Annual salary
$60,000
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Burleson ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
New hire guide for classroom teachers (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and years of service to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Burleson ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $60,000 (Bachelor's, years of service Non Cert- 0) and tops out at $76,879 (Master's, years of service 25), per Burleson ISD (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's) starts at $60,000 and reaches $75,379 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's) the range is $61,500 to $76,879.
- The grid has 2 column columns and 27 years of service rows; the highest cell is reached at years of service 25.
- Burleson ISD enrolled 12,718 students in 2023-24, the 96th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
New hire guide for classroom teachers (2026-27)
| Years of service \ Column | Bachelor's | Master's |
|---|---|---|
| Non Cert- 0 | $60,000 | $61,500 |
| Certified - 0 | $60,500 | $62,000 |
| 1 | $61,685 | $63,185 |
| 2 | $63,205 | $64,705 |
| 3 | $63,705 | $65,205 |
| 4 | $64,385 | $65,885 |
| 5 | $66,500 | $68,000 |
| 6 | $68,298 | $69,798 |
| 7 | $68,324 | $69,824 |
| 8 | $68,428 | $69,928 |
| 9 | $68,938 | $70,438 |
| 10 | $68,991 | $70,491 |
| 11 | $69,033 | $70,533 |
| 12 | $69,190 | $70,690 |
| 13 | $69,890 | $71,390 |
| 14 | $70,924 | $72,424 |
| 15 | $71,522 | $73,022 |
| 16 | $71,635 | $73,135 |
| 17 | $71,862 | $73,362 |
| 18 | $72,431 | $73,931 |
| 19 | $72,999 | $74,499 |
| 20 | $73,160 | $74,660 |
| 21 | $73,531 | $75,031 |
| 22 | $74,096 | $75,596 |
| 23 | $74,265 | $75,765 |
| 24 | $74,942 | $76,442 |
| 25 | $75,379 | $76,879 |
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Per month (12)
$5,000.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of service | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| Certified - 0 | $60,500 | +$500 |
| 1 | $61,685 | +$1,685 |
| 2 | $63,205 | +$3,205 |
| 3 | $63,705 | +$3,705 |
| 4 | $64,385 | +$4,385 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's, years of service Non Cert- 0 = $60,000 a year, $5,000.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
From the district's 2026-2027 Compensation Manual, updated June 2026.
The district states House Bill 2 increases for teachers with 3 or more years of experience are already built into this matrix, and apply only to teachers with PEIMS role ID 087.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's column a teacher moves from $60,000 at years of service Non Cert- 0 to $75,379 at years of service 25: 26 years of service increases worth $592 each on average, 26% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,115, between years of service 4 and years of service 5.
A master's degree is worth $1,500 more than a bachelor's at the first years of service (2.5%) and $1,500 more at the top of the column (2.0%).
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Burleson ISD's starting pay ranks 93rd and its top cell ranks 166th; 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 78th percentile and the top cell at the 32nd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First years of service | Top | Years of service moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | $60,000 | $75,379 | 26 | 26% |
| Master's | $61,500 | $76,879 | 26 | 25% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burleson ISD | 12,718 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | $61,500 | $76,879 |
| Dickinson ISD | 12,592 | 2026-27 | $63,500.00 | – | $86,464.00 |
| Wichita Falls ISD | 12,868 | 2026-27 | $51,000 | – | $74,162 |
| Bastrop ISD | 13,010 | 2026-27 | $57,750 | – | $71,227 |
| Victoria ISD | 13,027 | 2026-27 | $50,150.00 | – | $77,072.00 |
| Donna ISD | 13,131 | 2026-27 | $56,850 | – | $64,768 |
Starting pay is the first years of service of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years of service cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Burleson ISD?
$60,000 on the column Bachelor's at years of service Non Cert- 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Burleson ISD). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,000 (Bachelor's).
What is the top of the Burleson ISD salary schedule?
$76,879, at years of service 25 on Master's (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 Burleson ISD salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's column the top figure, $75,379, is reached at years of service 25, 26 years of service increases after years of service Non Cert- 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Burleson ISD?
$1,500 more at the first years of service: $61,500 on Master's against $60,000 on Bachelor's (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Dickinson ISDstarts $63,500.00
- Wichita Falls ISDstarts $51,000
- Bastrop ISDstarts $57,750
- Victoria ISDstarts $50,150.00
- Donna ISDstarts $56,850
- Coppell ISDstarts $65,000
- Cleveland ISDstarts $64,000
- Georgetown ISDstarts $56,500
- Waco ISDstarts $54,500
- Grapevine-Colleyville ISDstarts $59,250
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