Annual salary
$62,750
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Dayton ISD 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.
- Dayton ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $62,750 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 0) and tops out at $71,950 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 25+), per Dayton Independent School District (effective ).
- The grid has 1 column columns and 26 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 25+.
- Dayton ISD enrolled 5,787 students in 2023-24, the 177th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
New hire guide for teachers (2026-27)
| Years of Experience \ Column | New Hire Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $62,750 |
| 1 | $62,950 |
| 2 | $63,150 |
| 3 | $63,850 |
| 4 | $64,050 |
| 5 | $66,750 |
| 6 | $66,950 |
| 7 | $67,150 |
| 8 | $67,350 |
| 9 | $67,550 |
| 10 | $67,750 |
| 11 | $67,950 |
| 12 | $68,150 |
| 13 | $68,350 |
| 14 | $68,650 |
| 15 | $68,950 |
| 16 | $69,250 |
| 17 | $69,550 |
| 18 | $69,850 |
| 19 | $70,150 |
| 20 | $70,450 |
| 21 | $70,750 |
| 22 | $71,050 |
| 23 | $71,350 |
| 24 | $71,650 |
| 25+ | $71,950 |
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Per month (12)
$5,229.17
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $62,950 | +$200 |
| 2 | $63,150 | +$400 |
| 3 | $63,850 | +$1,100 |
| 4 | $64,050 | +$1,300 |
| 5 | $66,750 | +$4,000 |
Worked example as rendered: New Hire Salary, years of experience 0 = $62,750 a year, $5,229.17 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Based on 10 month employment for the 2026-2027 school year. $62,750 starting for certified teachers.
10-month hiring range minimum: $59,000 uncertified, $62,750 certified.
Continuing teachers receive an increase of $2,150. Master's and doctorate stipends are $1,000 each.
How this schedule moves
On the New Hire Salary column a teacher moves from $62,750 at years of experience 0 to $71,950 at years of experience 25+: 25 years of experience increases worth $368 each on average, 15% 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, Dayton ISD's starting pay ranks 56th and its top cell ranks 254th; 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 86th percentile and the top cell at the 26th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton ISD | 5,787 | 2026-27 | $62,750 | – | $71,950 |
| Elgin ISD | 5,715 | 2026-27 | $56,750 | – | $73,180 |
| Nacogdoches ISD | 5,863 | 2026-27 | $50,500 | – | $68,138 |
| Canutillo Independent School District | 5,904 | 2026-27 | $60,500 | – | $71,700 |
| Flour Bluff ISD | 5,665 | 2026-27 | $53,000 | $54,500 | $67,950 |
| Roma ISD | 5,932 | 2024-25 | $33,660 | – | $71,949 |
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 Dayton ISD schedule?
$62,750 at years of experience 0 on New Hire Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Dayton Independent School District).
What is the top of the Dayton ISD salary schedule?
$71,950, at years of experience 25+ 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 Dayton ISD salary schedule?
On the New Hire Salary column the top figure, $71,950, is reached at years of experience 25+, 25 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Elgin ISDstarts $56,750
- Nacogdoches ISDstarts $50,500
- Canutillo Independent School Districtstarts $60,500
- Flour Bluff ISDstarts $53,000
- Roma ISDstarts $33,660
- DeSoto ISDstarts $58,500
- Joshua ISDstarts $60,000
- Southside ISDstarts $64,248
- Wylie ISDstarts $51,000
- Corsicana ISDstarts $52,500.00
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