Annual salary
$45,450
Texas · salary schedule · 2025-26
Center ISD salary schedule, 2025-26
Compensation schedule for teachers, registered nurses and librarians (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a contract length and years experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Center ISD's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $45,450 (10 Month, years experience 0) and tops out at $89,662 (12 Month, years experience 30), per Center ISD (effective ).
- The grid has 3 contract length columns and 31 years experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years experience 30.
- Center ISD enrolled 2,434 students in 2023-24, the 298th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Compensation schedule for teachers, registered nurses and librarians (2025-26)
| Years Experience \ Contract length | 10 Month | 11 Month | 12 Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $45,450 | $49,831 | $56,402 |
| 1 | $46,525 | $51,009 | $57,736 |
| 2 | $47,333 | $51,895 | $58,739 |
| 3 | $50,763 | $55,656 | $62,995 |
| 4 | $51,268 | $56,209 | $63,622 |
| 5 | $55,773 | $61,149 | $69,212 |
| 6 | $56,278 | $61,702 | $69,839 |
| 7 | $56,783 | $62,256 | $70,466 |
| 8 | $57,288 | $62,810 | $71,092 |
| 9 | $57,793 | $63,363 | $71,719 |
| 10 | $58,298 | $63,917 | $72,346 |
| 11 | $58,803 | $64,471 | $72,972 |
| 12 | $59,712 | $65,467 | $74,100 |
| 13 | $61,248 | $67,152 | $76,007 |
| 14 | $62,418 | $68,434 | $77,458 |
| 15 | $63,498 | $69,619 | $78,799 |
| 16 | $64,537 | $70,757 | $80,088 |
| 17 | $65,510 | $71,825 | $81,296 |
| 18 | $66,444 | $72,848 | $82,454 |
| 19 | $67,309 | $73,797 | $83,528 |
| 20 | $68,140 | $74,708 | $84,560 |
| 21 | $68,923 | $75,566 | $85,531 |
| 22 | $69,656 | $76,370 | $86,441 |
| 23 | $69,981 | $76,726 | $86,843 |
| 24 | $70,306 | $77,082 | $87,247 |
| 25 | $70,630 | $77,438 | $87,649 |
| 26 | $70,954 | $77,793 | $88,052 |
| 27 | $71,280 | $78,150 | $88,455 |
| 28 | $71,604 | $78,505 | $88,858 |
| 29 | $71,928 | $78,861 | $89,260 |
| 30 | $72,252 | $79,216 | $89,662 |
highest celllowest cell31 years experience rows x 3 contract length columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
Find my cell
Per month (12)
$3,787.50
Next 5 steps in this contract length
| Years Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $46,525 | +$1,075 |
| 2 | $47,333 | +$1,883 |
| 3 | $50,763 | +$5,313 |
| 4 | $51,268 | +$5,818 |
| 5 | $55,773 | +$10,323 |
Worked example as rendered: 10 Month, years experience 0 = $45,450 a year, $3,787.50 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Headed 'Center ISD Compensation Schedule for Teachers, Registered Nurses and Librarians, 2025-2026 School Year Compressed Rates'.
$550 of the annual salary is paid in a lump sum in November.
- Soft spot: Newest teacher scale on the district's Compensation page as of 2026-09-08: the administrative, clerical and auxiliary plans there are already 26-27 but the teacher scale is still the 2025-2026 file.
How this schedule moves
On the 10 Month column a teacher moves from $45,450 at years experience 0 to $72,252 at years experience 30: 30 years experience increases worth $893 each on average, 59% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,505, between years experience 4 and years experience 5.
The highest-paid column, 12 Month, starts at $56,402 and tops out at $89,662, 24% above the top of the 10 Month column.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Center ISD's starting pay ranks 276th and its top cell ranks 27th; 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 32nd percentile and the top cell at the 47th percentile.
Column by column
| Contract length | First years experience | Top | Years Experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Month | $45,450 | $72,252 | 30 | 59% |
| 11 Month | $49,831 | $79,216 | 30 | 59% |
| 12 Month | $56,402 | $89,662 | 30 | 59% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center ISD | 2,434 | 2025-26 | $45,450 | – | $89,662 |
| Liberty ISD | 2,424 | 2026-27 | $60,600 | – | $73,050 |
| Van Alstyne ISD | 2,419 | 2026-27 | $52,500 | – | $77,300 |
| Robinson Independent School District | 2,413 | 2026-27 | $50,400 | – | $72,600 |
| Snyder ISD | 2,396 | 2026-27 | $44,000 | – | $80,100 |
| Madisonville CISD | 2,392 | 2026-27 | $53,600 | – | $77,200 |
Starting pay is the first years experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years 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 Center ISD schedule?
$45,450 at years experience 0 on 10 Month, per the 2025-26 schedule (Center ISD).
What is the top of the Center ISD salary schedule?
$89,662, at years experience 30 on 12 Month (2025-26). 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 Center ISD salary schedule?
On the 10 Month column the top figure, $72,252, is reached at years experience 30, 30 years experience increases after years experience 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Liberty ISDstarts $60,600
- Van Alstyne ISDstarts $52,500
- Robinson Independent School Districtstarts $50,400
- Snyder ISDstarts $44,000
- Madisonville CISDstarts $53,600
- Borger ISDstarts $50,000
- North Lamar Independent School Districtstarts $40,000
- Canton ISDstarts $33,960
- Robstown Independent School Districtstarts $54,450
- Van Independent School Districtstarts $40,000
See every Texas district on the Texas page, or the statewide schedule. Compare this district on the comparison pages or the rankings.