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North Lamar Independent School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher Salary Schedule with HB2 (2025-26). 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.
- North Lamar Independent School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $40,000 (NLISD Teacher Salary (includes Teacher Retention Allotment from HB2), years of experience 0) and tops out at $67,680 (NLISD Teacher Salary (includes Teacher Retention Allotment from HB2), years of experience 26+), per North Lamar Independent School District (effective ).
- The grid has 1 column columns and 27 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 26+.
- North Lamar ISD enrolled 2,372 students in 2023-24, the 305th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher Salary Schedule with HB2 (2025-26)
| Years of Experience \ Column | NLISD Teacher Salary (includes Teacher Retention Allotment from HB2) |
|---|---|
| 0 | $40,000 |
| 1 | $41,000 |
| 2 | $42,000 |
| 3 | $44,250 |
| 4 | $44,400 |
| 5 | $48,650 |
| 6 | $48,880 |
| 7 | $50,410 |
| 8 | $51,830 |
| 9 | $53,170 |
| 10 | $54,440 |
| 11 | $55,630 |
| 12 | $56,770 |
| 13 | $57,850 |
| 14 | $58,850 |
| 15 | $59,810 |
| 16 | $60,510 |
| 17 | $61,570 |
| 18 | $62,230 |
| 19 | $63,140 |
| 20 | $63,860 |
| 21 | $64,540 |
| 22 | $65,680 |
| 23 | $66,180 |
| 24 | $66,680 |
| 25 | $67,180 |
| 26+ | $67,680 |
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $41,000 | +$1,000 |
| 2 | $42,000 | +$2,000 |
| 3 | $44,250 | +$4,250 |
| 4 | $44,400 | +$4,400 |
| 5 | $48,650 | +$8,650 |
Worked example as rendered: NLISD Teacher Salary (includes Teacher Retention Allotment from HB2), years of experience 0 = $40,000 a year, $3,333.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The single column is titled 'NLISD Teacher Salary (Includes Teacher Retention Allotment from HB2)'.
- Soft spot: Only the 2025-26 pay scale is posted; the same payroll page already carries 2026-2027 payroll forms and calendars, so a newer scale exists but is not published.
How this schedule moves
On the NLISD Teacher Salary (includes Teacher Retention Allotment from HB2) column a teacher moves from $40,000 at years of experience 0 to $67,680 at years of experience 26+: 26 years of experience increases worth $1,065 each on average, 69% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,250, between years of experience 4 and years of experience 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, North Lamar Independent School District's starting pay ranks 288th and its top cell ranks 285th; 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 10th percentile and the top cell at the 19th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Lamar Independent School District | 2,372 | 2025-26 | $40,000 | – | $67,680 |
| Borger ISD | 2,372 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | – | $68,750 |
| Canton ISD | 2,367 | 2026-27 | $33,960 | – | $88,345 |
| Madisonville CISD | 2,392 | 2026-27 | $53,600 | – | $77,200 |
| Van Independent School District | 2,351 | 2026-27 | $51,280 | $52,280 | $71,280 |
| Snyder ISD | 2,396 | 2026-27 | $44,000 | – | $80,100 |
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 North Lamar Independent School District schedule?
$40,000 at years of experience 0 on NLISD Teacher Salary (includes Teacher Retention Allotment from HB2), per the 2025-26 schedule (North Lamar Independent School District).
What is the top of the North Lamar Independent School District salary schedule?
$67,680, at years of experience 26+ on NLISD Teacher Salary (includes Teacher Retention Allotment from HB2) (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 North Lamar Independent School District salary schedule?
On the NLISD Teacher Salary (includes Teacher Retention Allotment from HB2) column the top figure, $67,680, is reached at years of experience 26+, 26 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Borger ISDstarts $50,000
- Canton ISDstarts $33,960
- Madisonville CISDstarts $53,600
- Van Independent School Districtstarts $40,000
- Snyder ISDstarts $44,000
- Salado ISDstarts $51,000
- Bandera Independent School Districtstarts $54,000
- Robinson Independent School Districtstarts $50,400
- Van Alstyne ISDstarts $52,500
- Liberty ISDstarts $60,600
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