Annual salary
$45,000
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Pine Tree ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
Salary Schedule, Classroom Teacher (2026-2027). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a certification and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Pine Tree ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $43,500 (Uncertified Annual Salary (10 month contract), years of experience 0) and tops out at $74,804 (Uncertified Annual Salary (10 month contract), years of experience 32), per Pine Tree ISD (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 183 work days, which makes the starting cell about $237.70 per day.
- The grid has 2 certification columns and 33 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 32.
- Pine Tree ISD enrolled 4,434 students in 2023-24, the 203rd-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Salary Schedule, Classroom Teacher (2026-2027)
| Years of experience \ Certification | Certified Annual Salary (10 month contract) | Uncertified Annual Salary (10 month contract) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $45,000 | $43,500 |
| 1 | $45,500 | $44,000 |
| 2 | $46,100 | $44,600 |
| 3 | $50,500 | $50,100 |
| 4 | $50,700 | $50,500 |
| 5 | $54,700 | $54,700 |
| 6 | $55,247 | $55,247 |
| 7 | $55,799 | $55,799 |
| 8 | $56,357 | $56,357 |
| 9 | $56,921 | $56,921 |
| 10 | $57,490 | $57,490 |
| 11 | $58,065 | $58,065 |
| 12 | $58,646 | $58,646 |
| 13 | $59,232 | $59,232 |
| 14 | $59,825 | $59,825 |
| 15 | $60,423 | $60,423 |
| 16 | $61,027 | $61,027 |
| 17 | $61,637 | $61,637 |
| 18 | $62,870 | $62,870 |
| 19 | $63,970 | $63,970 |
| 20 | $64,610 | $64,610 |
| 21 | $65,902 | $65,902 |
| 22 | $67,055 | $67,055 |
| 23 | $67,726 | $67,726 |
| 24 | $68,403 | $68,403 |
| 25 | $69,087 | $69,087 |
| 26 | $69,778 | $69,778 |
| 27 | $70,476 | $70,476 |
| 28 | $71,181 | $71,181 |
| 29 | $71,893 | $71,893 |
| 30 | $72,611 | $72,611 |
| 31 | $73,338 | $73,338 |
| 32 | $74,804 | $74,804 |
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Per month (12)
$3,750.00
Per work day
$245.90 / 183 days
Next 5 steps in this certification
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,500 | +$500 |
| 2 | $46,100 | +$1,100 |
| 3 | $50,500 | +$5,500 |
| 4 | $50,700 | +$5,700 |
| 5 | $54,700 | +$9,700 |
Worked example as rendered: Certified Annual Salary (10 month contract), years of experience 0 = $45,000 a year, $3,750.00 a month spread over 12 months, $245.90 per work day on a 183-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The schedule is based on 183 days worked on a 10 month contract.
Uncertified teachers are paid $1,500 less at steps 0 to 2, $400 less at step 3, and the same as certified teachers from step 5 on; step 4 differs by $200. The two columns are printed as issued.
Annual stipends are listed separately on the same sheet and are not in this grid: $2,000 math/ELAR/science grades 5-6, $3,000 math/English/science grades 7-12, $4,000 foreign language grades 5-12, $5,000 bilingual K-6, $2,000 bilingual 7-12, $4,000 speech therapist, $5,000 diagnostician, $1,500 life skills, $5,000 licensed specialist in school psychology, $2,000 dual language.
The district also pays $400 per month toward every employee's school-sponsored health insurance premium.
- Soft spot: The sheet does not say whether the Texas HB 2 teacher retention allotment is included in these figures.
How this schedule moves
On the Uncertified Annual Salary (10 month contract) column a teacher moves from $43,500 at years of experience 0 to $74,804 at years of experience 32: 32 years of experience increases worth $978 each on average, 72% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,500, between years of experience 2 and years of experience 3.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Pine Tree ISD's starting pay ranks 287th and its top cell ranks 206th; 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 26th percentile and the top cell at the 30th percentile.
Column by column
| Certification | First years of experience | Top | Years of experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified Annual Salary (10 month contract) | $45,000 | $74,804 | 32 | 66% |
| Uncertified Annual Salary (10 month contract) | $43,500 | $74,804 | 32 | 72% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Tree ISD | 4,434 | 2026-27 | $43,500 | – | $74,804 |
| Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District | 4,398 | 2023-24 | $52,000 | – | $62,950 |
| Santa Fe Independent School District | 4,397 | 2026-27 | $60,149 | – | $83,145 |
| Mercedes ISD | 4,393 | 2026-27 | $51,800.00 | – | $69,100.00 |
| Alice ISD | 4,486 | 2026-27 | $57,310 | – | $74,962 |
| Kaufman ISD | 4,378 | 2025-26 | $54,460 | $60,460 | $81,420 |
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 Pine Tree ISD schedule?
$43,500 at years of experience 0 on Uncertified Annual Salary (10 month contract), per the 2026-27 schedule (Pine Tree ISD).
What is the top of the Pine Tree ISD salary schedule?
$74,804, at years of experience 32 on Uncertified Annual Salary (10 month contract) (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 Pine Tree ISD salary schedule?
On the Uncertified Annual Salary (10 month contract) column the top figure, $74,804, is reached at years of experience 32, 32 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Edcouch-Elsa Independent School Districtstarts $52,000
- Santa Fe Independent School Districtstarts $60,149
- Mercedes ISDstarts $51,800.00
- Alice ISDstarts $57,310
- Kaufman ISDstarts $54,460
- Sulphur Springs Independent School Districtstarts $52,275
- Lindale ISDstarts $49,825
- Vidor ISDstarts $50,100.00
- Dumas ISDstarts $33,960
- Celina Independent School Districtstarts $61,525
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