Annual salary
$53,000
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
United Independent School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher Base Salary Schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and years of creditable service to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- United Independent School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $53,000 (Base Salary, years of creditable service 0-UNCERT) and tops out at $72,482 (Base Salary, years of creditable service 30), per United Independent School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $283.42 per day.
- The grid has 1 lane columns and 32 years of creditable service rows; the highest cell is reached at years of creditable service 30.
- United ISD enrolled 41,203 students in 2023-24, the 27th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher Base Salary Schedule (2026-27)
| Years of Creditable Service \ Lane | Base Salary |
|---|---|
| 0-UNCERT | $53,000 |
| 0-CERT | $53,500 |
| 1 | $53,550 |
| 2 | $53,750 |
| 3 | $55,000 |
| 4 | $55,950 |
| 5 | $59,050 |
| 6 | $59,100 |
| 7 | $59,150 |
| 8 | $60,650 |
| 9 | $61,350 |
| 10 | $62,950 |
| 11 | $63,050 |
| 12 | $63,950 |
| 13 | $64,750 |
| 14 | $65,300 |
| 15 | $65,400 |
| 16 | $65,830 |
| 17 | $66,678 |
| 18 | $67,632 |
| 19 | $68,189 |
| 20 | $68,719 |
| 21 | $69,037 |
| 22 | $69,461 |
| 23 | $69,779 |
| 24 | $70,097 |
| 25 | $70,415 |
| 26 | $70,733 |
| 27 | $71,051 |
| 28 | $71,369 |
| 29 | $71,687 |
| 30 | $72,482 |
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Per month (12)
$4,416.67
Per work day
$283.42 / 187 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Years of Creditable Service | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 0-CERT | $53,500 | +$500 |
| 1 | $53,550 | +$550 |
| 2 | $53,750 | +$750 |
| 3 | $55,000 | +$2,000 |
| 4 | $55,950 | +$2,950 |
Worked example as rendered: Base Salary, years of creditable service 0-UNCERT = $53,000 a year, $4,416.67 a month spread over 12 months, $283.42 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.
Placement is on years of creditable service, with separate uncertified and certified rows at 0 years.
Salary and stipends are based on a 187-day work schedule. The district states the schedule applies to 2026-27 only and that new schedules are developed each year.
Critical shortage stipends printed on the same page: secondary math $2,000, secondary science $2,000, special education self-contained $4,000, special education resource $1,400.
The document has no degree lanes, so this is a single-lane schedule.
How this schedule moves
On the Base Salary column a teacher moves from $53,000 at years of creditable service 0-UNCERT to $72,482 at years of creditable service 30: 31 years of creditable service increases worth $628 each on average, 37% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,100, between years of creditable service 4 and years of creditable service 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, United Independent School District's starting pay ranks 202nd and its top cell ranks 247th; 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 57th percentile and the top cell at the 27th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Independent School District | 41,203 | 2026-27 | $53,000 | – | $72,482 |
| Clear Creek Independent School District | 40,132 | 2026-27 | $64,500 | $65,500 | $86,707 |
| Leander ISD | 42,593 | 2026-27 | $57,500 | $58,500 | $75,409 |
| Alief Independent School District | 39,474 | 2026-27 | $64,700 | $65,200 | $94,573 |
| Killeen Independent School District | 43,864 | 2026-27 | $59,400 | $60,575 | $74,196 |
| Mesquite Independent School District | 38,265 | 2026-27 | $62,000 | – | $80,778 |
Starting pay is the first years of creditable service of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years of creditable service cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the United Independent School District schedule?
$53,000 at years of creditable service 0-UNCERT on Base Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (United Independent School District).
What is the top of the United Independent School District salary schedule?
$72,482, at years of creditable service 30 on Base 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 United Independent School District salary schedule?
On the Base Salary column the top figure, $72,482, is reached at years of creditable service 30, 31 years of creditable service increases after years of creditable service 0-UNCERT (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Clear Creek Independent School Districtstarts $64,500
- Leander ISDstarts $57,500
- Alief Independent School Districtstarts $64,700
- Killeen Independent School Districtstarts $59,400
- Mesquite Independent School Districtstarts $62,000
- Lamar Consolidated ISDstarts $68,900
- San Antonio Independent School Districtstarts $60,000
- Richardson ISDstarts $63,000
- Brownsville Independent School Districtstarts $57,000
- Round Rock ISDstarts $56,750
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