Annual salary
$61,285
Texas · salary schedule · 2025-26
Northside Independent School District salary schedule, 2025-26
New classroom teacher hiring schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and 25-26 experience level to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Northside Independent School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $61,285 (25-26 Teacher Salary, 25-26 experience level 0) and tops out at $77,990 (25-26 Teacher Salary, 25-26 experience level 35+), per Northside Independent School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $327.73 per day.
- The grid has 1 lane columns and 36 25-26 experience level rows; the highest cell is reached at 25-26 experience level 35+.
- Northside ISD enrolled 101,095 students in 2023-24, the 4th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
New classroom teacher hiring schedule (2025-26)
| 25-26 Experience Level \ Lane | 25-26 Teacher Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $61,285 |
| 1 | $61,620 |
| 2 | $61,955 |
| 3 | $63,490 |
| 4 | $63,825 |
| 5 | $66,660 |
| 6 | $66,995 |
| 7 | $67,830 |
| 8 | $68,165 |
| 9 | $68,500 |
| 10 | $68,835 |
| 11 | $69,170 |
| 12 | $69,505 |
| 13 | $69,840 |
| 14 | $70,175 |
| 15 | $70,510 |
| 16 | $70,845 |
| 17 | $71,180 |
| 18 | $71,515 |
| 19 | $71,850 |
| 20 | $72,185 |
| 21 | $72,520 |
| 22 | $72,855 |
| 23 | $73,190 |
| 24 | $73,640 |
| 25 | $74,090 |
| 26 | $74,540 |
| 27 | $74,990 |
| 28 | $75,490 |
| 29 | $75,990 |
| 30 | $76,490 |
| 31 | $76,990 |
| 32 | $77,490 |
| 33 | $77,990 |
| 34 | $77,990 |
| 35+ | $77,990 |
highest celllowest cell36 25-26 experience level rows x 1 lane columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
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Per month (12)
$5,107.08
Per work day
$327.73 / 187 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| 25-26 Experience Level | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $61,620 | +$335 |
| 2 | $61,955 | +$670 |
| 3 | $63,490 | +$2,205 |
| 4 | $63,825 | +$2,540 |
| 5 | $66,660 | +$5,375 |
Worked example as rendered: 25-26 Teacher Salary, 25-26 experience level 0 = $61,285 a year, $5,107.08 a month spread over 12 months, $327.73 per work day on a 187-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
New classroom teacher hiring schedule, eligible for the Teacher Retention Allotment. Classroom teacher is defined by Texas Education Code Sec. 5.001.
The published table shows the 24-25 teacher salary and a general increase alongside the 25-26 salary; only the 25-26 teacher salary is reproduced as the lane.
The schedule applies to employees hired in 2014-15 and later, and is based on 187 days.
A master's degree adds $1,500 and a doctorate adds $1,500 to the base schedule at the same experience level.
The document states the maximum new hire salary is $77,990.
- Soft spot: This is the prior year. As of September 2026 the district's compensation page still publishes the 2025-2026 classroom teacher hiring schedule.
How this schedule moves
On the 25-26 Teacher Salary column a teacher moves from $61,285 at 25-26 experience level 0 to $77,990 at 25-26 experience level 33: 33 25-26 experience level increases worth $506 each on average, 27% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,835, between 25-26 experience level 4 and 25-26 experience level 5.
2 of the 35 25-26 experience level moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive 25-26 experience levels.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Northside Independent School District's starting pay ranks 75th and its top cell ranks 149th; 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 82nd percentile and the top cell at the 34th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Independent School District | 101,095 | 2025-26 | $61,285 | – | $77,990 |
| Katy Independent School District | 94,785 | 2026-27 | $66,550 | – | $88,060 |
| Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District | 118,470 | 2026-27 | $64,500 | – | $93,831 |
| Fort Bend Independent School District | 80,206 | 2026-27 | $63,000 | – | $92,000 |
| Austin Independent School District | 72,830 | 2026-27 | $57,969 | – | $73,844 |
| Conroe Independent School District | 72,352 | 2026-27 | $63,500 | – | $77,770 |
Starting pay is the first 25-26 experience level of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-25-26 experience level cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Northside Independent School District schedule?
$61,285 at 25-26 experience level 0 on 25-26 Teacher Salary, per the 2025-26 schedule (Northside Independent School District).
What is the top of the Northside Independent School District salary schedule?
$77,990, at 25-26 experience level 35+ on 25-26 Teacher 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 Northside Independent School District salary schedule?
On the 25-26 Teacher Salary column the top figure, $77,990, is reached at 25-26 experience level 33, 33 25-26 experience level increases after 25-26 experience level 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Katy Independent School Districtstarts $66,550
- Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School Districtstarts $64,500
- Fort Bend Independent School Districtstarts $63,000
- Austin Independent School Districtstarts $57,969
- Conroe Independent School Districtstarts $63,500
- Fort Worth Independent School Districtstarts $67,725.00
- Frisco Independent School Districtstarts $64,000
- Dallas Independent School Districtstarts $55,030
- Dallas Independent School Districtstarts $68,000
- Aldine Independent School Districtstarts $64,000
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