Annual salary
$55,000
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Harlingen CISD salary schedule, 2026-27
New hire guide for teachers and librarians (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.
- Harlingen CISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $55,000 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 0) and tops out at $70,690 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 25+), per Harlingen Consolidated ISD (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $294.12 per day.
- The grid has 1 column columns and 26 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 25+.
- Harlingen CISD enrolled 16,780 students in 2023-24, the 76th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
New hire guide for teachers and librarians (2026-27)
| Years of experience \ Column | New Hire Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $55,000 |
| 1 | $56,200 |
| 2 | $56,400 |
| 3 | $58,100 |
| 4 | $58,450 |
| 5 | $60,090 |
| 6 | $61,590 |
| 7 | $61,890 |
| 8 | $62,190 |
| 9 | $62,490 |
| 10 | $62,890 |
| 11 | $63,390 |
| 12 | $63,890 |
| 13 | $64,690 |
| 14 | $65,590 |
| 15 | $66,090 |
| 16 | $66,590 |
| 17 | $67,090 |
| 18 | $67,590 |
| 19 | $68,190 |
| 20 | $68,590 |
| 21 | $68,990 |
| 22 | $69,390 |
| 23 | $69,790 |
| 24 | $70,390 |
| 25+ | $70,690 |
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Per month (12)
$4,583.33
Per work day
$294.12 / 187 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $56,200 | +$1,200 |
| 2 | $56,400 | +$1,400 |
| 3 | $58,100 | +$3,100 |
| 4 | $58,450 | +$3,450 |
| 5 | $60,090 | +$5,090 |
Worked example as rendered: New Hire Salary, years of experience 0 = $55,000 a year, $4,583.33 a month spread over 12 months, $294.12 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.
From the district's 2026-2027 Employee Compensation Plan (updated 7-29-26), 'Pay Family 2'.
The plan computes a teacher daily rate as base salary divided by 187 days.
Stipends published with the schedule: $1,000 general master's, $3,000 content-specific master's, $1,000 doctorate.
How this schedule moves
On the New Hire Salary column a teacher moves from $55,000 at years of experience 0 to $70,690 at years of experience 25+: 25 years of experience increases worth $628 each on average, 29% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,700, between years of experience 2 and years of experience 3.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Harlingen CISD's starting pay ranks 176th and its top cell ranks 272nd; 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 63rd percentile and the top cell at the 24th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlingen CISD | 16,780 | 2026-27 | $55,000 | – | $70,690 |
| Beaumont ISD | 16,803 | 2025-26 | $55,500 | – | $71,970 |
| Crowley ISD | 16,956 | 2026-27 | $63,810 | $65,410 | $80,915 |
| Forney ISD | 17,002 | 2026-27 | $64,000 | $65,000 | $82,500 |
| Weslaco ISD | 16,430 | 2026-27 | $58,000 | – | $73,250 |
| Bryan ISD | 15,897 | 2026-27 | $49,900 | – | $80,277 |
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 Harlingen CISD schedule?
$55,000 at years of experience 0 on New Hire Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Harlingen Consolidated ISD).
What is the top of the Harlingen CISD salary schedule?
$70,690, at years of experience 25+ 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 Harlingen CISD salary schedule?
On the New Hire Salary column the top figure, $70,690, is reached at years of experience 25+, 25 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Beaumont ISDstarts $55,500
- Crowley ISDstarts $63,810
- Forney ISDstarts $64,000
- Weslaco ISDstarts $58,000
- Bryan ISDstarts $49,900
- Tyler ISDstarts $50,500.00
- Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISDstarts $56,500.00
- Rockwall ISDstarts $63,500
- Abilene ISDstarts $52,500
- New Caney ISDstarts $67,000
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