Annual salary
$57,969
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Austin Independent School District salary schedule, 2026-27
New Hire Pay Plan for Teacher/Librarian (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Austin Independent School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $57,969 (187-Day Annual Salary, years of experience 0 (uncertified)) and tops out at $73,844 (187-Day Annual Salary, years of experience 30+), per Austin Independent School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $309.99 per day.
- The grid has 1 lane columns and 30 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 30+.
- Austin ISD enrolled 72,830 students in 2023-24, the 7th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
New Hire Pay Plan for Teacher/Librarian (2026-27)
| Years of Experience \ Lane | 187-Day Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 (uncertified) | $57,969 |
| 0-2 | $58,069 |
| 3 | $58,344 |
| 4 | $59,479 |
| 5 | $59,772 |
| 6 | $62,583 |
| 7 | $62,878 |
| 8 | $63,144 |
| 9 | $63,678 |
| 10 | $63,944 |
| 11 | $64,344 |
| 12 | $64,844 |
| 13 | $65,344 |
| 14 | $65,844 |
| 15 | $66,344 |
| 16 | $66,844 |
| 17 | $67,344 |
| 18 | $67,844 |
| 19 | $68,344 |
| 20 | $68,844 |
| 21 | $69,344 |
| 22 | $69,844 |
| 23 | $70,344 |
| 24 | $70,844 |
| 25 | $71,344 |
| 26 | $71,844 |
| 27 | $72,344 |
| 28 | $72,844 |
| 29 | $73,344 |
| 30+ | $73,844 |
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Per month (12)
$4,830.75
Per work day
$309.99 / 187 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 0-2 | $58,069 | +$100 |
| 3 | $58,344 | +$375 |
| 4 | $59,479 | +$1,510 |
| 5 | $59,772 | +$1,803 |
| 6 | $62,583 | +$4,614 |
Worked example as rendered: 187-Day Annual Salary, years of experience 0 (uncertified) = $57,969 a year, $4,830.75 a month spread over 12 months, $309.99 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.
This table sets a new teacher's or librarian's salary for the first year only. The manual states that after year one with AISD, teachers are removed from the pay schedule and paid on the points they earn under Professional Pathways for Teachers (PPfT) plus any board-approved raise.
The district publishes a daily rate alongside each annual figure; only the 187-day annual salary is reproduced as the lane.
The manual notes that a Teacher Retention Allotment amount inside a placement reflects only verified classroom teaching experience.
JROTC instructors are paid on the 207-day schedule or at active duty rates, whichever is greater.
The 2026-27 table adds a row for uncertified new hires with no experience, and its dollar amounts are the 2025-26 amounts moved one experience year later: 0-2 years pays $58,069 (2025-26: 0-1 years), and 5 years pays $59,772 where the 2025-26 table paid $62,583.
- Soft spot: Transcribed from the Google Doc's text export of the 2026-2027 Compensation Manual; every annual figure was checked against its daily rate x 187 days.
How this schedule moves
On the 187-Day Annual Salary column a teacher moves from $57,969 at years of experience 0 (uncertified) to $73,844 at years of experience 30+: 29 years of experience increases worth $547 each on average, 27% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,811, between years of experience 5 and years of experience 6.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Austin Independent School District's starting pay ranks 133rd and its top cell ranks 226th; 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 71st percentile and the top cell at the 28th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Independent School District | 72,830 | 2026-27 | $57,969 | – | $73,844 |
| Conroe Independent School District | 72,352 | 2026-27 | $63,500 | – | $77,770 |
| Fort Worth Independent School District | 71,060 | 2026-27 | $67,725.00 | – | $85,901.55 |
| Frisco Independent School District | 66,698 | 2026-27 | $64,000 | – | $78,100 |
| Fort Bend Independent School District | 80,206 | 2026-27 | $63,000 | – | $92,000 |
| Aldine Independent School District | 57,844 | 2026-27 | $64,000 | $65,000 | $84,630 |
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 Austin Independent School District schedule?
$57,969 at years of experience 0 (uncertified) on 187-Day Annual Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Austin Independent School District).
What is the top of the Austin Independent School District salary schedule?
$73,844, at years of experience 30+ on 187-Day Annual 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 Austin Independent School District salary schedule?
On the 187-Day Annual Salary column the top figure, $73,844, is reached at years of experience 30+, 29 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (uncertified) (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Conroe Independent School Districtstarts $63,500
- Fort Worth Independent School Districtstarts $67,725.00
- Frisco Independent School Districtstarts $64,000
- Fort Bend Independent School Districtstarts $63,000
- Aldine Independent School Districtstarts $64,000
- Arlington Independent School Districtstarts $66,100
- Klein Independent School Districtstarts $63,890
- Garland Independent School Districtstarts $63,000
- Katy Independent School Districtstarts $66,550
- El Paso Independent School Districtstarts $58,750
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