Annual salary
$54,460
Texas · salary schedule · 2025-26
Kaufman ISD salary schedule, 2025-26
2025-2026 Salary Scale (teachers). 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.
- Kaufman ISD's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $54,460 (Starting Step, years of experience 0) and tops out at $81,420 (With Doctorate ($3000), years of experience 30), per Kaufman ISD (effective ).
- On the master's column (With Master's ($2000)) the range is $60,460 to $80,420.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 31 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 30.
- Kaufman ISD enrolled 4,378 students in 2023-24, the 207th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
2025-2026 Salary Scale (teachers)
| Years of experience \ Column | Starting Step | HB2 - 89th Texas Legislative Session | Total Base Pay | With Master's ($2000) | With Doctorate ($3000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $54,460 | $4,000 | $58,460 | $60,460 | $61,460 |
| 1 | $54,860 | $4,000 | $58,860 | $60,860 | $61,860 |
| 2 | $55,260 | $4,000 | $59,260 | $61,260 | $62,260 |
| 3 | $55,540 | $4,000 | $59,540 | $61,540 | $62,540 |
| 4 | $55,700 | $4,000 | $59,700 | $61,700 | $62,700 |
| 5 | $56,260 | $8,000 | $64,260 | $66,260 | $67,260 |
| 6 | $56,420 | $8,000 | $64,420 | $66,420 | $67,420 |
| 7 | $56,580 | $8,000 | $64,580 | $66,580 | $67,580 |
| 8 | $56,820 | $8,000 | $64,820 | $66,820 | $67,820 |
| 9 | $57,060 | $8,000 | $65,060 | $67,060 | $68,060 |
| 10 | $57,300 | $8,000 | $65,300 | $67,300 | $68,300 |
| 11 | $57,700 | $8,000 | $65,700 | $67,700 | $68,700 |
| 12 | $58,420 | $8,000 | $66,420 | $68,420 | $69,420 |
| 13 | $59,220 | $8,000 | $67,220 | $69,220 | $70,220 |
| 14 | $59,620 | $8,000 | $67,620 | $69,620 | $70,620 |
| 15 | $60,100 | $8,000 | $68,100 | $70,100 | $71,100 |
| 16 | $60,660 | $8,000 | $68,660 | $70,660 | $71,660 |
| 17 | $61,380 | $8,000 | $69,380 | $71,380 | $72,380 |
| 18 | $62,020 | $8,000 | $70,020 | $72,020 | $73,020 |
| 19 | $62,660 | $8,000 | $70,660 | $72,660 | $73,660 |
| 20 | $63,140 | $8,000 | $71,140 | $73,140 | $74,140 |
| 21 | $63,940 | $8,000 | $71,940 | $73,940 | $74,940 |
| 22 | $64,420 | $8,000 | $72,420 | $74,420 | $75,420 |
| 23 | $65,140 | $8,000 | $73,140 | $75,140 | $76,140 |
| 24 | $65,940 | $8,000 | $73,940 | $75,940 | $76,940 |
| 25 | $66,660 | $8,000 | $74,660 | $76,660 | $77,660 |
| 26 | $67,380 | $8,000 | $75,380 | $77,380 | $78,380 |
| 27 | $68,180 | $8,000 | $76,180 | $78,180 | $79,180 |
| 28 | $68,900 | $8,000 | $76,900 | $78,900 | $79,900 |
| 29 | $69,700 | $8,000 | $77,700 | $79,700 | $80,700 |
| 30 | $70,420 | $8,000 | $78,420 | $80,420 | $81,420 |
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Per month (12)
$4,538.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $54,860 | +$400 |
| 2 | $55,260 | +$800 |
| 3 | $55,540 | +$1,080 |
| 4 | $55,700 | +$1,240 |
| 5 | $56,260 | +$1,800 |
Worked example as rendered: Starting Step, years of experience 0 = $54,460 a year, $4,538.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Columns are printed as issued. 'Starting Step' is the district base, the HB2 column is the Texas House Bill 2 teacher retention allotment from the 89th Legislature ($4,000 at steps 0-4, $8,000 from step 5), and 'Total Base Pay' is their sum. The Master's and Doctorate columns add $2,000 and $3,000 to total base pay.
The sheet marks steps 0, 1 and 2 with asterisks: the increased pay at those steps is not covered under House Bill 2.
Employees who enroll in TRS Active Care insurance and pay into TRS retirement are compensated $375 per month.
Stipends are paid in critical areas in addition to these salaries and are not in this grid.
- Soft spot: The PDF's own heading reads only '2025-2026 Salary Scale' without the district name; it is published in Kaufman ISD's own document library at kaufmanisd.net.
How this schedule moves
On the Starting Step column a teacher moves from $54,460 at years of experience 0 to $70,420 at years of experience 30: 30 years of experience increases worth $532 each on average, 29% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $800, between years of experience 12 and years of experience 13.
The highest-paid column, With Doctorate ($3000), starts at $61,460 and tops out at $81,420, 16% above the top of the Starting Step column.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Kaufman ISD's starting pay ranks 185th and its top cell ranks 90th; 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 61st percentile and the top cell at the 38th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First years of experience | Top | Years of experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Step | $54,460 | $70,420 | 30 | 29% |
| HB2 - 89th Texas Legislative Session | $4,000 | $8,000 | 5 | 100% |
| Total Base Pay | $58,460 | $78,420 | 30 | 34% |
| With Master's ($2000) | $60,460 | $80,420 | 30 | 33% |
| With Doctorate ($3000) | $61,460 | $81,420 | 30 | 32% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaufman ISD | 4,378 | 2025-26 | $54,460 | $60,460 | $81,420 |
| Sulphur Springs Independent School District | 4,364 | 2026-27 | $52,275 | – | $73,425 |
| Mercedes ISD | 4,393 | 2026-27 | $51,800.00 | – | $69,100.00 |
| Santa Fe Independent School District | 4,397 | 2026-27 | $60,149 | – | $83,145 |
| Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District | 4,398 | 2023-24 | $52,000 | – | $62,950 |
| Pine Tree ISD | 4,434 | 2026-27 | $43,500 | – | $74,804 |
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 Kaufman ISD schedule?
$54,460 at years of experience 0 on Starting Step, per the 2025-26 schedule (Kaufman ISD).
What is the top of the Kaufman ISD salary schedule?
$81,420, at years of experience 30 on With Doctorate ($3000) (2025-26). 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 Kaufman ISD salary schedule?
On the Starting Step column the top figure, $70,420, is reached at years of experience 30, 30 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Sulphur Springs Independent School Districtstarts $52,275
- Mercedes ISDstarts $51,800.00
- Santa Fe Independent School Districtstarts $60,149
- Edcouch-Elsa Independent School Districtstarts $52,000
- Pine Tree ISDstarts $43,500
- Vidor ISDstarts $50,100.00
- Dumas ISDstarts $33,960
- Plainview ISDstarts $45,000
- Alice ISDstarts $57,310
- Andrews Independent School Districtstarts $55,168
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