Annual salary
$52,275
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Sulphur Springs Independent School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teachers and librarians new hire guide (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.
- Sulphur Springs Independent School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $52,275 (2026-2027 New Hire Salary, years of experience 0) and tops out at $73,425 (2026-2027 Returning, years of experience 30+), per Sulphur Springs ISD (effective ).
- The grid has 2 column columns and 31 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 30+.
- Sulphur Springs ISD enrolled 4,364 students in 2023-24, the 208th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teachers and librarians new hire guide (2026-27)
| Years of Experience \ Column | 2026-2027 New Hire Salary | 2026-2027 Returning |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $52,275 | |
| 1 | $52,825 | $53,325 |
| 2 | $53,325 | $53,825 |
| 3 | $54,625 | $55,125 |
| 4 | $55,125 | $55,625 |
| 5 | $59,525 | $60,025 |
| 6 | $59,825 | $60,325 |
| 7 | $60,125 | $60,625 |
| 8 | $60,425 | $60,925 |
| 9 | $60,725 | $61,225 |
| 10 | $61,125 | $61,625 |
| 11 | $61,625 | $62,125 |
| 12 | $62,275 | $62,775 |
| 13 | $62,925 | $63,425 |
| 14 | $63,525 | $64,025 |
| 15 | $64,125 | $64,625 |
| 16 | $64,775 | $65,275 |
| 17 | $65,525 | $66,025 |
| 18 | $66,125 | $66,625 |
| 19 | $66,825 | $67,325 |
| 20 | $67,625 | $68,125 |
| 21 | $68,225 | $68,725 |
| 22 | $68,825 | $69,325 |
| 23 | $69,425 | $69,925 |
| 24 | $69,825 | $70,325 |
| 25 | $70,425 | $70,925 |
| 26 | $70,925 | $71,425 |
| 27 | $71,425 | $71,925 |
| 28 | $71,925 | $72,425 |
| 29 | $72,425 | $72,925 |
| 30+ | $72,925 | $73,425 |
highest celllowest cell31 years of experience rows x 2 column columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
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Per month (12)
$4,356.25
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $52,825 | +$550 |
| 2 | $53,325 | +$1,050 |
| 3 | $54,625 | +$2,350 |
| 4 | $55,125 | +$2,850 |
| 5 | $59,525 | +$7,250 |
Worked example as rendered: 2026-2027 New Hire Salary, years of experience 0 = $52,275 a year, $4,356.25 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Covers teachers and librarians.
Salaries are based on 10-month employment for 2026-2027.
Stipends on top of the schedule: $1,000 master's degree, $2,000 doctorate.
The returning-teacher column starts at one year of experience, so step 0 has no returning value.
- Soft spot: The PDF file is named 2025-2026SSISDCompensationRecommendation.pdf but its printed heading is the 2026-2027 New Hire Guide; the document heading was taken as authoritative.
How this schedule moves
On the 2026-2027 New Hire Salary column a teacher moves from $52,275 at years of experience 0 to $72,925 at years of experience 30+: 30 years of experience increases worth $688 each on average, 40% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,400, between years of experience 4 and years of experience 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Sulphur Springs Independent School District's starting pay ranks 216th and its top cell ranks 231st; 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 55th percentile and the top cell at the 28th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First years of experience | Top | Years of Experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 New Hire Salary | $52,275 | $72,925 | 30 | 40% |
| 2026-2027 Returning | $53,325 | $73,425 | 29 | 38% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur Springs Independent School District | 4,364 | 2026-27 | $52,275 | – | $73,425 |
| Kaufman ISD | 4,378 | 2025-26 | $54,460 | $60,460 | $81,420 |
| Mercedes ISD | 4,393 | 2026-27 | $51,800.00 | – | $69,100.00 |
| Santa Fe Independent School District | 4,397 | 2026-27 | $60,149 | – | $83,145 |
| Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District | 4,398 | 2023-24 | $52,000 | – | $62,950 |
| Vidor ISD | 4,311 | 2026-27 | $50,100.00 | – | $77,201.98 |
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 Sulphur Springs Independent School District schedule?
$52,275 at years of experience 0 on 2026-2027 New Hire Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Sulphur Springs ISD).
What is the top of the Sulphur Springs Independent School District salary schedule?
$73,425, at years of experience 30+ on 2026-2027 Returning (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 Sulphur Springs Independent School District salary schedule?
On the 2026-2027 New Hire Salary column the top figure, $72,925, 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
- Kaufman ISDstarts $54,460
- Mercedes ISDstarts $51,800.00
- Santa Fe Independent School Districtstarts $60,149
- Edcouch-Elsa Independent School Districtstarts $52,000
- Vidor ISDstarts $50,100.00
- Dumas ISDstarts $33,960
- Pine Tree ISDstarts $43,500
- Plainview ISDstarts $45,000
- Andrews Independent School Districtstarts $55,168
- Somerset ISDstarts $58,520
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