Annual salary
$61,200.00
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Friendswood ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
Classroom teacher salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Friendswood ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $61,200.00 (BA, step 0-2) and tops out at $83,536.72 (MA, step 30+), per Friendswood Independent School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $61,200.00 and reaches $82,536.72 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $62,200.00 to $83,536.72.
- The grid has 2 column columns and 8 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30+.
- Friendswood ISD enrolled 6,210 students in 2023-24, the 169th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Classroom teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | BA | MA |
|---|---|---|
| 0-2 | $61,200.00 | $62,200.00 |
| 3-4 | $63,750.00 | $64,750.00 |
| 5-9 | $68,850.00 | $69,850.00 |
| 10-14 | $71,400.00 | $72,400.00 |
| 15-19 | $73,950.00 | $74,950.00 |
| 20-24 | $76,664.74 | $77,664.74 |
| 25-29 | $79,636.63 | $80,636.63 |
| 30+ | $82,536.72 | $83,536.72 |
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Per month (12)
$5,100.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | $63,750.00 | +$2,550.00 |
| 5-9 | $68,850.00 | +$7,650.00 |
| 10-14 | $71,400.00 | +$10,200.00 |
| 15-19 | $73,950.00 | +$12,750.00 |
| 20-24 | $76,664.74 | +$15,464.74 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0-2 = $61,200.00 a year, $5,100.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
This is a banded schedule: each step covers a range of experience years rather than a single year.
Steps 0-2 receive a $1,200 market alignment stipend for 2026-27, paid on an annualized basis, on top of the figures shown.
The same PDF also carries a 2026-27 nonteaching professional banded schedule (NTPBA / NTPMA), which is not reproduced here.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $61,200.00 at step 0-2 to $82,536.72 at step 30+: 7 step increases worth $3,048 each on average, 35% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,100, between step 3-4 and step 5-9.
A master's degree is worth $1,000 more than a bachelor's at the first step (1.6%) and $1,000 more at the top of the column (1.2%).
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Friendswood ISD's starting pay ranks 76th and its top cell ranks 65th; 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 82nd percentile and the top cell at the 40th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $61,200.00 | $82,536.72 | 7 | 35% |
| MA | $62,200.00 | $83,536.72 | 7 | 34% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendswood ISD | 6,210 | 2026-27 | $61,200.00 | $62,200.00 | $83,536.72 |
| Cedar Hill ISD | 6,336 | 2026-27 | $60,500 | $61,500 | $77,000 |
| Corsicana ISD | 6,075 | 2026-27 | $52,500.00 | $52,500.00 | $81,716.06 |
| Southside ISD | 6,033 | 2026-27 | $64,248 | $65,748 | $85,823 |
| Joshua ISD | 6,020 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | – | $74,819 |
| DeSoto ISD | 5,995 | 2025-26 | $58,500 | – | $81,003 |
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 teacher salary in Friendswood ISD?
$61,200.00 on the column BA at step 0-2 of the 2026-27 schedule (Friendswood Independent School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $61,200.00 (BA).
What is the top of the Friendswood ISD salary schedule?
$83,536.72, at step 30+ on MA (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 Friendswood ISD salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $82,536.72, is reached at step 30+, 7 step increases after step 0-2 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Friendswood ISD?
$1,000 more at the first step: $62,200.00 on MA against $61,200.00 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Cedar Hill ISDstarts $60,000
- Corsicana ISDstarts $52,500.00
- Southside ISDstarts $64,248
- Joshua ISDstarts $60,000
- DeSoto ISDstarts $58,500
- Highland Park Independent School Districtstarts $64,500.00
- Crandall ISDstarts $60,000
- Galveston ISDstarts $50,000
- Ennis ISDstarts $58,200
- Roma ISDstarts $33,660
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