Annual salary
$63,890
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Klein Independent School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher pay 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.
- Klein Independent School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $63,890 (Bachelor's Degree, years of experience 0) and tops out at $81,390 (Bachelor's Degree, years of experience 30+), per Klein Independent School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's Degree) starts at $63,890 and reaches $81,390 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $341.66 per day.
- The grid has 1 lane columns and 31 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 30+.
- Klein ISD enrolled 53,093 students in 2023-24, the 14th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher pay schedule (2026-27)
| Years of Experience \ Lane | Bachelor's Degree |
|---|---|
| 0 | $63,890 |
| 1 | $64,290 |
| 2 | $64,690 |
| 3 | $67,490 |
| 4 | $68,690 |
| 5 | $71,590 |
| 6 | $71,990 |
| 7 | $72,390 |
| 8 | $72,790 |
| 9 | $73,190 |
| 10 | $73,590 |
| 11 | $73,990 |
| 12 | $74,390 |
| 13 | $74,790 |
| 14 | $75,190 |
| 15 | $75,590 |
| 16 | $75,990 |
| 17 | $76,390 |
| 18 | $76,790 |
| 19 | $77,190 |
| 20 | $77,590 |
| 21 | $77,990 |
| 22 | $78,390 |
| 23 | $78,790 |
| 24 | $79,190 |
| 25 | $79,590 |
| 26 | $79,990 |
| 27 | $80,390 |
| 28 | $80,790 |
| 29 | $81,090 |
| 30+ | $81,390 |
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Per month (12)
$5,324.17
Per work day
$341.66 / 187 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $64,290 | +$400 |
| 2 | $64,690 | +$800 |
| 3 | $67,490 | +$3,600 |
| 4 | $68,690 | +$4,800 |
| 5 | $71,590 | +$7,700 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's Degree, years of experience 0 = $63,890 a year, $5,324.17 a month spread over 12 months, $341.66 per work day on a 187-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The district labels this a hiring schedule for the 2026-2027 school year only and states that salaries to be paid in future years cannot be established from it.
Salaries reflect staff on a 187-day work calendar. The top row is printed as "$81,390 +".
Stipends on top: master's degree $1,000, doctorate degree $1,000.
The Teacher Retention Allotment is included in the base salaries shown.
The same document carries a separate Other Professional Educators schedule.
The board approved the 2026-2027 compensation plan on June 8, 2026, a raise of 3 percent of the 2025-2026 pay grade midpoint for teachers and other full-time TRS-eligible employees.
- Soft spot: The schedule is hosted in Google Drive, so source_url is the Drive file view link.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's Degree column a teacher moves from $63,890 at years of experience 0 to $81,390 at years of experience 30+: 30 years of experience increases worth $583 each on average, 27% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,900, between years of experience 4 and years of experience 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Klein Independent School District's starting pay ranks 38th and its top cell ranks 91st; 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 89th percentile and the top cell at the 38th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klein Independent School District | 53,093 | 2026-27 | $63,890 | – | $81,390 |
| Garland Independent School District | 51,659 | 2026-27 | $63,000 | – | $80,736 |
| Arlington Independent School District | 54,750 | 2026-27 | $66,100 | – | $99,388 |
| El Paso Independent School District | 49,139 | 2026-27 | $58,750 | – | $72,947 |
| Humble ISD | 48,552 | 2026-27 | $68,000 | $69,000 | $81,100 |
| Lewisville ISD | 48,440 | 2026-27 | $64,250 | – | $76,921 |
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 Klein Independent School District?
$63,890 on the lane Bachelor's Degree at years of experience 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Klein Independent School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $63,890 (Bachelor's Degree).
What is the top of the Klein Independent School District salary schedule?
$81,390, at years of experience 30+ on Bachelor's Degree (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 Klein Independent School District salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's Degree column the top figure, $81,390, is reached at years of experience 30+, 30 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Garland Independent School Districtstarts $63,000
- Arlington Independent School Districtstarts $66,100
- El Paso Independent School Districtstarts $58,750
- Humble ISDstarts $68,000
- Lewisville ISDstarts $64,250
- Aldine Independent School Districtstarts $64,000
- Plano Independent School Districtstarts $63,000
- Pasadena ISDstarts $65,205
- Socorro Independent School Districtstarts $60,500
- Round Rock ISDstarts $56,750
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