Annual salary
$65,280
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Grand Prairie ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher hiring schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a degree and years to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Grand Prairie ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $65,280 (Bachelors, years 0) and tops out at $82,159 (Masters, years 30+), per Grand Prairie Independent School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelors) starts at $65,280 and reaches $81,159 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters) the range is $66,280 to $82,159.
- The grid has 2 degree columns and 31 years rows; the highest cell is reached at years 30+.
- Grand Prairie ISD enrolled 26,638 students in 2023-24, the 50th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher hiring schedule (2026-27)
| Years \ Degree | Bachelors | Masters |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $65,280 | $66,280 |
| 1 | $66,810 | $67,810 |
| 2 | $67,218 | $68,218 |
| 3 | $67,626 | $68,626 |
| 4 | $68,034 | $69,034 |
| 5 | $70,992 | $71,992 |
| 6 | $71,400 | $72,400 |
| 7 | $71,808 | $72,808 |
| 8 | $72,216 | $73,216 |
| 9 | $72,624 | $73,624 |
| 10 | $73,032 | $74,032 |
| 11 | $73,440 | $74,440 |
| 12 | $73,848 | $74,848 |
| 13 | $74,256 | $75,256 |
| 14 | $74,664 | $75,664 |
| 15 | $75,072 | $76,072 |
| 16 | $75,480 | $76,480 |
| 17 | $75,920 | $76,920 |
| 18 | $76,629 | $77,629 |
| 19 | $77,365 | $78,365 |
| 20 | $77,609 | $78,609 |
| 21 | $77,855 | $78,855 |
| 22 | $78,122 | $79,122 |
| 23 | $78,393 | $79,393 |
| 24 | $78,726 | $79,726 |
| 25 | $79,144 | $80,144 |
| 26 | $79,462 | $80,462 |
| 27 | $79,780 | $80,780 |
| 28 | $80,099 | $81,099 |
| 29 | $80,652 | $81,652 |
| 30+ | $81,159 | $82,159 |
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Per month (12)
$5,440.00
Next 5 steps in this degree
| Years | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $66,810 | +$1,530 |
| 2 | $67,218 | +$1,938 |
| 3 | $67,626 | +$2,346 |
| 4 | $68,034 | +$2,754 |
| 5 | $70,992 | +$5,712 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors, years 0 = $65,280 a year, $5,440.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Document is titled '2026-2027 Hiring Schedule TEACHER ONLY (HB2)' and was approved by the Board of Trustees on July 28, 2026.
Salaries are for 10-month employment; the document does not state a contract day count.
- Soft spot: The link on the district's pay-schedules page is labelled 'Teacher Only (HB2)' and an older copy of the same file lives at a URL named 2025-2026TeacherPaySchedule.pdf; the document's own heading says 2026-2027, which is what is recorded here.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelors column a teacher moves from $65,280 at years 0 to $81,159 at years 30+: 30 years increases worth $529 each on average, 24% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,958, between years 4 and years 5.
A master's degree is worth $1,000 more than a bachelor's at the first years (1.5%) and $1,000 more at the top of the column (1.2%).
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Grand Prairie ISD's starting pay ranks 13th and its top cell ranks 81st; 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 91st percentile and the top cell at the 39th percentile.
Column by column
| Degree | First years | Top | Years moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors | $65,280 | $81,159 | 30 | 24% |
| Masters | $66,280 | $82,159 | 30 | 24% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prairie ISD | 26,638 | 2026-27 | $65,280 | $66,280 | $82,159 |
| Pflugerville ISD | 25,297 | 2026-27 | $57,700.00 | – | $73,900.00 |
| Prosper ISD | 28,467 | 2026-27 | $63,600 | – | $98,926 |
| Midland ISD | 28,752 | 2026-27 | $61,600 | – | $80,222 |
| Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 24,386 | 2024-25 | $61,000.00 | – | $71,076.00 |
| Lubbock ISD | 24,329 | 2025-26 | $50,900.00 | – | $72,455.00 |
Starting pay is the first years of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Grand Prairie ISD?
$65,280 on the degree Bachelors at years 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Grand Prairie Independent School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $65,280 (Bachelors).
What is the top of the Grand Prairie ISD salary schedule?
$82,159, at years 30+ on Masters (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 Grand Prairie ISD salary schedule?
On the Bachelors column the top figure, $81,159, is reached at years 30+, 30 years increases after years 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Grand Prairie ISD?
$1,000 more at the first years: $66,280 on Masters against $65,280 on Bachelors (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Pflugerville ISDstarts $57,700.00
- Prosper ISDstarts $63,600
- Midland ISDstarts $61,600
- Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISDstarts $61,000.00
- Lubbock ISDstarts $50,900.00
- Goose Creek CISDstarts $65,275
- Comal ISDstarts $56,000
- La Joya ISDstarts $57,200
- Judson ISDstarts $60,949.36
- Amarillo Independent School Districtstarts $55,488
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