Annual salary
$63,500
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Denton ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
Classroom Teacher Compensation, 2026-2027 teacher schedule. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and 2026-2027 years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Denton ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $63,500 (2026-2027 Total Salary, 2026-2027 years of experience 0) and tops out at $89,610 (2026-2027 Total Salary, 2026-2027 years of experience 43), per Denton ISD (effective ).
- The grid has 4 column columns and 44 2026-2027 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at 2026-2027 years of experience 43.
- Denton ISD enrolled 32,866 students in 2023-24, the 41st-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Classroom Teacher Compensation, 2026-2027 teacher schedule
| 2026-2027 Years of Experience \ Column | 2026-27 Base Salary (Before Local/HB2 Allotment) | Local Teacher Allotment | HB 2 Teacher Retention Allotment | 2026-2027 Total Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $63,500 | |||
| 1 | $64,070 | $64,070 | ||
| 2 | $62,570 | $2,000 | $64,570 | |
| 3 | $62,910 | $2,500 | $65,410 | |
| 4 | $63,310 | $2,500 | $65,810 | |
| 5 | $63,671 | $5,000 | $68,671 | |
| 6 | $64,031 | $5,000 | $69,031 | |
| 7 | $64,340 | $5,000 | $69,340 | |
| 8 | $64,649 | $5,000 | $69,649 | |
| 9 | $65,164 | $5,000 | $70,164 | |
| 10 | $65,473 | $5,000 | $70,473 | |
| 11 | $65,782 | $5,000 | $70,782 | |
| 12 | $66,297 | $5,000 | $71,297 | |
| 13 | $67,080 | $5,000 | $72,080 | |
| 14 | $67,904 | $5,000 | $72,904 | |
| 15 | $68,213 | $5,000 | $73,213 | |
| 16 | $68,522 | $5,000 | $73,522 | |
| 17 | $68,934 | $5,000 | $73,934 | |
| 18 | $69,346 | $5,000 | $74,346 | |
| 19 | $69,758 | $5,000 | $74,758 | |
| 20 | $70,170 | $5,000 | $75,170 | |
| 21 | $70,479 | $5,000 | $75,479 | |
| 22 | $70,788 | $5,000 | $75,788 | |
| 23 | $71,200 | $5,000 | $76,200 | |
| 24 | $71,612 | $5,000 | $76,612 | |
| 25 | $71,921 | $5,000 | $76,921 | |
| 26 | $72,230 | $5,000 | $77,230 | |
| 27 | $72,539 | $5,000 | $77,539 | |
| 28 | $72,848 | $5,000 | $77,848 | |
| 29 | $73,157 | $5,000 | $78,157 | |
| 30 | $73,363 | $5,000 | $78,363 | |
| 31 | $73,672 | $5,000 | $78,672 | |
| 32 | $74,084 | $5,000 | $79,084 | |
| 33 | $74,537 | $5,000 | $79,537 | |
| 34 | $75,799 | $5,000 | $80,799 | |
| 35 | $77,081 | $5,000 | $82,081 | |
| 36 | $78,286 | $5,000 | $83,286 | |
| 37 | $79,522 | $5,000 | $84,522 | |
| 38 | $80,223 | $5,000 | $85,223 | |
| 39 | $81,191 | $5,000 | $86,191 | |
| 40 | $82,180 | $5,000 | $87,180 | |
| 41 | $83,179 | $5,000 | $88,179 | |
| 42 | $84,363 | $5,000 | $89,363 | |
| 43 | $84,610 | $5,000 | $89,610 |
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Per month (12)
$5,291.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| 2026-2027 Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $64,070 | +$570 |
| 2 | $64,570 | +$1,070 |
| 3 | $65,410 | +$1,910 |
| 4 | $65,810 | +$2,310 |
| 5 | $68,671 | +$5,171 |
Worked example as rendered: 2026-2027 Total Salary, 2026-2027 years of experience 0 = $63,500 a year, $5,291.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Steps are the district's 2026-2027 years of experience. The document also prints each row's 2025-2026 years of experience and 2025-2026 salary, and the March 2026 1% and 2026-2027 4% pay increases that produced the new base; those working columns are not reproduced here.
Total Salary is the base plus the Local Teacher Allotment and the HB 2 Teacher Retention Allotment shown on the same row.
The document adds a $1,750 Master's Degree general stipend and a $3,500 Doctorate Degree general stipend on top of the schedule.
Step 0 shows only a total ($63,500); the district does not print a base or allotment for a first-year teacher.
- Soft spot: The Local Teacher Allotment and HB 2 Teacher Retention Allotment columns were separated by x-position; the PDF draws a duplicate shadow text layer, so the values were read from word coordinates rather than from a linear text dump.
How this schedule moves
On the 2026-2027 Total Salary column a teacher moves from $63,500 at 2026-2027 years of experience 0 to $89,610 at 2026-2027 years of experience 43: 43 2026-2027 years of experience increases worth $607 each on average, 41% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,861, between 2026-2027 years of experience 4 and 2026-2027 years of experience 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Denton ISD's starting pay ranks 42nd and its top cell ranks 28th; 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 88th percentile and the top cell at the 47th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First 2026-2027 years of experience | Top | 2026-2027 Years of Experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 Base Salary (Before Local/HB2 Allotment) | $64,070 | $84,610 | 42 | 32% |
| Local Teacher Allotment | $2,000 | $2,000 | 1 | – |
| HB 2 Teacher Retention Allotment | $2,500 | $5,000 | 2 | 100% |
| 2026-2027 Total Salary | $63,500 | $89,610 | 43 | 41% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton ISD | 32,866 | 2026-27 | $63,500 | – | $89,610 |
| Corpus Christi ISD | 33,053 | 2026-27 | $54,250.00 | – | $95,423.49 |
| Keller ISD | 33,250 | 2026-27 | $61,408.00 | – | $79,937.00 |
| Spring Branch ISD | 33,407 | 2026-27 | $65,000 | – | $87,030 |
| Ector County ISD | 33,426 | 2026-27 | $60,750 | – | $76,450 |
| Irving ISD | 31,485 | 2026-27 | $62,618 | $64,178 | $92,536 |
Starting pay is the first 2026-2027 years of experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-2026-2027 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 Denton ISD schedule?
$63,500 at 2026-2027 years of experience 0 on 2026-2027 Total Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Denton ISD).
What is the top of the Denton ISD salary schedule?
$89,610, at 2026-2027 years of experience 43 on 2026-2027 Total 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 Denton ISD salary schedule?
On the 2026-2027 Total Salary column the top figure, $89,610, is reached at 2026-2027 years of experience 43, 43 2026-2027 years of experience increases after 2026-2027 years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Corpus Christi ISDstarts $54,250.00
- Keller ISDstarts $61,408.00
- Spring Branch ISDstarts $65,000
- Ector County ISDstarts $60,750
- Irving ISDstarts $62,618
- Ysleta Independent School Districtstarts $60,500
- Northwest ISDstarts $62,500
- Mansfield Independent School Districtstarts $64,700
- Alvin Independent School Districtstarts $67,450
- Amarillo Independent School Districtstarts $55,488
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