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Texas City ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
New hire guide for certified teachers (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.
- Texas City ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $65,500 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 0) and tops out at $79,380 (New Hire Salary, years of experience 30+), per Texas City Independent School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $350.27 per day.
- The grid has 1 column columns and 31 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 30+.
- Texas City ISD enrolled 7,874 students in 2023-24, the 145th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
New hire guide for certified teachers (2026-27)
| Years of Experience \ Column | New Hire Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $65,500 |
| 1 | $65,850 |
| 2 | $66,150 |
| 3 | $66,330 |
| 4 | $67,180 |
| 5 | $68,830 |
| 6 | $70,280 |
| 7 | $70,580 |
| 8 | $70,880 |
| 9 | $71,180 |
| 10 | $71,480 |
| 11 | $71,780 |
| 12 | $72,180 |
| 13 | $72,580 |
| 14 | $72,980 |
| 15 | $73,380 |
| 16 | $73,780 |
| 17 | $74,180 |
| 18 | $74,580 |
| 19 | $74,980 |
| 20 | $75,380 |
| 21 | $75,780 |
| 22 | $76,180 |
| 23 | $76,580 |
| 24 | $76,980 |
| 25 | $77,380 |
| 26 | $77,780 |
| 27 | $78,180 |
| 28 | $78,580 |
| 29 | $78,980 |
| 30+ | $79,380 |
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,850 | +$350 |
| 2 | $66,150 | +$650 |
| 3 | $66,330 | +$830 |
| 4 | $67,180 | +$1,680 |
| 5 | $68,830 | +$3,330 |
Worked example as rendered: New Hire Salary, years of experience 0 = $65,500 a year, $5,458.33 a month spread over 12 months, $350.27 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.
Approved by the board of trustees on July 21, 2026. $65,500 starting, 2.0% general pay increase.
The document also prints a daily rate column (Step 0 = $350.27, Step 30+ = $424.49), which implies the 187-day contract recorded here.
Uncertified teacher salary is $60,500 and apprentice teacher salary is $44,500, neither of which is on the step scale.
Continuing teachers receive an increase of $1,450.
How this schedule moves
On the New Hire Salary column a teacher moves from $65,500 at years of experience 0 to $79,380 at years of experience 30+: 30 years of experience increases worth $463 each on average, 21% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,650, between years of experience 4 and years of experience 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Texas City ISD's starting pay ranks 12th and its top cell ranks 128th; 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 92nd percentile and the top cell at the 35th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas City ISD | 7,874 | 2026-27 | $65,500 | – | $79,380 |
| Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 7,855 | 2025-26 | $44,500 | – | $59,600 |
| Sherman ISD | 7,843 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | – | $76,100 |
| Edgewood Independent School District (San Antonio) | 7,930 | 2026-27 | $58,500 | – | $74,773 |
| Granbury Independent School District | 7,933 | 2026-27 | $62,250 | $64,410 | $90,984 |
| Eanes ISD | 7,738 | 2026-27 | $57,000 | – | $73,546 |
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 Texas City ISD schedule?
$65,500 at years of experience 0 on New Hire Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Texas City Independent School District).
What is the top of the Texas City ISD salary schedule?
$79,380, at years of experience 30+ 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 Texas City ISD salary schedule?
On the New Hire Salary column the top figure, $79,380, 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
- Lubbock-Cooper ISDstarts $44,500
- Sherman ISDstarts $60,000
- Edgewood Independent School District (San Antonio)starts $58,500
- Granbury Independent School Districtstarts $62,250
- Eanes ISDstarts $57,000
- Barbers Hill ISDstarts $66,500
- Longview ISDstarts $55,000
- Port Arthur ISDstarts $55,500
- Aledo ISDstarts $63,000
- Weatherford ISDstarts $58,500
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