Annual salary
$54,000
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Bandera Independent School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher, Librarian, Nurse, Counselor, Doctorate salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Bandera Independent School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $54,000 (Bachelor, step 0) and tops out at $83,000 (Counselor / Doctorate, step 40), per Bandera Independent School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor) starts at $54,000 and reaches $81,000 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master) the range is $54,500 to $82,000.
- The grid has 3 column columns and 41 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 40.
- Bandera ISD enrolled 2,338 students in 2023-24, the 309th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher, Librarian, Nurse, Counselor, Doctorate salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | Bachelor | Master | Counselor / Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $54,000 | $54,500 | $55,500 |
| 1 | $54,500 | $55,000 | $56,000 |
| 2 | $55,000 | $56,000 | $56,500 |
| 3 | $58,000 | $59,000 | $60,000 |
| 4 | $58,500 | $59,500 | $60,500 |
| 5 | $63,000 | $64,000 | $65,000 |
| 6 | $63,500 | $64,500 | $65,500 |
| 7 | $64,000 | $65,000 | $66,000 |
| 8 | $64,500 | $65,500 | $66,500 |
| 9 | $65,000 | $66,000 | $67,000 |
| 10 | $65,500 | $66,500 | $67,500 |
| 11 | $66,000 | $67,000 | $68,000 |
| 12 | $66,500 | $67,500 | $68,500 |
| 13 | $67,000 | $68,000 | $69,000 |
| 14 | $67,500 | $68,500 | $69,500 |
| 15 | $68,000 | $69,000 | $70,000 |
| 16 | $68,500 | $69,500 | $70,500 |
| 17 | $69,000 | $70,000 | $71,000 |
| 18 | $69,500 | $70,500 | $71,500 |
| 19 | $70,000 | $71,000 | $72,000 |
| 20 | $71,000 | $72,000 | $73,000 |
| 21 | $71,500 | $72,500 | $73,500 |
| 22 | $72,000 | $73,000 | $74,000 |
| 23 | $72,500 | $73,500 | $74,500 |
| 24 | $73,000 | $74,000 | $75,000 |
| 25 | $73,500 | $74,500 | $75,500 |
| 26 | $74,000 | $75,000 | $76,000 |
| 27 | $74,500 | $75,500 | $76,500 |
| 28 | $75,000 | $76,000 | $77,000 |
| 29 | $75,500 | $76,500 | $77,500 |
| 30 | $76,000 | $77,000 | $78,000 |
| 31 | $76,500 | $77,500 | $78,500 |
| 32 | $77,000 | $78,000 | $79,000 |
| 33 | $77,500 | $78,500 | $79,500 |
| 34 | $78,000 | $79,000 | $80,000 |
| 35 | $78,500 | $79,500 | $80,500 |
| 36 | $79,000 | $80,000 | $81,000 |
| 37 | $79,500 | $80,500 | $81,500 |
| 38 | $80,000 | $81,000 | $82,000 |
| 39 | $80,500 | $81,500 | $82,500 |
| 40 | $81,000 | $82,000 | $83,000 |
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Per month (12)
$4,500.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $54,500 | +$500 |
| 2 | $55,000 | +$1,000 |
| 3 | $58,000 | +$4,000 |
| 4 | $58,500 | +$4,500 |
| 5 | $63,000 | +$9,000 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor, step 0 = $54,000 a year, $4,500.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
This is the district's TRA (Teacher Retention Allotment) scale. Bandera ISD publishes a separate '2026-27 Non TRA Teacher Pay Scale' with lower amounts from step 2 onward.
Teachers without a valid Texas teaching certificate receive a base salary $3,000 less than a certified teacher.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor column a teacher moves from $54,000 at step 0 to $81,000 at step 40: 40 step increases worth $675 each on average, 50% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,500, between step 4 and step 5.
A master's degree is worth $500 more than a bachelor's at the first step (0.9%) and $1,000 more at the top of the column (1.2%).
The highest-paid column, Counselor / Doctorate, starts at $55,500 and tops out at $83,000, 2% above the top of the Bachelor column.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Bandera Independent School District's starting pay ranks 189th and its top cell ranks 71st; 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 60th percentile and the top cell at the 39th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | $54,000 | $81,000 | 40 | 50% |
| Master | $54,500 | $82,000 | 40 | 50% |
| Counselor / Doctorate | $55,500 | $83,000 | 40 | 50% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandera Independent School District | 2,338 | 2026-27 | $54,000 | $54,500 | $83,000 |
| Salado ISD | 2,346 | 2026-27 | $51,000 | $51,500 | $74,762 |
| Van Independent School District | 2,351 | 2026-27 | $51,280 | $52,280 | $71,280 |
| Sunnyvale ISD | 2,317 | 2026-27 | $59,843 | – | $84,689 |
| Canton ISD | 2,367 | 2026-27 | $33,960 | – | $88,345 |
| Venus Independent School District | 2,308 | 2026-27 | $46,724 | $48,224 | $69,801 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Bandera Independent School District?
$54,000 on the column Bachelor at step 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Bandera Independent School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $54,000 (Bachelor).
What is the top of the Bandera Independent School District salary schedule?
$83,000, at step 40 on Counselor / 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 Bandera Independent School District salary schedule?
On the Bachelor column the top figure, $81,000, is reached at step 40, 40 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Bandera Independent School District?
$500 more at the first step: $54,500 on Master against $54,000 on Bachelor (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Salado ISDstarts $51,000
- Van Independent School Districtstarts $40,000
- Sunnyvale ISDstarts $59,843
- Canton ISDstarts $33,960
- Venus Independent School Districtstarts $46,724
- Borger ISDstarts $50,000
- North Lamar Independent School Districtstarts $40,000
- Connally ISDstarts $47,700
- Madisonville CISDstarts $53,600
- Snyder ISDstarts $44,000
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