Annual salary
$57,500
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Decatur 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.
- Decatur ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $57,500 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 0) and tops out at $74,550 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 25+), per Decatur ISD (effective ).
- The grid has 1 column columns and 26 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 25+.
- Decatur ISD enrolled 3,811 students in 2023-24, the 226th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
New Hire Guide for Teachers (2026-27)
| Years of Experience \ Column | New Hire Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $57,500 |
| 1 | $57,850 |
| 2 | $58,250 |
| 3 | $60,650 |
| 4 | $61,050 |
| 5 | $65,450 |
| 6 | $66,000 |
| 7 | $66,400 |
| 8 | $66,800 |
| 9 | $67,200 |
| 10 | $67,600 |
| 11 | $68,000 |
| 12 | $68,400 |
| 13 | $68,800 |
| 14 | $69,200 |
| 15 | $69,975 |
| 16 | $70,275 |
| 17 | $70,575 |
| 18 | $70,875 |
| 19 | $71,175 |
| 20 | $71,475 |
| 21 | $71,775 |
| 22 | $72,075 |
| 23 | $72,450 |
| 24 | $73,550 |
| 25+ | $74,550 |
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Per month (12)
$4,791.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $57,850 | +$350 |
| 2 | $58,250 | +$750 |
| 3 | $60,650 | +$3,150 |
| 4 | $61,050 | +$3,550 |
| 5 | $65,450 | +$7,950 |
Worked example as rendered: New Hire Salary, years of experience 0 = $57,500 a year, $4,791.67 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; headed '$57,500 starting salary'.
Teachers at 26+ years of experience receive an increase of $400 over the 25+ row. $1,000 master's degree general stipend.
Salaries are based on 10-month employment for 2026-2027.
How this schedule moves
On the New Hire Salary column a teacher moves from $57,500 at years of experience 0 to $74,550 at years of experience 25+: 25 years of experience increases worth $682 each on average, 30% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,400, between years of experience 4 and years of experience 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Decatur ISD's starting pay ranks 137th and its top cell ranks 215th; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur ISD | 3,811 | 2026-27 | $57,500 | – | $74,550 |
| Lake Dallas ISD | 3,811 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | – | $87,870 |
| Alvarado Independent School District | 3,782 | 2025-26 | $56,250 | – | $85,070 |
| Paris ISD | 3,868 | 2026-27 | $40,000 | – | $70,614 |
| Calallen Independent School District | 3,877 | 2026-27 | $54,060 | – | $74,690 |
| Castleberry ISD | 3,740 | 2026-27 | $20,000 | – | $87,892 |
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 Decatur ISD schedule?
$57,500 at years of experience 0 on New Hire Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Decatur ISD).
What is the top of the Decatur ISD salary schedule?
$74,550, 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 Decatur ISD salary schedule?
On the New Hire Salary column the top figure, $74,550, 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
- Lake Dallas ISDstarts $60,000
- Alvarado Independent School Districtstarts $56,250
- Paris ISDstarts $33,960
- Calallen Independent School Districtstarts $54,060
- Castleberry ISDstarts $20,000
- Kilgore ISDstarts $46,500
- Jarrell ISDstarts $54,600
- Huffman Independent School Districtstarts $60,700
- Hereford ISDstarts $50,550
- Tuloso-Midway ISDstarts $54,500
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