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Texarkana ISD salary schedule, 2025-26
2025-2026 Texarkana ISD Scale for Teachers, Nurses and Librarians. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a scale and step / years completed to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Texarkana ISD's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $46,000 (TISD Bachelor's Scale, step / years completed 0) and tops out at $70,220 (TISD Master's Scale, step / years completed 25+), per Texarkana Independent School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (TISD Bachelor's Scale) starts at $46,000 and reaches $69,220 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (TISD Master's Scale) the range is $47,000 to $70,220.
- The grid has 2 scale columns and 26 step / years completed rows; the highest cell is reached at step / years completed 25+.
- Texarkana ISD enrolled 7,276 students in 2023-24, the 152nd-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
2025-2026 Texarkana ISD Scale for Teachers, Nurses and Librarians
| Step / Years Completed \ Scale | TISD Bachelor's Scale | TISD Master's Scale |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $46,000 | $47,000 |
| 1 | $46,500 | $47,500 |
| 2 | $47,000 | $48,000 |
| 3 | $49,500 | $50,500 |
| 4 | $50,000 | $51,000 |
| 5 | $53,000 | $54,000 |
| 6 | $53,600 | $54,600 |
| 7 | $54,200 | $55,200 |
| 8 | $54,800 | $55,800 |
| 9 | $55,400 | $56,400 |
| 10 | $56,400 | $57,400 |
| 11 | $57,400 | $58,400 |
| 12 | $58,555 | $59,555 |
| 13 | $59,590 | $60,590 |
| 14 | $60,745 | $61,745 |
| 15 | $61,900 | $62,900 |
| 16 | $63,204 | $64,204 |
| 17 | $64,462 | $65,462 |
| 18 | $65,193 | $66,193 |
| 19 | $65,778 | $66,778 |
| 20 | $66,480 | $67,480 |
| 21 | $67,972 | $68,972 |
| 22 | $68,440 | $69,440 |
| 23 | $68,820 | $69,820 |
| 24 | $69,020 | $70,020 |
| 25+ | $69,220 | $70,220 |
| Step / Years Completed | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $46,500 | +$500 |
| 2 | $47,000 | +$1,000 |
| 3 | $49,500 | +$3,500 |
| 4 | $50,000 | +$4,000 |
| 5 | $53,000 | +$7,000 |
Worked example as rendered: TISD Bachelor's Scale, step / years completed 0 = $46,000 a year, $3,833.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The scale covers teachers, nurses and librarians.
The 2025-2026 scale includes House Bill 2 pay increases approved during the 2025 legislative session.
Shortage stipends are paid on top of the scale: $2,000 special education self-contained, $3,000 secondary foreign language, $4,000 secondary math, $4,000 secondary science, $4,000 secondary ELA, $5,000 PK-5 bilingual.
- Soft spot: This was the current scale published on the district's Salary Schedules page as of September 2026; no 2026-27 teacher scale was posted there.
How this schedule moves
On the TISD Bachelor's Scale column a teacher moves from $46,000 at step / years completed 0 to $69,220 at step / years completed 25+: 25 step / years completed increases worth $929 each on average, 50% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,000, between step / years completed 4 and step / years completed 5.
A master's degree is worth $1,000 more than a bachelor's at the first step / years completed (2.2%) and $1,000 more at the top of the column (1.4%).
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Texarkana ISD's starting pay ranks 273rd and its top cell ranks 276th; 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 34th percentile and the top cell at the 23rd percentile.
Column by column
| Scale | First step / years completed | Top | Step / Years Completed moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TISD Bachelor's Scale | $46,000 | $69,220 | 25 | 50% |
| TISD Master's Scale | $47,000 | $70,220 | 25 | 49% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texarkana ISD | 7,276 | 2025-26 | $46,000 | $47,000 | $70,220 |
| Seguin Independent School District | 7,314 | 2026-27 | $58,250 | – | $75,700 |
| Azle ISD | 7,218 | 2026-27 | $61,800 | – | $78,250 |
| South San Antonio ISD | 7,429 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | – | $79,948 |
| La Porte ISD | 7,115 | 2026-27 | $63,000 | – | $80,000 |
| Cleburne ISD | 7,082 | 2026-27 | $62,000.00 | – | $103,312.21 |
Starting pay is the first step / years completed of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step / years completed cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Texarkana ISD?
$46,000 on the scale TISD Bachelor's Scale at step / years completed 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Texarkana Independent School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $46,000 (TISD Bachelor's Scale).
What is the top of the Texarkana ISD salary schedule?
$70,220, at step / years completed 25+ on TISD Master's Scale (2025-26). 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 Texarkana ISD salary schedule?
On the TISD Bachelor's Scale column the top figure, $69,220, is reached at step / years completed 25+, 25 step / years completed increases after step / years completed 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Texarkana ISD?
$1,000 more at the first step / years completed: $47,000 on TISD Master's Scale against $46,000 on TISD Bachelor's Scale (2025-26 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Seguin Independent School Districtstarts $58,250
- Azle ISDstarts $61,800
- South San Antonio ISDstarts $60,000
- La Porte ISDstarts $63,000
- Cleburne ISDstarts $62,000.00
- Angleton ISDstarts $60,000
- Lancaster ISDstarts $61,000
- White Settlement ISDstarts $63,730
- Crosby ISDstarts $66,300
- Barbers Hill ISDstarts $66,500
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