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Gatesville ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
Teachers Pay Plan (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.
- Gatesville ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $45,300 (Bachelors, years of experience 0) and tops out at $73,140 (Bachelors, years of experience 30), per Gatesville Independent School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelors) starts at $45,300 and reaches $73,140 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 1 column columns and 31 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 30.
- Gatesville ISD enrolled 2,695 students in 2023-24, the 287th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teachers Pay Plan (2026-27)
| Years of Experience \ Column | Bachelors |
|---|---|
| 0 | $45,300 |
| 1 | $46,200 |
| 2 | $47,600 |
| 3 | $48,900 |
| 4 | $50,200 |
| 5 | $52,450 |
| 6 | $53,830 |
| 7 | $55,210 |
| 8 | $56,480 |
| 9 | $57,670 |
| 10 | $58,790 |
| 11 | $59,830 |
| 12 | $60,720 |
| 13 | $61,550 |
| 14 | $62,350 |
| 15 | $63,110 |
| 16 | $63,810 |
| 17 | $64,570 |
| 18 | $65,270 |
| 19 | $65,940 |
| 20 | $66,560 |
| 21 | $67,140 |
| 22 | $67,740 |
| 23 | $68,340 |
| 24 | $68,940 |
| 25 | $69,540 |
| 26 | $70,140 |
| 27 | $70,740 |
| 28 | $71,340 |
| 29 | $71,940 |
| 30 | $73,140 |
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $46,200 | +$900 |
| 2 | $47,600 | +$2,300 |
| 3 | $48,900 | +$3,600 |
| 4 | $50,200 | +$4,900 |
| 5 | $52,450 | +$7,150 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors, years of experience 0 = $45,300 a year, $3,775.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Page 3 of the Gatesville ISD 26-27 Pay Plan.
District note: HB2 requirements are embedded in the salary scale.
Teachers with a master's degree receive an additional $1,000 stipend; a doctorate, $1,500.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelors column a teacher moves from $45,300 at years of experience 0 to $73,140 at years of experience 30: 30 years of experience increases worth $928 each on average, 61% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,250, between years of experience 4 and years of experience 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Gatesville ISD's starting pay ranks 278th and its top cell ranks 237th; 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 32nd percentile and the top cell at the 27th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatesville ISD | 2,695 | 2026-27 | $45,300 | – | $73,140 |
| Wimberley ISD | 2,700 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | – | $77,338 |
| Royal Independent School District | 2,729 | 2026-27 | $60,500 | – | $74,407 |
| Silsbee ISD | 2,654 | 2026-27 | $33,690 | – | $61,450 |
| Hudson ISD | 2,741 | 2026-27 | $49,000 | – | $90,037 |
| Hardin-Jefferson ISD | 2,754 | 2026-27 | $46,827.00 | – | $79,004.00 |
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 Gatesville ISD?
$45,300 on the column Bachelors at years of experience 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Gatesville Independent School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $45,300 (Bachelors).
What is the top of the Gatesville ISD salary schedule?
$73,140, at years of experience 30 on Bachelors (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 Gatesville ISD salary schedule?
On the Bachelors column the top figure, $73,140, 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
- Wimberley ISDstarts $50,000
- Royal Independent School Districtstarts $60,500
- Silsbee ISDstarts $33,690
- Hudson ISDstarts $49,000
- Hardin-Jefferson ISDstarts $46,827.00
- Levelland Independent School Districtstarts $47,300
- Kingsville ISDstarts $52,800
- Carthage ISDstarts $48,400
- Brownsboro ISDstarts $47,000
- Sanger ISDstarts $48,500
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