Annual salary
$58,750
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
El Paso Independent School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher Retention Allotment (TRA) teachers salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- El Paso Independent School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $58,750 (Teacher Salary (TRA), 187 Days, years of experience 0) and tops out at $72,947 (Teacher Salary (TRA), 187 Days, years of experience 30), per El Paso Independent School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $314.17 per day.
- The grid has 1 lane columns and 31 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 30.
- El Paso ISD enrolled 49,139 students in 2023-24, the 16th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher Retention Allotment (TRA) teachers salary schedule (2026-27)
| Years of Experience \ Lane | Teacher Salary (TRA), 187 Days |
|---|---|
| 0 | $58,750 |
| 1 | $58,750 |
| 2 | $58,750 |
| 3 | $60,250 |
| 4 | $60,675 |
| 5 | $63,382 |
| 6 | $63,582 |
| 7 | $63,782 |
| 8 | $63,982 |
| 9 | $64,182 |
| 10 | $64,382 |
| 11 | $64,582 |
| 12 | $64,782 |
| 13 | $65,182 |
| 14 | $65,482 |
| 15 | $65,782 |
| 16 | $66,082 |
| 17 | $66,382 |
| 18 | $66,982 |
| 19 | $67,382 |
| 20 | $67,807 |
| 21 | $68,241 |
| 22 | $68,675 |
| 23 | $69,210 |
| 24 | $69,744 |
| 25 | $70,277 |
| 26 | $70,812 |
| 27 | $71,343 |
| 28 | $71,878 |
| 29 | $72,412 |
| 30 | $72,947 |
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Per month (12)
$4,895.83
Per work day
$314.17 / 187 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $58,750 | +$0 |
| 2 | $58,750 | +$0 |
| 3 | $60,250 | +$1,500 |
| 4 | $60,675 | +$1,925 |
| 5 | $63,382 | +$4,632 |
Worked example as rendered: Teacher Salary (TRA), 187 Days, years of experience 0 = $58,750 a year, $4,895.83 a month spread over 12 months, $314.17 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.
Approved by the Board of Trustees on June 16, 2026.
TRA eligibility: teachers who work an average of at least four hours a day providing instruction in an academic or career and technical education setting, as defined by House Bill 2. The district publishes a separate non-TRA schedule for everyone else.
The document also prints a daily rate per step, which is not reproduced as a lane.
At hiring, retired teachers are placed no higher than step 20, depending on verified prior experience.
How this schedule moves
On the Teacher Salary (TRA), 187 Days column a teacher moves from $58,750 at years of experience 0 to $72,947 at years of experience 30: 30 years of experience increases worth $473 each on average, 24% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,707, between years of experience 4 and years of experience 5.
2 of the 30 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, El Paso Independent School District's starting pay ranks 117th and its top cell ranks 241st; 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 74th percentile and the top cell at the 27th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Independent School District | 49,139 | 2026-27 | $58,750 | – | $72,947 |
| Humble ISD | 48,552 | 2026-27 | $68,000 | $69,000 | $81,100 |
| Lewisville ISD | 48,440 | 2026-27 | $64,250 | – | $76,921 |
| Plano Independent School District | 47,899 | 2026-27 | $63,000 | $66,000 | $82,950 |
| Pasadena ISD | 47,486 | 2026-27 | $65,205 | $66,205 | $81,673 |
| Socorro Independent School District | 47,304 | 2026-27 | $60,500 | $63,000 | $77,168 |
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 El Paso Independent School District schedule?
$58,750 at years of experience 0 on Teacher Salary (TRA), 187 Days, per the 2026-27 schedule (El Paso Independent School District).
What is the top of the El Paso Independent School District salary schedule?
$72,947, at years of experience 30 on Teacher Salary (TRA), 187 Days (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 El Paso Independent School District salary schedule?
On the Teacher Salary (TRA), 187 Days column the top figure, $72,947, is reached at years of experience 30, 30 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Humble ISDstarts $68,000
- Lewisville ISDstarts $64,250
- Plano Independent School Districtstarts $63,000
- Pasadena ISDstarts $65,205
- Socorro Independent School Districtstarts $60,500
- Garland Independent School Districtstarts $63,000
- Round Rock ISDstarts $56,750
- Klein Independent School Districtstarts $63,890
- San Antonio Independent School Districtstarts $60,000
- Lamar Consolidated ISDstarts $68,900
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