Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Plainview ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher (PEIMS 087) step schedule (2026-27). 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.
- Plainview ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $45,000 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 0) and tops out at $77,820 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 30 & +), per Plainview ISD (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 181 work days, which makes the starting cell about $248.62 per day.
- The grid has 1 column columns and 31 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 30 & +.
- Plainview ISD enrolled 4,277 students in 2023-24, the 211th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher (PEIMS 087) step schedule (2026-27)
| Years of Experience \ Column | New Hire Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $45,000 |
| 1 | $45,500 |
| 2 | $46,250 |
| 3 | $50,250 |
| 4 | $52,250 |
| 5 | $57,500 |
| 6 | $58,110 |
| 7 | $58,710 |
| 8 | $59,310 |
| 9 | $59,910 |
| 10 | $60,510 |
| 11 | $61,110 |
| 12 | $62,010 |
| 13 | $62,600 |
| 14 | $63,180 |
| 15 | $63,770 |
| 16 | $65,010 |
| 17 | $66,250 |
| 18 | $67,490 |
| 19 | $68,640 |
| 20 | $69,730 |
| 21 | $70,760 |
| 22 | $71,730 |
| 23 | $72,650 |
| 24 | $73,530 |
| 25 | $74,340 |
| 26 | $75,120 |
| 27 | $75,850 |
| 28 | $76,550 |
| 29 | $77,200 |
| 30 & + | $77,820 |
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,500 | +$500 |
| 2 | $46,250 | +$1,250 |
| 3 | $50,250 | +$5,250 |
| 4 | $52,250 | +$7,250 |
| 5 | $57,500 | +$12,500 |
Worked example as rendered: New Hire Salary, years of experience 0 = $45,000 a year, $3,750.00 a month spread over 12 months, $248.62 per work day on a 181-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Board approved July 30, 2026.
Single-column Texas step schedule: rows are years of creditable teaching experience.
Teacher (PEIMS 087) hiring range printed on the same page: minimum $45,000, maximum $77,820.
Master's degree annual stipend for teachers is +$700.
Document states the plan meets the statutory requirement of HB 2.
How this schedule moves
On the New Hire Salary column a teacher moves from $45,000 at years of experience 0 to $77,820 at years of experience 30 & +: 30 years of experience increases worth $1,094 each on average, 73% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,250, between years of experience 4 and years of experience 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Plainview ISD's starting pay ranks 279th and its top cell ranks 150th; 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 31st percentile and the top cell at the 33rd percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview ISD | 4,277 | 2026-27 | $45,000 | – | $77,820 |
| Andrews Independent School District | 4,269 | 2026-27 | $55,168 | $59,507 | $100,645 |
| Dumas ISD | 4,301 | 2026-27 | $33,960 | – | $62,800 |
| Somerset ISD | 4,252 | 2024-25 | $58,520 | $60,020 | $76,832 |
| Vidor ISD | 4,311 | 2026-27 | $50,100.00 | – | $77,201.98 |
| Lumberton ISD | 4,197 | 2026-27 | $33,960 | – | $71,500 |
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 Plainview ISD schedule?
$45,000 at years of experience 0 on New Hire Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Plainview ISD).
What is the top of the Plainview ISD salary schedule?
$77,820, at years of experience 30 & + on New Hire 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 Plainview ISD salary schedule?
On the New Hire Salary column the top figure, $77,820, is reached at years of experience 30 & +, 30 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Andrews Independent School Districtstarts $55,168
- Dumas ISDstarts $33,960
- Somerset ISDstarts $58,520
- Vidor ISDstarts $50,100.00
- Lumberton ISDstarts $33,960
- Sulphur Springs Independent School Districtstarts $52,275
- Kaufman ISDstarts $54,460
- Springtown ISDstarts $54,500
- Mercedes ISDstarts $51,800.00
- Santa Fe Independent School Districtstarts $60,149
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