Annual salary
$64,000
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Houston Independent School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Pay-for-Performance compensation table (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a teacher classification and tes effectiveness level to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Houston Independent School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $64,000 (PFP Main, tes effectiveness level Unsatisfactory) and tops out at $101,000 (SPED 2 (=PFP Main+$9,000), tes effectiveness level Exemplary I), per Houston Independent School District (effective ).
- The grid has 5 teacher classification columns and 6 tes effectiveness level rows; the highest cell is reached at tes effectiveness level Exemplary I.
- Houston ISD enrolled 184,109 students in 2023-24, the 1st-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
- 3 schedules are indexed for this district; the others are further down this page.
Pay-for-Performance compensation table (2026-27)
| TES effectiveness level \ Teacher classification | PFP Main | NES 1 (=PFP Main+$3,000) | SPED 1 (=PFP Main+$3,000) | NES 2 (=PFP Main+$9,000) | SPED 2 (=PFP Main+$9,000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsatisfactory | $64,000 | ||||
| Progressing I | $70,000 | $73,000 | $73,000 | $79,000 | $79,000 |
| Progressing II | $74,000 | $77,000 | $77,000 | $83,000 | $83,000 |
| Proficient I | $80,000 | $83,000 | $83,000 | $89,000 | $89,000 |
| Proficient II | $86,000 | $89,000 | $89,000 | $95,000 | $95,000 |
| Exemplary I | $92,000 | $95,000 | $95,000 | $101,000 | $101,000 |
highest celllowest cell6 tes effectiveness level rows x 5 teacher classification columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
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Per month (12)
$5,333.33
Next 5 steps in this teacher classification
| TES effectiveness level | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| Progressing I | $70,000 | +$6,000 |
| Progressing II | $74,000 | +$10,000 |
| Proficient I | $80,000 | +$16,000 |
| Proficient II | $86,000 | +$22,000 |
| Exemplary I | $92,000 | +$28,000 |
Worked example as rendered: PFP Main, tes effectiveness level Unsatisfactory = $64,000 a year, $5,333.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Houston ISD does NOT pay teachers on a years-of-experience step schedule in 2026-27. The 2025-26 PUA and NES pay scales sunset at the end of 2025-26, and from 2026-27 every Teacher Excellence System (TES) evaluated teacher is paid off this Pay-for-Performance table: base salary is set by the teacher's TES effectiveness level, not by years served.
Rows are effectiveness levels, columns are campus/role classifications. PFP Main = all teachers at EAS campuses and Virtual Launchpad teachers, excluding special education. NES 1 = non-core subject teachers at NES campuses. NES 2 = core subject teachers at NES campuses. SPED 1 = EAS SPED inclusion teachers. SPED 2 = NES SPED inclusion and all self-contained SPED teachers.
New teachers with fewer than three years of creditable experience, and uncertified teachers, start at Progressing I. New certified teachers with at least three full years of experience start at Progressing II.
Exemplary II is not awarded in 2025-26 or 2026-27 because it requires two prior years rated Exemplary I, so the district publishes no dollar figure for it.
The Unsatisfactory row publishes a figure only for PFP Main; the NES and SPED columns are printed as a dash, so they are null here.
- Soft spot: This table is a performance grid, not a step-and-lane grid. It is republished because it is the only table Houston ISD publishes for teacher base pay in 2026-27.
PUA Teacher Pay Placement Table (2025-26)
| Years of experience \ Months assigned | 10 mos. | 11 mos. | 12 mos. |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIP | $63,000 | $67,222 | $73,717 |
| 0 | $64,000 | $70,845 | $77,690 |
| 1 | $64,250 | $71,122 | $77,993 |
| 2 | $65,000 | $71,952 | $78,904 |
| 3 | $65,500 | $72,505 | $79,511 |
| 4 | $65,750 | $72,782 | $79,814 |
| 5 | $66,000 | $73,059 | $80,118 |
| 6 | $67,000 | $74,166 | $81,332 |
| 7 | $67,500 | $74,719 | $81,939 |
| 8 | $68,000 | $75,273 | $82,545 |
| 9 | $68,500 | $75,826 | $83,152 |
| 10 | $69,000 | $76,380 | $83,759 |
| 11 | $70,000 | $77,487 | $84,973 |
| 12 | $70,500 | $78,040 | $85,580 |
| 13 | $71,000 | $78,594 | $86,187 |
| 14 | $71,500 | $79,147 | $86,794 |
| 15 | $72,000 | $79,701 | $87,401 |
| 16 | $72,500 | $80,254 | $88,008 |
| 17 | $73,000 | $80,807 | $88,615 |
| 18 | $73,500 | $81,361 | $89,222 |
| 19 | $74,000 | $81,914 | $89,829 |
| 20 | $74,500 | $82,468 | $90,436 |
| 21 | $75,500 | $83,575 | $91,650 |
| 22 | $76,000 | $84,128 | $92,257 |
| 23 | $76,500 | $84,682 | $92,864 |
| 24 | $77,000 | $85,235 | $93,471 |
| 25 | $77,500 | $85,789 | $94,078 |
