Annual salary
$60,000
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Princeton ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
Certified Classroom Teacher Salary Scale (2026-2027). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Princeton ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $60,000 (Base Salary, step 0) and tops out at $81,500 (Total Salary, step 30), per Princeton ISD (effective ).
- The grid has 3 column columns and 31 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Princeton ISD enrolled 8,688 students in 2023-24, the 131st-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Certified Classroom Teacher Salary Scale (2026-2027)
| Step \ Column | Base Salary | Initial Signing & Annual Returning Bonus | Total Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $60,000 | $2,000 | $62,000 |
| 1 | $60,500 | $2,000 | $62,500 |
| 2 | $61,000 | $2,000 | $63,000 |
| 3 | $62,500 | $2,000 | $64,500 |
| 4 | $63,000 | $2,000 | $65,000 |
| 5 | $66,000 | $2,000 | $68,000 |
| 6 | $66,600 | $2,000 | $68,600 |
| 7 | $67,200 | $2,000 | $69,200 |
| 8 | $67,800 | $2,000 | $69,800 |
| 9 | $68,400 | $2,000 | $70,400 |
| 10 | $69,000 | $2,000 | $71,000 |
| 11 | $69,600 | $2,000 | $71,600 |
| 12 | $70,200 | $2,000 | $72,200 |
| 13 | $70,800 | $2,000 | $72,800 |
| 14 | $71,400 | $2,000 | $73,400 |
| 15 | $72,000 | $2,000 | $74,000 |
| 16 | $72,500 | $2,000 | $74,500 |
| 17 | $73,000 | $2,000 | $75,000 |
| 18 | $73,500 | $2,000 | $75,500 |
| 19 | $74,000 | $2,000 | $76,000 |
| 20 | $74,500 | $2,000 | $76,500 |
| 21 | $75,000 | $2,000 | $77,000 |
| 22 | $75,500 | $2,000 | $77,500 |
| 23 | $76,000 | $2,000 | $78,000 |
| 24 | $76,500 | $2,000 | $78,500 |
| 25 | $77,000 | $2,000 | $79,000 |
| 26 | $77,500 | $2,000 | $79,500 |
| 27 | $78,000 | $2,000 | $80,000 |
| 28 | $78,500 | $2,000 | $80,500 |
| 29 | $79,000 | $2,000 | $81,000 |
| 30 | $79,500 | $2,000 | $81,500 |
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Per month (12)
$5,000.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,500 | +$500 |
| 2 | $61,000 | +$1,000 |
| 3 | $62,500 | +$2,500 |
| 4 | $63,000 | +$3,000 |
| 5 | $66,000 | +$6,000 |
Worked example as rendered: Base Salary, step 0 = $60,000 a year, $5,000.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Page 1 of the Princeton ISD salary scales document, board approved April 20, 2026.
The middle column is a $2,000 signing and annual returning bonus paid as a lump sum in September, not base pay; the Total Salary column is the district's own sum of the two.
The same document prints a Non-Certified Classroom Teacher scale that starts at $59,000 base at step 0.
A separate holiday match of up to $20 per month ($240 a year) is paid as a lump sum in November.
- Soft spot: The bonus lane is a flat $2,000 at every step rather than a salary column, so it falls outside the usual teacher-salary sanity range.
How this schedule moves
On the Base Salary column a teacher moves from $60,000 at step 0 to $79,500 at step 30: 30 step increases worth $650 each on average, 32% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,000, between step 4 and step 5.
The highest-paid column, Total Salary, starts at $62,000 and tops out at $81,500, 3% above the top of the Base Salary column.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Princeton ISD's starting pay ranks 93rd and its top cell ranks 88th; 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 78th percentile and the top cell at the 38th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base Salary | $60,000 | $79,500 | 30 | 32% |
| Initial Signing & Annual Returning Bonus | $2,000 | $2,000 | 0 | 0% |
| Total Salary | $62,000 | $81,500 | 30 | 31% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton ISD | 8,688 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | – | $81,500 |
| Medina Valley ISD | 8,700 | 2026-27 | $61,742 | $63,242 | $81,131 |
| Temple ISD | 8,784 | 2026-27 | $56,105 | $57,105 | $76,664 |
| Liberty Hill ISD | 8,829 | 2026-27 | $58,500 | – | $74,600 |
| Midway Independent School District | 8,849 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | – | $69,500 |
| Fort Stockton ISD | 8,427 | 2026-27 | $64,178 | – | $103,436 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Princeton ISD schedule?
$60,000 at step 0 on Base Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Princeton ISD).
What is the top of the Princeton ISD salary schedule?
$81,500, at step 30 on Total 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 Princeton ISD salary schedule?
On the Base Salary column the top figure, $79,500, is reached at step 30, 30 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Medina Valley ISDstarts $61,742
- Temple ISDstarts $56,105
- Liberty Hill ISDstarts $58,500
- Midway Independent School Districtstarts $50,000
- Fort Stockton ISDstarts $64,178
- Roscoe Collegiate ISDstarts $45,450
- Willis ISDstarts $58,500
- San Marcos Consolidated Independent School Districtstarts $55,400
- Carroll ISDstarts $60,000
- San Benito CISDstarts $56,000
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