |
| 222 Day Teacher Minimum Salary | $78,472 | $97,718 | 30 | 25% |
| 226 Day Teacher Minimum Salary | $79,886 | $99,388 | 30 | 24% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Independent School District | 54,750 | 2026-27 | $66,100 | – | $99,388 |
| Klein Independent School District | 53,093 | 2026-27 | $63,890 | – | $81,390 |
| Garland Independent School District | 51,659 | 2026-27 | $63,000 | – | $80,736 |
| Aldine Independent School District | 57,844 | 2026-27 | $64,000 | $65,000 | $84,630 |
| El Paso Independent School District | 49,139 | 2026-27 | $58,750 | – | $72,947 |
| Humble ISD | 48,552 | 2026-27 | $68,000 | $69,000 | $81,100 |
Starting pay is the first completed years of experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-completed 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 Arlington Independent School District schedule?
$66,100 at completed years of experience 0 on 187 Day Teacher Minimum Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Arlington Independent School District).
What is the top of the Arlington Independent School District salary schedule?
$99,388, at completed years of experience 30+ on 226 Day Teacher Minimum 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 Arlington Independent School District salary schedule?
On the 187 Day Teacher Minimum Salary column the top figure, $83,100, is reached at completed years of experience 30+, 30 completed years of experience increases after completed years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Klein Independent School Districtstarts $63,890
- Garland Independent School Districtstarts $63,000
- Aldine Independent School Districtstarts $64,000
- El Paso Independent School Districtstarts $58,750
- Humble ISDstarts $68,000
- Lewisville ISDstarts $64,250
- Plano Independent School Districtstarts $63,000
- Pasadena ISDstarts $65,205
- Socorro Independent School Districtstarts $60,500
- Round Rock ISDstarts $56,750
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