Annual salary
$66,550
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Katy Independent School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher hiring schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Katy Independent School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $66,550 (New Hire Salary 2026-2027, years of experience 0) and tops out at $88,060 (New Hire Salary 2026-2027, years of experience 40+), per Katy Independent School District (effective ).
- The grid has 1 lane columns and 41 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 40+.
- Katy ISD enrolled 94,785 students in 2023-24, the 5th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher hiring schedule (2026-27)
| Years of Experience \ Lane | New Hire Salary 2026-2027 |
|---|---|
| 0 | $66,550 |
| 1 | $66,955 |
| 2 | $67,405 |
| 3 | $67,855 |
| 4 | $68,300 |
| 5 | $71,250 |
| 6 | $71,650 |
| 7 | $72,050 |
| 8 | $72,450 |
| 9 | $72,950 |
| 10 | $73,450 |
| 11 | $73,950 |
| 12 | $74,450 |
| 13 | $74,950 |
| 14 | $75,450 |
| 15 | $75,850 |
| 16 | $76,250 |
| 17 | $76,650 |
| 18 | $77,050 |
| 19 | $77,450 |
| 20 | $77,850 |
| 21 | $78,250 |
| 22 | $78,650 |
| 23 | $79,050 |
| 24 | $79,450 |
| 25 | $79,850 |
| 26 | $80,250 |
| 27 | $80,650 |
| 28 | $81,050 |
| 29 | $81,460 |
| 30 | $82,060 |
| 31 | $83,160 |
| 32 | $83,775 |
| 33 | $84,080 |
| 34 | $84,380 |
| 35 | $84,650 |
| 36 | $85,320 |
| 37 | $86,000 |
| 38 | $86,660 |
| 39 | $87,310 |
| 40+ | $88,060 |
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Per month (12)
$5,545.83
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $66,955 | +$405 |
| 2 | $67,405 | +$855 |
| 3 | $67,855 | +$1,305 |
| 4 | $68,300 | +$1,750 |
| 5 | $71,250 | +$4,700 |
Worked example as rendered: New Hire Salary 2026-2027, years of experience 0 = $66,550 a year, $5,545.83 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Salaries are based on 10-month employment for the 2026-27 school year.
A $1,200 advanced degree stipend is paid on top for a master's or a doctorate.
The board adopts a one-year teacher salary hiring schedule each year; the document states salary advancement is not guaranteed.
- Soft spot: The schedule does not state a contract day count, so work_days is null.
How this schedule moves
On the New Hire Salary 2026-2027 column a teacher moves from $66,550 at years of experience 0 to $88,060 at years of experience 40+: 40 years of experience increases worth $538 each on average, 32% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,950, between years of experience 4 and years of experience 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Katy Independent School District's starting pay ranks 8th and its top cell ranks 32nd; 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 93rd percentile and the top cell at the 45th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katy Independent School District | 94,785 | 2026-27 | $66,550 | – | $88,060 |
| Northside Independent School District | 101,095 | 2025-26 | $61,285 | – | $77,990 |
| Fort Bend Independent School District | 80,206 | 2026-27 | $63,000 | – | $92,000 |
| Austin Independent School District | 72,830 | 2026-27 | $57,969 | – | $73,844 |
| Conroe Independent School District | 72,352 | 2026-27 | $63,500 | – | $77,770 |
| Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District | 118,470 | 2026-27 | $64,500 | – | $93,831 |
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 Katy Independent School District schedule?
$66,550 at years of experience 0 on New Hire Salary 2026-2027, per the 2026-27 schedule (Katy Independent School District).
What is the top of the Katy Independent School District salary schedule?
$88,060, at years of experience 40+ on New Hire Salary 2026-2027 (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 Katy Independent School District salary schedule?
On the New Hire Salary 2026-2027 column the top figure, $88,060, is reached at years of experience 40+, 40 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Northside Independent School Districtstarts $61,285
- Fort Bend Independent School Districtstarts $63,000
- Austin Independent School Districtstarts $57,969
- Conroe Independent School Districtstarts $63,500
- Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School Districtstarts $64,500
- Fort Worth Independent School Districtstarts $67,725.00
- Frisco Independent School Districtstarts $64,000
- Aldine Independent School Districtstarts $64,000
- Arlington Independent School Districtstarts $66,100
- Klein Independent School Districtstarts $63,890
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