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Kennedale Independent School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Classroom Teachers salary schedule (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.
- Kennedale Independent School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $60,000 (Annual Bachelor's, years of experience 0) and tops out at $85,499 (Annual Bachelor's, years of experience 36+), per Kennedale Independent School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Annual Bachelor's) starts at $60,000 and reaches $85,499 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 1 column columns and 37 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 36+.
- Kennedale ISD enrolled 2,827 students in 2023-24, the 281st-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Classroom Teachers salary schedule (2026-27)
| Years of Experience \ Column | Annual Bachelor's |
|---|---|
| 0 | $60,000 |
| 1 | $60,000 |
| 2 | $61,200 |
| 3 | $64,700 |
| 4 | $65,200 |
| 5 | $69,300 |
| 6 | $69,500 |
| 7 | $69,800 |
| 8 | $70,100 |
| 9 | $70,400 |
| 10 | $70,700 |
| 11 | $71,800 |
| 12 | $73,000 |
| 13 | $73,700 |
| 14 | $74,400 |
| 15 | $74,933 |
| 16 | $75,401 |
| 17 | $75,575 |
| 18 | $75,856 |
| 19 | $76,394 |
| 20 | $76,930 |
| 21 | $77,466 |
| 22 | $77,970 |
| 23 | $78,312 |
| 24 | $78,648 |
| 25 | $78,981 |
| 26 | $79,318 |
| 27 | $79,653 |
| 28 | $80,186 |
| 29 | $80,723 |
| 30 | $81,259 |
| 31 | $81,795 |
| 32 | $82,448 |
| 33 | $83,201 |
| 34 | $83,966 |
| 35 | $84,731 |
| 36+ | $85,499 |
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | +$0 |
| 2 | $61,200 | +$1,200 |
| 3 | $64,700 | +$4,700 |
| 4 | $65,200 | +$5,200 |
| 5 | $69,300 | +$9,300 |
Worked example as rendered: Annual Bachelor's, years of experience 0 = $60,000 a year, $5,000.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Master's degree stipend $1,250 and doctorate stipend $1,750 are paid above the bachelor's step and are not in the grid.
10-month contract employees on this scale are paid semi-monthly over 12 months.
Continuing classroom teachers beyond 36 years of experience receive an increase set by the approved compensation plan.
How this schedule moves
On the Annual Bachelor's column a teacher moves from $60,000 at years of experience 0 to $85,499 at years of experience 36+: 36 years of experience increases worth $708 each on average, 42% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,100, between years of experience 4 and years of experience 5.
1 of the 36 years of experience moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive years of experiences.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Kennedale Independent School District's starting pay ranks 93rd and its top cell ranks 44th; 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 78th percentile and the top cell at the 42nd percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedale Independent School District | 2,827 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | – | $85,499 |
| Caddo Mills ISD | 2,836 | 2026-27 | $59,000 | – | $78,135 |
| Sanger ISD | 2,810 | 2026-27 | $48,500 | – | $87,013 |
| Wills Point ISD | 2,863 | 2026-27 | $55,000 | – | $70,200 |
| Ferris ISD | 2,877 | 2026-27 | $61,162.00 | – | $92,533.76 |
| La Feria Independent School District | 2,882 | 2026-27 | $53,400 | $54,400 | $71,435 |
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 teacher salary in Kennedale Independent School District?
$60,000 on the column Annual Bachelor's at years of experience 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Kennedale Independent School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,000 (Annual Bachelor's).
What is the top of the Kennedale Independent School District salary schedule?
$85,499, at years of experience 36+ on Annual Bachelor's (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 Kennedale Independent School District salary schedule?
On the Annual Bachelor's column the top figure, $85,499, is reached at years of experience 36+, 36 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Caddo Mills ISDstarts $59,000
- Sanger ISDstarts $48,500
- Wills Point ISDstarts $55,000
- Ferris ISDstarts $61,162.00
- La Feria Independent School Districtstarts $53,400
- Quinlan ISDstarts $53,000
- Hardin-Jefferson ISDstarts $46,827.00
- Bullard ISDstarts $44,800
- Hudson ISDstarts $49,000
- Gilmer Independent School Districtstarts $33,960
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