Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Brownsville Independent School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher Hiring Salary Schedule (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.
- Brownsville Independent School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $57,000 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 0) and tops out at $80,185 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 35+), per Brownsville Independent School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $304.81 per day.
- The grid has 1 lane columns and 36 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 35+.
- Brownsville ISD enrolled 37,065 students in 2023-24, the 32nd-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher Hiring Salary Schedule (2026-27)
| Years of Experience \ Lane | New Hire Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $57,000 |
| 1 | $57,300 |
| 2 | $57,600 |
| 3 | $59,030 |
| 4 | $59,330 |
| 5 | $62,030 |
| 6 | $62,330 |
| 7 | $62,730 |
| 8 | $63,230 |
| 9 | $63,730 |
| 10 | $64,330 |
| 11 | $64,930 |
| 12 | $65,830 |
| 13 | $66,330 |
| 14 | $66,830 |
| 15 | $67,330 |
| 16 | $67,830 |
| 17 | $68,430 |
| 18 | $68,930 |
| 19 | $69,430 |
| 20 | $69,930 |
| 21 | $70,430 |
| 22 | $70,930 |
| 23 | $71,780 |
| 24 | $72,710 |
| 25 | $73,307 |
| 26 | $73,735 |
| 27 | $74,362 |
| 28 | $75,091 |
| 29 | $75,819 |
| 30 | $76,546 |
| 31 | $77,274 |
| 32 | $78,001 |
| 33 | $78,730 |
| 34 | $79,458 |
| 35+ | $80,185 |
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $57,300 | +$300 |
| 2 | $57,600 | +$600 |
| 3 | $59,030 | +$2,030 |
| 4 | $59,330 | +$2,330 |
| 5 | $62,030 | +$5,030 |
Worked example as rendered: New Hire Salary, years of experience 0 = $57,000 a year, $4,750.00 a month spread over 12 months, $304.81 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.
From the Employee Compensation Plan board approved June 23, 2026. The schedule has no degree lanes.
The district states the hiring schedules do not include fringe benefit amounts and that employees on them will not receive less base salary than the previous year.
The same schedule covers teaching positions paid on the teacher scale, including assistive technology, middle school athletic coordinator, defensive/offensive coordinator and JROTC instructor.
The plan states a daily rate is the base salary from the teacher base salary schedule divided by 187 days.
How this schedule moves
On the New Hire Salary column a teacher moves from $57,000 at years of experience 0 to $80,185 at years of experience 35+: 35 years of experience increases worth $662 each on average, 41% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,700, between years of experience 4 and years of experience 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Brownsville Independent School District's starting pay ranks 144th and its top cell ranks 116th; 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 69th percentile and the top cell at the 36th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville Independent School District | 37,065 | 2026-27 | $57,000 | – | $80,185 |
| Richardson ISD | 37,085 | 2026-27 | $63,000 | – | $91,000 |
| Mesquite Independent School District | 38,265 | 2026-27 | $62,000 | – | $80,778 |
| Mansfield Independent School District | 35,851 | 2026-27 | $64,700 | $65,700 | $81,075 |
| Ysleta Independent School District | 34,918 | 2026-27 | $60,500 | $62,500 | $80,230 |
| Alief Independent School District | 39,474 | 2026-27 | $64,700 | $65,200 | $94,573 |
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 Brownsville Independent School District schedule?
$57,000 at years of experience 0 on New Hire Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Brownsville Independent School District).
What is the top of the Brownsville Independent School District salary schedule?
$80,185, at years of experience 35+ on New Hire 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 Brownsville Independent School District salary schedule?
On the New Hire Salary column the top figure, $80,185, is reached at years of experience 35+, 35 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Richardson ISDstarts $63,000
- Mesquite Independent School Districtstarts $62,000
- Mansfield Independent School Districtstarts $64,700
- Ysleta Independent School Districtstarts $60,500
- Alief Independent School Districtstarts $64,700
- Clear Creek Independent School Districtstarts $64,500
- Ector County ISDstarts $60,750
- Spring Branch ISDstarts $65,000
- Keller ISDstarts $61,408.00
- Corpus Christi ISDstarts $54,250.00
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