Annual salary
$61,500
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Royse City ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
New Hire Guide for Teachers and Librarians (2026-2027). 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.
- Royse City ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $61,500 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 0) and tops out at $71,950 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 25+), per Royse City ISD (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $328.88 per day.
- The grid has 1 column columns and 26 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 25+.
- Royse City ISD enrolled 9,371 students in 2023-24, the 123rd-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
New Hire Guide for Teachers and Librarians (2026-2027)
| Years of Experience \ Column | New Hire Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $61,500 |
| 1 | $61,700 |
| 2 | $61,950 |
| 3 | $62,200 |
| 4 | $62,400 |
| 5 | $62,750 |
| 6 | $64,700 |
| 7 | $64,950 |
| 8 | $65,200 |
| 9 | $65,700 |
| 10 | $66,200 |
| 11 | $66,700 |
| 12 | $67,450 |
| 13 | $67,700 |
| 14 | $68,200 |
| 15 | $68,450 |
| 16 | $68,700 |
| 17 | $69,200 |
| 18 | $69,450 |
| 19 | $69,700 |
| 20 | $69,950 |
| 21 | $70,700 |
| 22 | $71,200 |
| 23 | $71,450 |
| 24 | $71,700 |
| 25+ | $71,950 |
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Per month (12)
$5,125.00
Per work day
$328.88 / 187 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $61,700 | +$200 |
| 2 | $61,950 | +$450 |
| 3 | $62,200 | +$700 |
| 4 | $62,400 | +$900 |
| 5 | $62,750 | +$1,250 |
Worked example as rendered: New Hire Salary, years of experience 0 = $61,500 a year, $5,125.00 a month spread over 12 months, $328.88 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 8 of the Royse City ISD 2026-2027 Compensation Plan.
The plan states this scale is for hiring only: continuing teachers in the district are paid at or above these amounts for the same years of experience.
The document prints the 10-month hiring range as $61,500 minimum to $71,950 maximum, and says salaries are based on 10-month (187 day) employment.
First-year teachers under the District of Innovation plan who hold no teaching certificate are paid $50 less than certified teachers.
How this schedule moves
On the New Hire Salary column a teacher moves from $61,500 at years of experience 0 to $71,950 at years of experience 25+: 25 years of experience increases worth $418 each on average, 17% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,950, between years of experience 5 and years of experience 6.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Royse City ISD's starting pay ranks 73rd and its top cell ranks 254th; 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 83rd percentile and the top cell at the 26th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royse City ISD | 9,371 | 2026-27 | $61,500 | – | $71,950 |
| Channelview ISD | 9,434 | 2026-27 | $64,500 | – | $81,740 |
| Waller ISD | 9,283 | 2026-27 | $64,000 | $65,000 | $90,652 |
| Rio Grande City Grulla ISD | 9,482 | 2024-25 | $48,000 | – | $61,432 |
| San Benito CISD | 9,126 | 2026-27 | $56,000 | – | $73,218 |
| Manor Independent School District | 9,658 | 2026-27 | $58,350 | $59,350 | $78,043 |
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 Royse City ISD schedule?
$61,500 at years of experience 0 on New Hire Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Royse City ISD).
What is the top of the Royse City ISD salary schedule?
$71,950, at years of experience 25+ 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 Royse City ISD salary schedule?
On the New Hire Salary column the top figure, $71,950, is reached at years of experience 25+, 25 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Channelview ISDstarts $64,500
- Waller ISDstarts $64,000
- Rio Grande City Grulla ISDstarts $48,000
- San Benito CISDstarts $56,000
- Manor Independent School Districtstarts $58,350
- Sharyland Independent School Districtstarts $57,250
- Willis ISDstarts $58,500
- New Braunfels ISDstarts $57,000
- Montgomery ISDstarts $62,135
- Midway Independent School Districtstarts $50,000
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