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Burnet CISD salary schedule, 2026-27
New Hire Guide for Teachers (2026-27). 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.
- Burnet CISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $57,520 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 0) and tops out at $74,600 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 30+), per Burnet Consolidated ISD (effective ).
- The grid has 1 column columns and 31 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 30+.
- Burnet CISD enrolled 3,285 students in 2023-24, the 250th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
New Hire Guide for Teachers (2026-27)
| Years of Experience \ Column | New Hire Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $57,520 |
| 1 | $58,465 |
| 2 | $58,765 |
| 3 | $59,065 |
| 4 | $60,340 |
| 5 | $62,965 |
| 6 | $64,890 |
| 7 | $65,190 |
| 8 | $65,490 |
| 9 | $65,790 |
| 10 | $66,090 |
| 11 | $66,390 |
| 12 | $66,690 |
| 13 | $66,990 |
| 14 | $67,390 |
| 15 | $67,790 |
| 16 | $68,190 |
| 17 | $68,590 |
| 18 | $68,990 |
| 19 | $69,390 |
| 20 | $69,890 |
| 21 | $70,390 |
| 22 | $70,790 |
| 23 | $71,190 |
| 24 | $71,690 |
| 25 | $72,190 |
| 26 | $72,690 |
| 27 | $73,090 |
| 28 | $73,490 |
| 29 | $74,085 |
| 30+ | $74,600 |
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $58,465 | +$945 |
| 2 | $58,765 | +$1,245 |
| 3 | $59,065 | +$1,545 |
| 4 | $60,340 | +$2,820 |
| 5 | $62,965 | +$5,445 |
Worked example as rendered: New Hire Salary, years of experience 0 = $57,520 a year, $4,793.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Page 1 of the district 2026-2027 Compensation Plan, board approved 6/22/2026.
Continuing teachers receive an increase of $1,925. Apprentice teachers are paid $40,000 and are not on this grid.
$1,000 master's degree general stipend. Salaries are based on 10-month employment.
Teacher Incentive Allotment: 90% of any TIA funding for a designated teacher is paid to that teacher.
How this schedule moves
On the New Hire Salary column a teacher moves from $57,520 at years of experience 0 to $74,600 at years of experience 30+: 30 years of experience increases worth $569 each on average, 30% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,625, between years of experience 4 and years of experience 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Burnet CISD's starting pay ranks 136th and its top cell ranks 213th; 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 70th percentile and the top cell at the 29th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnet CISD | 3,285 | 2026-27 | $57,520 | – | $74,600 |
| Henderson ISD | 3,292 | 2026-27 | $46,750 | – | $62,240 |
| Chapel Hill ISD (Smith County) | 3,270 | 2026-27 | $52,000 | – | $72,120 |
| Burkburnett Independent School District | 3,267 | 2026-27 | $50,250 | – | $83,889 |
| Greenwood Independent School District | 3,257 | 2026-27 | $56,800 | $57,872 | $85,372 |
| Mineral Wells Independent School District | 3,321 | 2025-26 | $45,000 | – | $67,380 |
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 Burnet CISD schedule?
$57,520 at years of experience 0 on New Hire Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Burnet Consolidated ISD).
What is the top of the Burnet CISD salary schedule?
$74,600, at years of experience 30+ 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 Burnet CISD salary schedule?
On the New Hire Salary column the top figure, $74,600, is reached at years of experience 30+, 30 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Henderson ISDstarts $46,750
- Chapel Hill ISD (Smith County)starts $52,000
- Burkburnett Independent School Districtstarts $50,250
- Greenwood Independent School Districtstarts $56,800
- Mineral Wells Independent School Districtstarts $45,000
- Palestine ISDstarts $40,000
- El Campo ISDstarts $54,000
- Pampa ISDstarts $50,000
- Little Cypress-Mauriceville C.I.S.D.starts $49,507
- Lake Worth Independent School Districtstarts $60,000
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