Annual salary
$60,200
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Little Elm ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher pay scale (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and years experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Little Elm ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $60,200 (Bachelor's, years experience 0 (uncertified)) and tops out at $74,960 (Bachelor's, years experience 25+), per Little Elm Independent School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's) starts at $60,200 and reaches $74,960 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 1 column columns and 27 years experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years experience 25+.
- Little Elm ISD enrolled 8,211 students in 2023-24, the 137th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher pay scale (2026-27)
| Years Experience \ Column | Bachelor's |
|---|---|
| 0 (uncertified) | $60,200 |
| 0 (certified) | $60,450 |
| 1 | $60,785 |
| 2 | $61,885 |
| 3 | $63,050 |
| 4 | $63,336 |
| 5 | $66,056 |
| 6 | $66,277 |
| 7 | $66,497 |
| 8 | $66,774 |
| 9 | $67,105 |
| 10 | $67,436 |
| 11 | $67,789 |
| 12 | $68,119 |
| 13 | $68,450 |
| 14 | $68,892 |
| 15 | $69,333 |
| 16 | $69,830 |
| 17 | $70,326 |
| 18 | $70,823 |
| 19 | $71,264 |
| 20 | $71,706 |
| 21 | $72,147 |
| 22 | $72,699 |
| 23 | $73,526 |
| 24 | $74,739 |
| 25+ | $74,960 |
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Per month (12)
$5,016.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 0 (certified) | $60,450 | +$250 |
| 1 | $60,785 | +$585 |
| 2 | $61,885 | +$1,685 |
| 3 | $63,050 | +$2,850 |
| 4 | $63,336 | +$3,136 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's, years experience 0 (uncertified) = $60,200 a year, $5,016.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The scale covers Teacher, Nurse (RN) and Media Specialist / Librarian. Media specialist and librarian base pay is the step above plus $1,500.
Stipends on top of the scale: bilingual certification $5,000, master's degree $1,500 (teacher and RN only), plus varied critical-needs stipends.
Hiring schedule only; no yearly salary increases are automatically granted.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's column a teacher moves from $60,200 at years experience 0 (uncertified) to $74,960 at years experience 25+: 26 years experience increases worth $568 each on average, 25% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,720, between years experience 4 and years experience 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Little Elm ISD's starting pay ranks 91st and its top cell ranks 203rd; 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 79th percentile and the top cell at the 30th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Elm ISD | 8,211 | 2026-27 | $60,200 | – | $74,960 |
| Weatherford ISD | 8,203 | 2026-27 | $58,500 | – | $77,131 |
| Aledo ISD | 8,161 | 2026-27 | $63,000 | – | $80,405 |
| Port Arthur ISD | 8,155 | 2025-26 | $55,500 | – | $72,635 |
| Carroll ISD | 8,292 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | – | $74,118 |
| San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District | 8,311 | 2026-27 | $55,400 | – | $82,199 |
Starting pay is the first years experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years 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 Little Elm ISD?
$60,200 on the column Bachelor's at years experience 0 (uncertified) of the 2026-27 schedule (Little Elm Independent School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,200 (Bachelor's).
What is the top of the Little Elm ISD salary schedule?
$74,960, at years experience 25+ on 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 Little Elm ISD salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's column the top figure, $74,960, is reached at years experience 25+, 26 years experience increases after years experience 0 (uncertified) (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Weatherford ISDstarts $58,500
- Aledo ISDstarts $63,000
- Port Arthur ISDstarts $55,500
- Carroll ISDstarts $60,000
- San Marcos Consolidated Independent School Districtstarts $55,400
- Longview ISDstarts $55,000
- Roscoe Collegiate ISDstarts $45,450
- Fort Stockton ISDstarts $64,178
- Granbury Independent School Districtstarts $62,250
- Edgewood Independent School District (San Antonio)starts $58,500
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