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East Central ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
2026-27 Salary Schedule, Base Salary Only (staff paid on the teacher salary schedule). 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.
- East Central ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $58,500 (Bachelors Salary 26/27, years of experience 0) and tops out at $75,045 (Bachelors Salary 26/27, years of experience 31+), per East Central ISD (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelors Salary 26/27) starts at $58,500 and reaches $75,045 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $312.83 per day.
- The grid has 1 column columns and 32 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 31+.
- East Central ISD enrolled 11,176 students in 2023-24, the 108th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
2026-27 Salary Schedule, Base Salary Only (staff paid on the teacher salary schedule)
| Years of Experience \ Column | Bachelors Salary 26/27 |
|---|---|
| 0 | $58,500 |
| 1 | $58,500 |
| 2 | $59,670 |
| 3 | $60,187 |
| 4 | $61,025 |
| 5 | $61,857 |
| 6 | $62,833 |
| 7 | $63,164 |
| 8 | $64,020 |
| 9 | $64,350 |
| 10 | $65,338 |
| 11 | $66,205 |
| 12 | $67,472 |
| 13 | $68,075 |
| 14 | $68,405 |
| 15 | $68,664 |
| 16 | $68,872 |
| 17 | $69,080 |
| 18 | $69,289 |
| 19 | $69,497 |
| 20 | $69,682 |
| 21 | $69,890 |
| 22 | $70,098 |
| 23 | $70,306 |
| 24 | $70,684 |
| 25 | $71,275 |
| 26 | $71,792 |
| 27 | $72,210 |
| 28 | $72,709 |
| 29 | $73,191 |
| 30 | $73,712 |
| 31+ | $75,045 |
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $58,500 | +$0 |
| 2 | $59,670 | +$1,170 |
| 3 | $60,187 | +$1,687 |
| 4 | $61,025 | +$2,525 |
| 5 | $61,857 | +$3,357 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors Salary 26/27, years of experience 0 = $58,500 a year, $4,875.00 a month spread over 12 months, $312.83 per work day on a 187-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The sheet header reads '10 Month Employment, 187 Days for Current Employees, 191 Days for New Employees'.
Step 25 is annotated 'Maximum for New Hire Employees'.
Additional compensation listed separately: $1,800 general Master's Degree stipend and $3,600 general Doctorate's Degree stipend (only one stipend). Performance pay is not included in the schedule.
The district states this is the salary schedule for the 2026/27 school year only and salary advancement is not guaranteed.
- Soft spot: The PDF is a scanned image with no text layer, so this grid was transcribed from the page image.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelors Salary 26/27 column a teacher moves from $58,500 at years of experience 0 to $75,045 at years of experience 31+: 31 years of experience increases worth $534 each on average, 28% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,333, between years of experience 30 and years of experience 31+.
1 of the 31 years of experience moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive years of experiences.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, East Central ISD's starting pay ranks 120th and its top cell ranks 199th; 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 73rd percentile and the top cell at the 30th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central ISD | 11,176 | 2026-27 | $58,500 | – | $75,045 |
| Midlothian ISD | 11,103 | 2026-27 | $59,000 | $60,000 | $76,395 |
| Lake Travis ISD | 11,272 | 2026-27 | $57,000 | – | $81,882 |
| Del Valle ISD | 11,287 | 2026-27 | $59,500 | $61,600 | $78,733 |
| Waxahachie ISD | 11,052 | 2026-27 | $57,000 | – | $75,935 |
| Huntsville ISD | 11,318 | 2026-27 | $53,500 | – | $80,500 |
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 teacher salary in East Central ISD?
$58,500 on the column Bachelors Salary 26/27 at years of experience 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (East Central ISD). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $58,500 (Bachelors Salary 26/27).
What is the top of the East Central ISD salary schedule?
$75,045, at years of experience 31+ on Bachelors Salary 26/27 (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 East Central ISD salary schedule?
On the Bachelors Salary 26/27 column the top figure, $75,045, is reached at years of experience 31+, 31 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Midlothian ISDstarts $59,000
- Lake Travis ISDstarts $57,000
- Del Valle ISDstarts $59,500
- Waxahachie ISDstarts $57,000
- Huntsville ISDstarts $53,500
- Brazosport ISDstarts $62,650
- Canyon ISDstarts $52,000
- Boerne ISDstarts $60,000
- Frenship ISDstarts $49,000
- Duncanville Independent School Districtstarts $60,750
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