Annual salary
$64,700
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
McKinney ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher Scale (2026-2027). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a contract calendar and creditable years of service to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- McKinney ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $64,700 (Salary 187 Days, creditable years of service 0) and tops out at $98,510 (Salary 225 Days, creditable years of service 30), per McKinney ISD (effective ).
- The grid has 4 contract calendar columns and 31 creditable years of service rows; the highest cell is reached at creditable years of service 30.
- McKinney ISD enrolled 23,306 students in 2023-24, the 59th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher Scale (2026-2027)
| Creditable Years of Service \ Contract calendar | Salary 187 Days | Salary 191 Days | Salary 192 Days | Salary 225 Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $64,700 | $66,084 | $66,430 | $77,848 |
| 1 | $65,972 | $67,383 | $67,736 | $79,378 |
| 2 | $66,630 | $68,055 | $68,412 | $80,170 |
| 3 | $67,372 | $68,813 | $69,174 | $81,063 |
| 4 | $68,115 | $69,572 | $69,936 | $81,956 |
| 5 | $69,701 | $71,191 | $71,564 | $83,864 |
| 6 | $70,772 | $72,286 | $72,664 | $85,154 |
| 7 | $71,071 | $72,591 | $72,972 | $85,514 |
| 8 | $71,372 | $72,899 | $73,281 | $85,876 |
| 9 | $71,671 | $73,205 | $73,588 | $86,236 |
| 10 | $71,973 | $73,512 | $73,897 | $86,598 |
| 11 | $72,373 | $73,921 | $74,308 | $87,080 |
| 12 | $72,872 | $74,431 | $74,820 | $87,680 |
| 13 | $73,371 | $74,941 | $75,333 | $88,281 |
| 14 | $73,872 | $75,453 | $75,848 | $88,884 |
| 15 | $74,372 | $75,963 | $76,360 | $89,485 |
| 16 | $74,873 | $76,474 | $76,875 | $90,088 |
| 17 | $75,484 | $77,099 | $77,503 | $90,824 |
| 18 | $75,872 | $77,494 | $77,900 | $91,289 |
| 19 | $76,373 | $78,006 | $78,415 | $91,892 |
| 20 | $76,872 | $78,516 | $78,927 | $92,493 |
| 21 | $77,371 | $79,026 | $79,440 | $93,094 |
| 22 | $77,872 | $79,538 | $79,955 | $93,697 |
| 23 | $78,372 | $80,048 | $80,467 | $94,298 |
| 24 | $78,873 | $80,560 | $80,982 | $94,901 |
| 25 | $79,372 | $81,070 | $81,494 | $95,501 |
| 26 | $79,871 | $81,580 | $82,007 | $96,102 |
| 27 | $80,373 | $82,092 | $82,522 | $96,705 |
| 28 | $80,872 | $82,602 | $83,034 | $97,306 |
| 29 | $81,373 | $83,114 | $83,549 | $97,909 |
| 30 | $81,872 | $83,624 | $84,061 | $98,510 |
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Per month (12)
$5,391.67
Next 5 steps in this contract calendar
| Creditable Years of Service | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,972 | +$1,272 |
| 2 | $66,630 | +$1,930 |
| 3 | $67,372 | +$2,672 |
| 4 | $68,115 | +$3,415 |
| 5 | $69,701 | +$5,001 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary 187 Days, creditable years of service 0 = $64,700 a year, $5,391.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Section 1 (Teacher Scale) of the McKinney ISD 2026-2027 Compensation Plan; the plan was board-approved with a 3.5% increase and a $64,700 certified starting salary.
The published table also prints a Daily Rate column (step 0 is $345.99); it is omitted here because this record is in annual dollars. Each annual lane is that daily rate times the stated number of contract days.
The plan separately lists a Non Certified Teacher rate of $64,000 on a 187-day calendar.
- Soft spot: The document does not state which calendar applies to a plain classroom teacher; the position list shows Teacher at 187 days.
How this schedule moves
On the Salary 187 Days column a teacher moves from $64,700 at creditable years of service 0 to $81,872 at creditable years of service 30: 30 creditable years of service increases worth $572 each on average, 27% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,586, between creditable years of service 4 and creditable years of service 5.
The highest-paid column, Salary 225 Days, starts at $77,848 and tops out at $98,510, 20% above the top of the Salary 187 Days column.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, McKinney ISD's starting pay ranks 20th and its top cell ranks 11th; 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 90th percentile and the top cell at the 58th percentile.
Column by column
| Contract calendar | First creditable years of service | Top | Creditable Years of Service moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary 187 Days | $64,700 | $81,872 | 30 | 27% |
| Salary 191 Days | $66,084 | $83,624 | 30 | 27% |
| Salary 192 Days | $66,430 | $84,061 | 30 | 27% |
| Salary 225 Days | $77,848 | $98,510 | 30 | 27% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinney ISD | 23,306 | 2026-27 | $64,700 | – | $98,510 |
| Hays CISD | 23,313 | 2026-27 | $52,500 | – | $78,107 |
| Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 23,226 | 2025-26 | $65,000 | $67,000 | $103,278 |
| Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD | 23,462 | 2026-27 | $64,388 | – | $78,489 |
| Judson ISD | 23,848 | 2026-27 | $60,949.36 | – | $80,724.16 |
| La Joya ISD | 23,998 | 2025-26 | $57,200 | – | $71,122 |
Starting pay is the first creditable years of service of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-creditable years of service cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the McKinney ISD schedule?
$64,700 at creditable years of service 0 on Salary 187 Days, per the 2026-27 schedule (McKinney ISD).
What is the top of the McKinney ISD salary schedule?
$98,510, at creditable years of service 30 on Salary 225 Days (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 McKinney ISD salary schedule?
On the Salary 187 Days column the top figure, $81,872, is reached at creditable years of service 30, 30 creditable years of service increases after creditable years of service 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Hays CISDstarts $52,500
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISDstarts $65,000
- Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISDstarts $64,388
- Judson ISDstarts $60,949.36
- La Joya ISDstarts $57,200
- Goose Creek CISDstarts $65,275
- Lubbock ISDstarts $50,900.00
- Tomball ISDstarts $61,000
- Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISDstarts $61,000.00
- Birdville ISDstarts $65,000
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