Annual salary
$48,400
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Carthage ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher Pay Scale (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and pay step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Carthage ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $48,400 (BASE PAY, pay step 00) and tops out at $77,721 (BASE PAY, pay step 40), per Carthage Independent School District (effective ).
- The grid has 1 column columns and 41 pay step rows; the highest cell is reached at pay step 40.
- Carthage ISD enrolled 2,598 students in 2023-24, the 291st-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher Pay Scale (2026-27)
| Pay Step \ Column | BASE PAY |
|---|---|
| 00 | $48,400 |
| 01 | $48,900 |
| 02 | $49,700 |
| 03 | $54,500 |
| 04 | $55,400 |
| 05 | $60,200 |
| 06 | $61,000 |
| 07 | $62,000 |
| 08 | $63,000 |
| 09 | $63,993 |
| 10 | $65,002 |
| 11 | $65,958 |
| 12 | $66,874 |
| 13 | $67,716 |
| 14 | $68,527 |
| 15 | $69,286 |
| 16 | $70,014 |
| 17 | $70,690 |
| 18 | $71,335 |
| 19 | $71,949 |
| 20 | $72,521 |
| 21 | $72,781 |
| 22 | $73,041 |
| 23 | $73,301 |
| 24 | $73,561 |
| 25 | $73,821 |
| 26 | $74,081 |
| 27 | $74,341 |
| 28 | $74,601 |
| 29 | $74,861 |
| 30 | $75,121 |
| 31 | $75,381 |
| 32 | $75,641 |
| 33 | $75,901 |
| 34 | $76,161 |
| 35 | $76,421 |
| 36 | $76,681 |
| 37 | $76,941 |
| 38 | $77,201 |
| 39 | $77,461 |
| 40 | $77,721 |
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Per month (12)
$4,033.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Pay Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | $48,900 | +$500 |
| 02 | $49,700 | +$1,300 |
| 03 | $54,500 | +$6,100 |
| 04 | $55,400 | +$7,000 |
| 05 | $60,200 | +$11,800 |
Worked example as rendered: BASE PAY, pay step 00 = $48,400 a year, $4,033.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The district publishes this schedule only as a PNG graphic in its document library, so the values were read off the image.
- Soft spot: Transcribed from an image. Steps 21-40 were checked as a constant $260 increment (72,781 + 19 x 260 = 77,721).
How this schedule moves
On the BASE PAY column a teacher moves from $48,400 at pay step 00 to $77,721 at pay step 40: 40 pay step increases worth $733 each on average, 61% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,800, between pay step 02 and pay step 03.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Carthage ISD's starting pay ranks 259th and its top cell ranks 153rd; 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 41st percentile and the top cell at the 33rd percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage ISD | 2,598 | 2026-27 | $48,400 | – | $77,721 |
| Kingsville ISD | 2,603 | 2026-27 | $52,800 | – | $71,440 |
| Brownsboro ISD | 2,592 | 2026-27 | $47,000 | $47,000 | $66,850 |
| Levelland Independent School District | 2,617 | 2026-27 | $47,300 | – | $66,400 |
| West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District | 2,573 | 2025-26 | $50,000 | – | $73,000 |
| Silsbee ISD | 2,654 | 2026-27 | $33,690 | – | $61,450 |
Starting pay is the first pay step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-pay step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Carthage ISD schedule?
$48,400 at pay step 00 on BASE PAY, per the 2026-27 schedule (Carthage Independent School District).
What is the top of the Carthage ISD salary schedule?
$77,721, at pay step 40 on BASE PAY (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 Carthage ISD salary schedule?
On the BASE PAY column the top figure, $77,721, is reached at pay step 40, 40 pay step increases after pay step 00 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Kingsville ISDstarts $52,800
- Brownsboro ISDstarts $47,000
- Levelland Independent School Districtstarts $47,300
- West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School Districtstarts $50,000
- Silsbee ISDstarts $33,690
- Gonzales ISDstarts $51,200
- Robstown Independent School Districtstarts $54,450
- Gatesville ISDstarts $45,300
- Wimberley ISDstarts $50,000
- Royal Independent School Districtstarts $60,500
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