Annual salary
$55,500
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Belton ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
2026-2027 Hiring Schedule for Classroom Teachers, Interventionists, Innovation Specialists. 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.
- Belton ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $55,500 (Bachelor's Degree Salary, years of experience 0) and tops out at $75,119 (Master's Degree Salary, years of experience 30), per Belton ISD (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's Degree Salary) starts at $55,500 and reaches $74,119 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's Degree Salary) the range is $56,500 to $75,119.
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $296.79 per day.
- The grid has 2 column columns and 31 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 30.
- Belton ISD enrolled 13,808 students in 2023-24, the 86th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
2026-2027 Hiring Schedule for Classroom Teachers, Interventionists, Innovation Specialists
| Years of Experience \ Column | Bachelor's Degree Salary | Master's Degree Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $55,500 | $56,500 |
| 1 | $55,725 | $56,725 |
| 2 | $56,025 | $57,025 |
| 3 | $58,225 | $59,225 |
| 4 | $58,525 | $59,525 |
| 5 | $61,325 | $62,325 |
| 6 | $61,625 | $62,625 |
| 7 | $61,925 | $62,925 |
| 8 | $62,225 | $63,225 |
| 9 | $62,525 | $63,525 |
| 10 | $62,825 | $63,825 |
| 11 | $63,325 | $64,325 |
| 12 | $63,825 | $64,825 |
| 13 | $64,325 | $65,325 |
| 14 | $64,825 | $65,825 |
| 15 | $65,325 | $66,325 |
| 16 | $65,825 | $66,825 |
| 17 | $66,325 | $67,325 |
| 18 | $66,825 | $67,825 |
| 19 | $67,325 | $68,325 |
| 20 | $67,825 | $68,825 |
| 21 | $68,325 | $69,325 |
| 22 | $68,825 | $69,825 |
| 23 | $69,325 | $70,325 |
| 24 | $69,825 | $70,825 |
| 25 | $70,325 | $71,325 |
| 26 | $70,825 | $71,825 |
| 27 | $71,695 | $72,695 |
| 28 | $72,665 | $73,665 |
| 29 | $73,265 | $74,265 |
| 30 | $74,119 | $75,119 |
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Per month (12)
$4,625.00
Per work day
$296.79 / 187 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $55,725 | +$225 |
| 2 | $56,025 | +$525 |
| 3 | $58,225 | +$2,725 |
| 4 | $58,525 | +$3,025 |
| 5 | $61,325 | +$5,825 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's Degree Salary, years of experience 0 = $55,500 a year, $4,625.00 a month spread over 12 months, $296.79 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.
Salaries are based on 187-day, 10-month employment. The scale is for the current year only and is used for placement of new hires; new hires with more than 30 years of experience are placed on step 30.
The district states salary steps do not represent future salaries for returning employees and that the salaries reflect the HB 2 allotment from the 89th Legislature in 2025.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's Degree Salary column a teacher moves from $55,500 at years of experience 0 to $74,119 at years of experience 30: 30 years of experience increases worth $621 each on average, 34% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,800, between years of experience 4 and years of experience 5.
A master's degree is worth $1,000 more than a bachelor's at the first years of experience (1.8%) and $1,000 more at the top of the column (1.3%).
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Belton ISD's starting pay ranks 168th and its top cell ranks 196th; 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 64th percentile and the top cell at the 30th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First years of experience | Top | Years of Experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree Salary | $55,500 | $74,119 | 30 | 34% |
| Master's Degree Salary | $56,500 | $75,119 | 30 | 33% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belton ISD | 13,808 | 2026-27 | $55,500 | $56,500 | $75,119 |
| Eagle Pass ISD | 13,869 | 2026-27 | $33,660 | – | $61,800 |
| Grapevine-Colleyville ISD | 13,565 | 2024-25 | $59,250 | – | $76,217 |
| Waco ISD | 13,517 | 2026-27 | $54,500 | – | $70,675 |
| Georgetown ISD | 13,472 | 2026-27 | $56,000 | $57,500 | $73,600 |
| Southwest ISD | 14,202 | 2026-27 | $58,000.00 | – | $80,500.00 |
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 teacher salary in Belton ISD?
$55,500 on the column Bachelor's Degree Salary at years of experience 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Belton ISD). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $55,500 (Bachelor's Degree Salary).
What is the top of the Belton ISD salary schedule?
$75,119, at years of experience 30 on Master's Degree 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 Belton ISD salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's Degree Salary column the top figure, $74,119, is reached at years of experience 30, 30 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Belton ISD?
$1,000 more at the first years of experience: $56,500 on Master's Degree Salary against $55,500 on Bachelor's Degree Salary (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Eagle Pass ISDstarts $33,660
- Grapevine-Colleyville ISDstarts $59,250
- Waco ISDstarts $54,500
- Georgetown ISDstarts $56,500
- Southwest ISDstarts $58,000.00
- Coppell ISDstarts $65,000
- College Station ISDstarts $53,250
- Magnolia Independent School Districtstarts $60,500
- Donna ISDstarts $56,850
- Victoria ISDstarts $50,150.00
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