Annual salary
$67,725.00
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Fort Worth Independent School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Primary Instruction Teacher of Record salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Fort Worth Independent School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $67,725.00 (2026-2027 Base, step 0) and tops out at $85,901.55 (2026-2027 Base, step 30), per Fort Worth Independent School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $362.17 per day.
- The grid has 1 lane columns and 31 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Fort Worth ISD enrolled 71,060 students in 2023-24, the 9th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Primary Instruction Teacher of Record salary schedule (2026-27)
Official sourceDocumentFort Worth Independent School DistrictSchool year2026-27EffectiveWork days187
| Step \ Lane | 2026-2027 Base |
|---|---|
| 0 | $67,725.00 |
| 1 | $68,250.00 |
| 2 | $68,565.00 |
| 3 | $69,615.00 |
| 4 | $70,140.00 |
| 5 | $73,290.00 |
| 6 | $73,710.00 |
| 7 | $74,294.85 |
| 8 | $74,731.65 |
| 9 | $75,169.50 |
| 10 | $75,605.25 |
| 11 | $76,042.05 |
| 12 | $76,365.30 |
| 13 | $77,017.50 |
| 14 | $77,410.20 |
| 15 | $77,864.85 |
| 16 | $78,491.70 |
| 17 | $79,091.25 |
| 18 | $79,616.25 |
| 19 | $80,137.05 |
| 20 | $80,690.40 |
| 21 | $81,357.15 |
| 22 | $81,716.25 |
| 23 | $82,121.55 |
| 24 | $82,525.80 |
| 25 | $82,927.95 |
| 26 | $83,341.65 |
| 27 | $83,788.95 |
| 28 | $84,211.05 |
| 29 | $84,885.15 |
| 30 | $85,901.55 |
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Per month (12)
$5,643.75
Per work day
$362.17 / 187 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $68,250.00 | +$525.00 |
| 2 | $68,565.00 | +$840.00 |
| 3 | $69,615.00 | +$1,890.00 |
| 4 | $70,140.00 | +$2,415.00 |
| 5 | $73,290.00 | +$5,565.00 |
Worked example as rendered: 2026-2027 Base, step 0 = $67,725.00 a year, $5,643.75 a month spread over 12 months, $362.17 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.
Primary Instruction positions are educators who serve as the primary instructor of record and are identified as such in the district's student information system.
The district publishes a separate Instructional Support Teacher salary schedule for specialized teaching assignments that are not the teacher of record, and separate school counselor and librarian schedules.
The document also prints a daily rate for each step; only the annual base is reproduced as the lane.
Advanced degree stipends: master's $1,400, additional doctorate $1,600.
The schedule is based on 187 days for the 2026-2027 school year only and cannot be used to predict future salaries.
How this schedule moves
On the 2026-2027 Base column a teacher moves from $67,725.00 at step 0 to $85,901.55 at step 30: 30 step increases worth $606 each on average, 27% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,150, between step 4 and step 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Fort Worth Independent School District's starting pay ranks 5th and its top cell ranks 41st; 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 95th percentile and the top cell at the 43rd percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Independent School District | 71,060 | 2026-27 | $67,725.00 | – | $85,901.55 |
| Conroe Independent School District | 72,352 | 2026-27 | $63,500 | – | $77,770 |
| Austin Independent School District | 72,830 | 2026-27 | $57,969 | – | $73,844 |
| Frisco Independent School District | 66,698 | 2026-27 | $64,000 | – | $78,100 |
| Fort Bend Independent School District | 80,206 | 2026-27 | $63,000 | – | $92,000 |
| Aldine Independent School District | 57,844 | 2026-27 | $64,000 | $65,000 | $84,630 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Fort Worth Independent School District schedule?
$67,725.00 at step 0 on 2026-2027 Base, per the 2026-27 schedule (Fort Worth Independent School District).
What is the top of the Fort Worth Independent School District salary schedule?
$85,901.55, at step 30 on 2026-2027 Base (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 Fort Worth Independent School District salary schedule?
On the 2026-2027 Base column the top figure, $85,901.55, is reached at step 30, 30 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Conroe Independent School Districtstarts $63,500
- Austin Independent School Districtstarts $57,969
- Frisco Independent School Districtstarts $64,000
- Fort Bend Independent School Districtstarts $63,000
- Aldine Independent School Districtstarts $64,000
- Arlington Independent School Districtstarts $66,100
- Klein Independent School Districtstarts $63,890
- Garland Independent School Districtstarts $63,000
- El Paso Independent School Districtstarts $58,750
- Humble ISDstarts $68,000
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