| 26 | $80,000 | $88,556 | $97,112 |
| 27 | $80,500 | $89,110 | $97,719 |
| 28 | $81,000 | $89,663 | $98,326 |
| 29 | $81,500 | $90,217 | $98,933 |
| 30 | $82,000 | $90,770 | $99,540 |
| 31 | $82,500 | $91,324 | $100,147 |
| 32 | $83,000 | $91,877 | $100,754 |
| 33 | $83,500 | $92,430 | $101,361 |
| 34 | $84,000 | $92,984 | $101,968 |
| 35 | $84,500 | $93,537 | $102,575 |
| 36 | $87,500 | $96,858 | $106,217 |
| 37 | $88,000 | $97,412 | $106,824 |
| 38 | $88,500 | $97,965 | $107,430 |
| 39 | $89,000 | $98,519 | $108,037 |
| 40 | $89,500 | $99,072 | $108,644 |
highest celllowest cell42 years of experience rows x 3 months assigned columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
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Annual salary
$63,000
Per month (12)
$5,250.00
Next 5 steps in this months assigned
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $64,000 | +$1,000 |
| 1 | $64,250 | +$1,250 |
| 2 | $65,000 | +$2,000 |
| 3 | $65,500 | +$2,500 |
| 4 | $65,750 | +$2,750 |
Worked example as rendered: 10 mos., years of experience CIP = $63,000 a year, $5,250.00 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 the Per Unit Allocation (PUA) teacher table, the schedule used at Houston ISD's non-NES campuses in 2025-26. The district states these pay scales sunset at the end of the 2025-26 school year and are replaced from 2026-27 by the Pay-for-Performance table.
Columns are the number of months assigned for duty, not degree lanes. Most teachers work 10 months.
The CIP step is a Certification in Progress teacher, a candidate not yet certified on hire; on certification the teacher moves to the row for their creditable years of experience.
The PUA teacher table also covers dyslexia interventionists, librarians, LSSP interns, media specialists, nurses, social workers, speech language pathology assistants and teacher specialists. Counselors receive $1,000 above their table rate.
PUA teachers in Foundational Programs of Study receive an additional $5,000, and a performance-based merit increase of $0 to $2,500 was layered on top for 2025-26 based on the 2024-25 T-TESS rating. Neither is in this grid.
- Soft spot: Superseded for 2026-27 by Houston ISD's Pay-for-Performance table.
PUA Special Education Teacher Pay Placement Table (2025-26)
| Years of experience \ Months assigned | 10 mos. | 11 mos. | 12 mos. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $80,000 | $85,361 | $93,608 |
| 1 | $80,667 | $86,072 | $94,388 |
| 2 | $81,333 | $86,784 | $95,168 |
| 3 | $82,000 | $87,495 | $95,948 |
| 4 | $82,667 | $88,206 | $96,729 |
| 5 | $83,333 | $88,918 | $97,509 |
| 6 | $84,000 | $89,629 | $98,289 |
| 7 | $84,667 | $90,340 | $99,069 |
| 8 | $85,333 | $91,052 | $99,849 |
| 9 | $86,000 | $91,763 | $100,629 |
| 10 | $86,667 | $92,474 | $101,409 |
| 11 | $87,333 | $93,186 | $102,189 |
| 12 | $88,000 | $93,897 | $102,969 |
| 13 | $88,667 | $94,608 | $103,749 |
| 14 | $89,333 | $95,320 | $104,529 |
| 15+ | $90,000 | $96,031 | $105,309 |
highest celllowest cell16 years of experience rows x 3 months assigned columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
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Annual salary
$80,000
Per month (12)
$6,666.67
Next 5 steps in this months assigned
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,667 | +$667 |
| 2 | $81,333 | +$1,333 |
| 3 | $82,000 | +$2,000 |
| 4 | $82,667 | +$2,667 |
| 5 | $83,333 | +$3,333 |
Worked example as rendered: 10 mos., years of experience 0 = $80,000 a year, $6,666.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The PUA special education teacher table covers special education teachers, chair-special education, diagnosticians, LSSPs and speech therapists at Houston ISD's non-NES campuses in 2025-26.
Columns are months assigned for duty, not degree lanes.
Like the general PUA table, this scale sunsets at the end of 2025-26 and is replaced by the Pay-for-Performance table's SPED 1 and SPED 2 columns.
- Soft spot: Superseded for 2026-27.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Houston Independent School District schedule?
$64,000 at tes effectiveness level Unsatisfactory on PFP Main, per the 2026-27 schedule (Houston Independent School District).
What is the top of the Houston Independent School District salary schedule?
$101,000, at tes effectiveness level Exemplary I on SPED 2 (=PFP Main+$9,000) (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
Other Texas districts with schedules
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- Fort Bend Independent School Districtstarts $63,000
- Austin Independent School Districtstarts $58,069
- Conroe Independent School Districtstarts $63,500
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- Frisco Independent School Districtstarts $64,000
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