Annual salary
$57,200
Texas · salary schedule · 2025-26
La Joya ISD salary schedule, 2025-26
2025-2026 New Hire Guide for 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.
- La Joya ISD's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $57,200 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 0) and tops out at $71,122 (Final Hiring Salary, years of experience 20+), per La Joya Independent School District (effective ).
- The grid has 3 column columns and 21 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 20+.
- La Joya ISD enrolled 23,998 students in 2023-24, the 55th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
2025-2026 New Hire Guide for Teachers
| Years of Experience \ Column | New Hire Salary | 2025-2026 89th Legislative Session | Final Hiring Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $57,200 | $0 | $57,200 |
| 1 | $57,460 | $0 | $57,460 |
| 2 | $57,720 | $0 | $57,720 |
| 3 | $58,084 | $2,500 | $60,584 |
| 4 | $58,396 | $2,500 | $60,896 |
| 5 | $58,708 | $5,000 | $63,708 |
| 6 | $59,020 | $5,000 | $64,020 |
| 7 | $59,332 | $5,000 | $64,332 |
| 8 | $59,644 | $5,000 | $64,644 |
| 9 | $59,956 | $5,000 | $64,956 |
| 10 | $60,580 | $5,000 | $65,580 |
| 11 | $61,162 | $5,000 | $66,162 |
| 12 | $61,682 | $5,000 | $66,682 |
| 13 | $62,150 | $5,000 | $67,150 |
| 14 | $62,618 | $5,000 | $67,618 |
| 15 | $63,242 | $5,000 | $68,242 |
| 16 | $64,084 | $5,000 | $69,084 |
| 17 | $64,562 | $5,000 | $69,562 |
| 18 | $65,082 | $5,000 | $70,082 |
| 19 | $65,602 | $5,000 | $70,602 |
| 20+ | $66,122 | $5,000 | $71,122 |
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Per month (12)
$4,766.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $57,460 | +$260 |
| 2 | $57,720 | +$520 |
| 3 | $58,084 | +$884 |
| 4 | $58,396 | +$1,196 |
| 5 | $58,708 | +$1,508 |
Worked example as rendered: New Hire Salary, years of experience 0 = $57,200 a year, $4,766.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Page 9 of the district's 2025-2026 Compensation Plan booklet; the guide's own subtitle is '$57,200 starting'.
The middle column is the district's label for the HB 2 teacher retention money added by the 89th Legislature; it is printed as $0 for the first three years.
The same page prints the 10-month hiring salary range as $57,200 minimum to $66,122 maximum, plus any legislative requirement.
Salaries are based on 10-month employment; the plan states salary advancement is not guaranteed.
How this schedule moves
On the New Hire Salary column a teacher moves from $57,200 at years of experience 0 to $66,122 at years of experience 20+: 20 years of experience increases worth $446 each on average, 16% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $842, between years of experience 15 and years of experience 16.
The highest-paid column, Final Hiring Salary, starts at $57,200 and tops out at $71,122, 8% above the top of the New Hire Salary column.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, La Joya ISD's starting pay ranks 142nd and its top cell ranks 269th; 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 69th percentile and the top cell at the 25th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First years of experience | Top | Years of Experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hire Salary | $57,200 | $66,122 | 20 | 16% |
| 2025-2026 89th Legislative Session | $0 | $5,000 | 21 | – |
| Final Hiring Salary | $57,200 | $71,122 | 20 | 24% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Joya ISD | 23,998 | 2025-26 | $57,200 | – | $71,122 |
| Goose Creek CISD | 24,108 | 2026-27 | $65,275 | – | $82,712 |
| Judson ISD | 23,848 | 2026-27 | $60,949.36 | – | $80,724.16 |
| Lubbock ISD | 24,329 | 2025-26 | $50,900.00 | – | $72,455.00 |
| Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 24,386 | 2024-25 | $61,000.00 | – | $71,076.00 |
| Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD | 23,462 | 2026-27 | $64,388 | – | $78,489 |
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 La Joya ISD schedule?
$57,200 at years of experience 0 on New Hire Salary, per the 2025-26 schedule (La Joya Independent School District).
What is the top of the La Joya ISD salary schedule?
$71,122, at years of experience 20+ on Final Hiring Salary (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 La Joya ISD salary schedule?
On the New Hire Salary column the top figure, $66,122, is reached at years of experience 20+, 20 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Goose Creek CISDstarts $65,275
- Judson ISDstarts $60,949.36
- Lubbock ISDstarts $50,900.00
- Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISDstarts $61,000.00
- Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISDstarts $64,388
- Hays CISDstarts $52,500
- McKinney ISDstarts $64,700
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISDstarts $65,000
- Pflugerville ISDstarts $57,700.00
- Tomball ISDstarts $61,000
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