Annual salary
$59,400
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Killeen Independent School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher Placement Schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a degree and yrs of exp to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Killeen Independent School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $59,400 (Base Salary, yrs of exp 0) and tops out at $74,196 (Masters & Doctorate, yrs of exp 20), per Killeen Independent School District (effective ).
- On the master's column (Masters) the range is $60,575 to $72,441.
- The grid has 3 degree columns and 21 yrs of exp rows; the highest cell is reached at yrs of exp 20.
- Killeen ISD enrolled 43,864 students in 2023-24, the 25th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher Placement Schedule (2026-27)
| Yrs of Exp \ Degree | Base Salary | Masters | Masters & Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $59,400 | $60,575 | $62,330 |
| 1 | $59,752 | $60,927 | $62,682 |
| 2 | $60,186 | $61,361 | $63,116 |
| 3 | $61,340 | $62,515 | $64,270 |
| 4 | $61,953 | $63,128 | $64,883 |
| 5 | $64,680 | $65,855 | $67,610 |
| 6 | $65,327 | $66,502 | $68,257 |
| 7 | $65,751 | $66,926 | $68,681 |
| 8 | $66,175 | $67,350 | $69,105 |
| 9 | $66,599 | $67,774 | $69,529 |
| 10 | $67,024 | $68,199 | $69,954 |
| 11 | $67,448 | $68,623 | $70,378 |
| 12 | $67,872 | $69,047 | $70,802 |
| 13 | $68,296 | $69,471 | $71,226 |
| 14 | $68,720 | $69,895 | $71,650 |
| 15 | $69,145 | $70,320 | $72,075 |
| 16 | $69,569 | $70,744 | $72,499 |
| 17 | $69,993 | $71,168 | $72,923 |
| 18 | $70,417 | $71,592 | $73,347 |
| 19 | $70,841 | $72,016 | $73,771 |
| 20 | $71,266 | $72,441 | $74,196 |
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Per month (12)
$4,950.00
Next 5 steps in this degree
| Yrs of Exp | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $59,752 | +$352 |
| 2 | $60,186 | +$786 |
| 3 | $61,340 | +$1,940 |
| 4 | $61,953 | +$2,553 |
| 5 | $64,680 | +$5,280 |
Worked example as rendered: Base Salary, yrs of exp 0 = $59,400 a year, $4,950.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Teachers new to Killeen ISD are compensated for the first year only on this placement schedule, based on their creditable years of service verified by Human Resources.
The schedule tops out at 20 creditable years.
Additional pay for selected assignments: elementary bilingual classroom $7,500, special education self-contained $5,000, special education resource or inclusion $1,500, high school shortage in math, physics and chemistry $3,120, CTE teacher $1,305, sign-on bonus $2,080 for bilingual, special education self-contained and high school math, physics and chemistry.
The district also pays a longevity stipend for every five completed years of Killeen ISD service.
The district's separate 2026-27 Pay Plan covers administrative, instructional support and manual trades grades but not teachers.
- Soft spot: The district's document link resolves to a stored file named '24-25 Teacher Placement Schedule.pdf', but the document itself is titled Teacher Placement Schedule 2026-2027 and the district lists it as the 26-27 schedule; the stored file name is a district naming slip.
- Soft spot: Because the schedule ends at 20 years, the district's Compensation Handbook on the same page is the 2024-2025 edition and does not document 2026-27 placement above 20 years.
How this schedule moves
On the Base Salary column a teacher moves from $59,400 at yrs of exp 0 to $71,266 at yrs of exp 20: 20 yrs of exp increases worth $593 each on average, 20% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,727, between yrs of exp 4 and yrs of exp 5.
The highest-paid column, Masters & Doctorate, starts at $62,330 and tops out at $74,196, 4% above the top of the Base Salary column.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Killeen Independent School District's starting pay ranks 112th and its top cell ranks 219th; 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 76th percentile and the top cell at the 29th percentile.
Column by column
| Degree | First yrs of exp | Top | Yrs of Exp moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base Salary | $59,400 | $71,266 | 20 | 20% |
| Masters | $60,575 | $72,441 | 20 | 20% |
| Masters & Doctorate | $62,330 | $74,196 | 20 | 19% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killeen Independent School District | 43,864 | 2026-27 | $59,400 | $60,575 | $74,196 |
| Lamar Consolidated ISD | 44,512 | 2026-27 | $68,900 | $69,900 | $88,450 |
| San Antonio Independent School District | 44,670 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | $62,000 | $75,870 |
| Leander ISD | 42,593 | 2026-27 | $57,500 | $58,500 | $75,409 |
| Round Rock ISD | 46,197 | 2026-27 | $56,750 | – | $74,750 |
| United Independent School District | 41,203 | 2026-27 | $53,000 | – | $72,482 |
Starting pay is the first yrs of exp of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-yrs of exp cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Killeen Independent School District schedule?
$59,400 at yrs of exp 0 on Base Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Killeen Independent School District).
What is the top of the Killeen Independent School District salary schedule?
$74,196, at yrs of exp 20 on Masters & Doctorate (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 Killeen Independent School District salary schedule?
On the Base Salary column the top figure, $71,266, is reached at yrs of exp 20, 20 yrs of exp increases after yrs of exp 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Lamar Consolidated ISDstarts $68,900
- San Antonio Independent School Districtstarts $60,000
- Leander ISDstarts $57,500
- Round Rock ISDstarts $56,750
- United Independent School Districtstarts $53,000
- Socorro Independent School Districtstarts $60,500
- Pasadena ISDstarts $65,205
- Clear Creek Independent School Districtstarts $64,500
- Plano Independent School Districtstarts $63,000
- Alief Independent School Districtstarts $64,700
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