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Somerset ISD salary schedule, 2024-25
Teachers and librarians pay scale (2024-25). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and yrs to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Somerset ISD's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $58,520 (187 BA, yrs 0) and tops out at $76,832 (187 DOC, yrs 28 +), per Somerset Independent School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (187 BA) starts at $58,520 and reaches $74,832 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (187 MA) the range is $60,020 to $76,332.
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $312.94 per day.
- The grid has 3 column columns and 29 yrs rows; the highest cell is reached at yrs 28 +.
- Somerset ISD enrolled 4,252 students in 2023-24, the 213th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teachers and librarians pay scale (2024-25)
| Yrs \ Column | 187 BA | 187 MA | 187 DOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $58,520 | $60,020 | $60,520 |
| 1 | $58,970 | $60,470 | $60,970 |
| 2 | $59,421 | $60,921 | $61,421 |
| 3 | $59,479 | $60,979 | $61,479 |
| 4 | $59,533 | $61,033 | $61,533 |
| 5 | $59,591 | $61,091 | $61,591 |
| 6 | $59,647 | $61,147 | $61,647 |
| 7 | $60,547 | $62,047 | $62,547 |
| 8 | $60,605 | $62,105 | $62,605 |
| 9 | $60,659 | $62,159 | $62,659 |
| 10 | $60,717 | $62,217 | $62,717 |
| 11 | $60,771 | $62,271 | $62,771 |
| 12 | $61,392 | $62,892 | $63,392 |
| 13 | $61,809 | $63,309 | $63,809 |
| 14 | $62,645 | $64,145 | $64,645 |
| 15 | $63,840 | $65,340 | $65,840 |
| 16 | $65,674 | $67,174 | $67,674 |
| 17 | $67,428 | $68,928 | $69,428 |
| 18 | $68,623 | $70,123 | $70,623 |
| 19 | $69,220 | $70,720 | $71,220 |
| 20 | $69,818 | $71,318 | $71,818 |
| 21 | $71,010 | $72,510 | $73,010 |
| 22 | $71,608 | $73,108 | $73,608 |
| 23 | $72,204 | $73,704 | $74,204 |
| 24 | $72,803 | $74,303 | $74,803 |
| 25 | $73,577 | $74,077 | $74,577 |
| 26 | $74,235 | $75,735 | $76,235 |
| 27 | $74,592 | $76,092 | $76,592 |
| 28 + | $74,832 | $76,332 | $76,832 |
| Yrs | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $58,970 | +$450 |
| 2 | $59,421 | +$901 |
| 3 | $59,479 | +$959 |
| 4 | $59,533 | +$1,013 |
| 5 | $59,591 | +$1,071 |
Worked example as rendered: 187 BA, yrs 0 = $58,520 a year, $4,876.67 a month spread over 12 months, $312.94 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.
Document title: Teachers and Librarians Pay Scale 2024-2025. The footer states it represents a 2 percent increase over the previous year.
Lane labels are the district's own: 187 BA, 187 MA, 187 DOC (187-day contract, bachelor's / master's / doctorate).
- Soft spot: Somerset ISD's public document tree still shows 2024-2025 as the newest teacher pay scale (checked 2026-09-08); no 2025-26 or 2026-27 scale is published.
- Soft spot: At step 25 the printed MA value $74,077 and DOC value $74,577 break the constant +$1,500 / +$2,000 offsets used on every other step and are lower than step 24. Transcribed exactly as printed.
How this schedule moves
On the 187 BA column a teacher moves from $58,520 at yrs 0 to $74,832 at yrs 28 +: 28 yrs increases worth $583 each on average, 28% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,834, between yrs 15 and yrs 16.
A master's degree is worth $1,500 more than a bachelor's at the first yrs (2.6%) and $1,500 more at the top of the column (2.0%).
The highest-paid column, 187 DOC, starts at $60,520 and tops out at $76,832, 3% above the top of the 187 BA column.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Somerset ISD's starting pay ranks 119th and its top cell ranks 169th; 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 73rd percentile and the top cell at the 32nd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First yrs | Top | Yrs moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 BA | $58,520 | $74,832 | 28 | 28% |
| 187 MA | $60,020 | $76,332 | 28 | 27% |
| 187 DOC | $60,520 | $76,832 | 28 | 27% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset ISD | 4,252 | 2024-25 | $58,520 | $60,020 | $76,832 |
| Andrews Independent School District | 4,269 | 2026-27 | $55,168 | $59,507 | $100,645 |
| Plainview ISD | 4,277 | 2026-27 | $45,000 | – | $77,820 |
| Dumas ISD | 4,301 | 2026-27 | $33,960 | – | $62,800 |
| Lumberton ISD | 4,197 | 2026-27 | $33,960 | – | $71,500 |
| Vidor ISD | 4,311 | 2026-27 | $50,100.00 | – | $77,201.98 |
Starting pay is the first yrs of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-yrs cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Somerset ISD?
$58,520 on the column 187 BA at yrs 0 of the 2024-25 schedule (Somerset Independent School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $58,520 (187 BA).
What is the top of the Somerset ISD salary schedule?
$76,832, at yrs 28 + on 187 DOC (2024-25). 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 Somerset ISD salary schedule?
On the 187 BA column the top figure, $74,832, is reached at yrs 28 +, 28 yrs increases after yrs 0 (2024-25 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Somerset ISD?
$1,500 more at the first yrs: $60,020 on 187 MA against $58,520 on 187 BA (2024-25 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Andrews Independent School Districtstarts $55,168
- Plainview ISDstarts $45,000
- Dumas ISDstarts $33,960
- Lumberton ISDstarts $33,960
- Vidor ISDstarts $50,100.00
- Springtown ISDstarts $54,500
- Sulphur Springs Independent School Districtstarts $52,275
- Kaufman ISDstarts $54,460
- Mercedes ISDstarts $51,800.00
- Santa Fe Independent School Districtstarts $60,149
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