Annual salary
$50,000
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Galveston ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
New hire guide for teachers (2026-27). 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.
- Galveston ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $50,000 (New Hire Salary, years of experience Non-Certified) and tops out at $82,204 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 43+), per Galveston ISD (effective ).
- The grid has 1 column columns and 45 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 43+.
- Galveston ISD enrolled 6,446 students in 2023-24, the 165th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
New hire guide for teachers (2026-27)
| Years of experience \ Column | New Hire Salary |
|---|---|
| Non-Certified | $50,000 |
| 0 | $61,000 |
| 1 | $61,140 |
| 2 | $61,242 |
| 3 | $61,522 |
| 4 | $62,093 |
| 5 | $63,617 |
| 6 | $65,244 |
| 7 | $65,707 |
| 8 | $66,094 |
| 9 | $66,506 |
| 10 | $66,960 |
| 11 | $67,347 |
| 12 | $67,813 |
| 13 | $68,292 |
| 14 | $68,718 |
| 15 | $69,265 |
| 16 | $69,654 |
| 17 | $70,172 |
| 18 | $70,691 |
| 19 | $71,208 |
| 20 | $71,795 |
| 21 | $72,242 |
| 22 | $72,668 |
| 23 | $72,973 |
| 24 | $73,234 |
| 25 | $73,348 |
| 26 | $73,734 |
| 27 | $74,174 |
| 28 | $74,486 |
| 29 | $74,798 |
| 30 | $75,065 |
| 31 | $75,609 |
| 32 | $76,283 |
| 33 | $76,754 |
| 34 | $77,214 |
| 35 | $77,599 |
| 36 | $78,155 |
| 37 | $78,728 |
| 38 | $79,249 |
| 39 | $79,857 |
| 40 | $80,385 |
| 41 | $81,069 |
| 42 | $81,642 |
| 43+ | $82,204 |
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Per month (12)
$4,166.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $61,000 | +$11,000 |
| 1 | $61,140 | +$11,140 |
| 2 | $61,242 | +$11,242 |
| 3 | $61,522 | +$11,522 |
| 4 | $62,093 | +$12,093 |
Worked example as rendered: New Hire Salary, years of experience Non-Certified = $50,000 a year, $4,166.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Published as a table on the district's Salary Schedule page, headed '2026-2027 School Year, New Hire Guide for Teachers'.
The page states the full salary plan document is available on request from Human Resources.
How this schedule moves
On the New Hire Salary column a teacher moves from $50,000 at years of experience Non-Certified to $82,204 at years of experience 43+: 44 years of experience increases worth $732 each on average, 64% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $11,000, between years of experience Non-Certified and years of experience 0.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Galveston ISD's starting pay ranks 243rd and its top cell ranks 79th; 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 47th percentile and the top cell at the 39th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galveston ISD | 6,446 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | – | $82,204 |
| Crandall ISD | 6,443 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | – | $83,470 |
| Highland Park Independent School District | 6,437 | 2026-27 | $64,500.00 | – | $84,602.54 |
| Ennis ISD | 6,466 | 2026-27 | $58,200 | – | $83,933 |
| Cedar Hill ISD | 6,336 | 2026-27 | $60,500 | $61,500 | $77,000 |
| Red Oak ISD | 6,592 | 2026-27 | $58,600 | – | $78,400 |
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 Galveston ISD schedule?
$50,000 at years of experience Non-Certified on New Hire Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Galveston ISD).
What is the top of the Galveston ISD salary schedule?
$82,204, at years of experience 43+ on New Hire 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 Galveston ISD salary schedule?
On the New Hire Salary column the top figure, $82,204, is reached at years of experience 43+, 44 years of experience increases after years of experience Non-Certified (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Crandall ISDstarts $60,000
- Highland Park Independent School Districtstarts $64,500.00
- Ennis ISDstarts $58,200
- Cedar Hill ISDstarts $60,000
- Red Oak ISDstarts $58,600
- Lockhart ISDstarts $54,000
- Friendswood ISDstarts $61,200.00
- Melissa ISDstarts $59,500
- Corsicana ISDstarts $52,500.00
- Southside ISDstarts $64,248
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