Annual salary
$51,800.00
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Mercedes ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and years of exp to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Mercedes ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $51,800.00 (New Hire Salary, years of exp 0) and tops out at $69,100.00 (Total, years of exp 20), per Mercedes ISD (effective ).
- The grid has 4 column columns and 21 years of exp rows; the highest cell is reached at years of exp 20.
- Mercedes ISD enrolled 4,393 students in 2023-24, the 206th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Years of Exp \ Column | New Hire Salary | One-Time (Amount + Step) | HB2 Allotment | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $51,800.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $51,800.00 |
| 1 | $52,100.00 | $700.00 | $0.00 | $52,800.00 |
| 2 | $52,400.00 | $700.00 | $0.00 | $53,100.00 |
| 3 | $52,700.00 | $700.00 | $4,000.00 | $57,400.00 |
| 4 | $53,000.00 | $700.00 | $4,000.00 | $57,700.00 |
| 5 | $53,400.00 | $600.00 | $8,000.00 | $62,000.00 |
| 6 | $53,800.00 | $600.00 | $8,000.00 | $62,400.00 |
| 7 | $54,200.00 | $600.00 | $8,000.00 | $62,800.00 |
| 8 | $54,600.00 | $600.00 | $8,000.00 | $63,200.00 |
| 9 | $55,100.00 | $500.00 | $8,000.00 | $63,600.00 |
| 10 | $55,600.00 | $500.00 | $8,000.00 | $64,100.00 |
| 11 | $56,100.00 | $500.00 | $8,000.00 | $64,600.00 |
| 12 | $56,600.00 | $500.00 | $8,000.00 | $65,100.00 |
| 13 | $57,100.00 | $500.00 | $8,000.00 | $65,600.00 |
| 14 | $57,600.00 | $500.00 | $8,000.00 | $66,100.00 |
| 15 | $58,100.00 | $500.00 | $8,000.00 | $66,600.00 |
| 16 | $58,600.00 | $500.00 | $8,000.00 | $67,100.00 |
| 17 | $59,100.00 | $500.00 | $8,000.00 | $67,600.00 |
| 18 | $59,600.00 | $500.00 | $8,000.00 | $68,100.00 |
| 19 | $60,100.00 | $500.00 | $8,000.00 | $68,600.00 |
| 20 | $60,900.00 | $200.00 | $8,000.00 | $69,100.00 |
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Per month (12)
$4,316.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of Exp | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $52,100.00 | +$300.00 |
| 2 | $52,400.00 | +$600.00 |
| 3 | $52,700.00 | +$900.00 |
| 4 | $53,000.00 | +$1,200.00 |
| 5 | $53,400.00 | +$1,600.00 |
Worked example as rendered: New Hire Salary, years of exp 0 = $51,800.00 a year, $4,316.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Grid is page 13 of the district 2026-2027 Compensation Plan; board approved 7/28/2026.
'Total' is the sum of the three preceding columns. 'HB2 Allotment' is the HB 2 (89-R) teacher retention allotment: $0 at 0-2 years, $4,000 at 3-4 years, $8,000 at 5+ years.
The compensation plan also carries administrative, paraprofessional and auxiliary pay families that are not reproduced here.
How this schedule moves
On the New Hire Salary column a teacher moves from $51,800.00 at years of exp 0 to $60,900.00 at years of exp 20: 20 years of exp increases worth $455 each on average, 18% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $800, between years of exp 19 and years of exp 20.
The highest-paid column, Total, starts at $51,800.00 and tops out at $69,100.00, 13% above the top of the New Hire Salary column.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Mercedes ISD's starting pay ranks 222nd and its top cell ranks 280th; 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 53rd percentile and the top cell at the 21st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First years of exp | Top | Years of Exp moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hire Salary | $51,800.00 | $60,900.00 | 20 | 18% |
| One-Time (Amount + Step) | $0.00 | $200.00 | 21 | – |
| HB2 Allotment | $0.00 | $8,000.00 | 21 | – |
| Total | $51,800.00 | $69,100.00 | 20 | 33% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes ISD | 4,393 | 2026-27 | $51,800.00 | – | $69,100.00 |
| Santa Fe Independent School District | 4,397 | 2026-27 | $60,149 | – | $83,145 |
| Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District | 4,398 | 2023-24 | $52,000 | – | $62,950 |
| Kaufman ISD | 4,378 | 2025-26 | $54,460 | $60,460 | $81,420 |
| Sulphur Springs Independent School District | 4,364 | 2026-27 | $52,275 | – | $73,425 |
| Pine Tree ISD | 4,434 | 2026-27 | $43,500 | – | $74,804 |
Starting pay is the first years of exp of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years 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 Mercedes ISD schedule?
$51,800.00 at years of exp 0 on New Hire Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Mercedes ISD).
What is the top of the Mercedes ISD salary schedule?
$69,100.00, at years of exp 20 on Total (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 Mercedes ISD salary schedule?
On the New Hire Salary column the top figure, $60,900.00, is reached at years of exp 20, 20 years of exp increases after years of exp 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Santa Fe Independent School Districtstarts $60,149
- Edcouch-Elsa Independent School Districtstarts $52,000
- Kaufman ISDstarts $54,460
- Sulphur Springs Independent School Districtstarts $52,275
- Pine Tree ISDstarts $43,500
- Vidor ISDstarts $50,100.00
- Dumas ISDstarts $33,960
- Alice ISDstarts $57,310
- Plainview ISDstarts $45,000
- Andrews Independent School Districtstarts $55,168
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