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Pasadena ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher Hiring Salary Schedule for School Year 2026/2027. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a pay grade and pisd exp. 8/1/2026 to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Pasadena ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $65,205 (Pay Grade T07 Bachelor Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary, pisd exp. 8/1/2026 0) and tops out at $81,673 (Pay Grade T08 Master Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary, pisd exp. 8/1/2026 30), per Pasadena Independent School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Pay Grade T07 Bachelor Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary) starts at $65,205 and reaches $80,673 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Pay Grade T08 Master Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary) the range is $66,205 to $81,673.
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $348.69 per day.
- The grid has 2 pay grade columns and 31 pisd exp. 8/1/2026 rows; the highest cell is reached at pisd exp. 8/1/2026 30.
- Pasadena ISD enrolled 47,486 students in 2023-24, the 20th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher Hiring Salary Schedule for School Year 2026/2027
| PISD Exp. 8/1/2026 \ Pay Grade | Pay Grade T07 Bachelor Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary | Pay Grade T08 Master Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $65,205 | $66,205 |
| 1 | $65,260 | $66,260 |
| 2 | $65,315 | $66,315 |
| 3 | $66,315 | $67,315 |
| 4 | $66,719 | $67,719 |
| 5 | $69,219 | $70,219 |
| 6 | $70,022 | $71,022 |
| 7 | $70,426 | $71,426 |
| 8 | $70,815 | $71,815 |
| 9 | $71,219 | $72,219 |
| 10 | $71,623 | $72,623 |
| 11 | $72,326 | $73,326 |
| 12 | $73,313 | $74,313 |
| 13 | $73,702 | $74,702 |
| 14 | $74,091 | $75,091 |
| 15 | $74,480 | $75,480 |
| 16 | $74,869 | $75,869 |
| 17 | $75,258 | $76,258 |
| 18 | $75,647 | $76,647 |
| 19 | $76,051 | $77,051 |
| 20 | $76,440 | $77,440 |
| 21 | $76,829 | $77,829 |
| 22 | $77,218 | $78,218 |
| 23 | $77,607 | $78,607 |
| 24 | $78,011 | $79,011 |
| 25 | $78,414 | $79,414 |
| 26 | $78,833 | $79,833 |
| 27 | $79,252 | $80,252 |
| 28 | $79,671 | $80,671 |
| 29 | $80,165 | $81,165 |
| 30 | $80,673 | $81,673 |
| PISD Exp. 8/1/2026 | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,260 | +$55 |
| 2 | $65,315 | +$110 |
| 3 | $66,315 | +$1,110 |
| 4 | $66,719 | +$1,514 |
| 5 | $69,219 | +$4,014 |
Worked example as rendered: Pay Grade T07 Bachelor Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary, pisd exp. 8/1/2026 0 = $65,205 a year, $5,433.75 a month spread over 12 months, $348.69 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.
Page 9 of the district's 2026-2027 Salary Book, printed as Version 2027.1. Steps are the district's PISD experience count as of 8/1/2026; the schedule also prints a PISD hiring step one number higher.
The Salary Book carries further teacher hiring salary schedules for campus content specialist pay grades T09 and T10 (220 days) and T11 and T12 (215 days), which are not reproduced here.
The document also prints a daily rate beside each annual salary.
- Soft spot: The district links its Salary Book as a Google Drive file rather than as a file on its own domain.
How this schedule moves
On the Pay Grade T07 Bachelor Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary column a teacher moves from $65,205 at pisd exp. 8/1/2026 0 to $80,673 at pisd exp. 8/1/2026 30: 30 pisd exp. 8/1/2026 increases worth $516 each on average, 24% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,500, between pisd exp. 8/1/2026 4 and pisd exp. 8/1/2026 5.
A master's degree is worth $1,000 more than a bachelor's at the first pisd exp. 8/1/2026 (1.5%) and $1,000 more at the top of the column (1.2%).
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Pasadena ISD's starting pay ranks 15th and its top cell ranks 86th; 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 91st percentile and the top cell at the 38th percentile.
Column by column
| Pay Grade | First pisd exp. 8/1/2026 | Top | PISD Exp. 8/1/2026 moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay Grade T07 Bachelor Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary | $65,205 | $80,673 | 30 | 24% |
| Pay Grade T08 Master Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary | $66,205 | $81,673 | 30 | 23% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena ISD | 47,486 | 2026-27 | $65,205 | $66,205 | $81,673 |
| Socorro Independent School District | 47,304 | 2026-27 | $60,500 | $63,000 | $77,168 |
| Plano Independent School District | 47,899 | 2026-27 | $63,000 | $66,000 | $82,950 |
| Lewisville ISD | 48,440 | 2026-27 | $64,250 | – | $76,921 |
| Humble ISD | 48,552 | 2026-27 | $68,000 | $69,000 | $81,100 |
| Round Rock ISD | 46,197 | 2026-27 | $56,750 | – | $74,750 |
Starting pay is the first pisd exp. 8/1/2026 of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-pisd exp. 8/1/2026 cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Pasadena ISD?
$65,205 on the pay grade Pay Grade T07 Bachelor Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary at pisd exp. 8/1/2026 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Pasadena Independent School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $65,205 (Pay Grade T07 Bachelor Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary).
What is the top of the Pasadena ISD salary schedule?
$81,673, at pisd exp. 8/1/2026 30 on Pay Grade T08 Master Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary (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 Pasadena ISD salary schedule?
On the Pay Grade T07 Bachelor Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary column the top figure, $80,673, is reached at pisd exp. 8/1/2026 30, 30 pisd exp. 8/1/2026 increases after pisd exp. 8/1/2026 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Pasadena ISD?
$1,000 more at the first pisd exp. 8/1/2026: $66,205 on Pay Grade T08 Master Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary against $65,205 on Pay Grade T07 Bachelor Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Socorro Independent School Districtstarts $60,500
- Plano Independent School Districtstarts $63,000
- Lewisville ISDstarts $64,250
- Humble ISDstarts $68,000
- Round Rock ISDstarts $56,750
- El Paso Independent School Districtstarts $58,750
- San Antonio Independent School Districtstarts $60,000
- Lamar Consolidated ISDstarts $68,900
- Killeen Independent School Districtstarts $59,400
- Garland Independent School Districtstarts $63,000
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