Annual salary
$54,500
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Waco ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
WISD teacher placement scale (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.
- Waco ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $54,500 (Placement Scale Salary, years of experience 0 without exp) and tops out at $70,675 (Placement Scale Salary, years of experience 27+), per Waco Independent School District (effective ).
- The grid has 1 column columns and 29 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 27+.
- Waco ISD enrolled 13,517 students in 2023-24, the 88th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
WISD teacher placement scale (2026-27)
| Years of Experience \ Column | Placement Scale Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 without exp | $54,500 |
| 0 with exp | $55,000 |
| 1 | $55,300 |
| 2 | $55,800 |
| 3 | $57,375 |
| 4 | $57,725 |
| 5 | $60,575 |
| 6 | $61,025 |
| 7 | $61,475 |
| 8 | $61,975 |
| 9 | $62,475 |
| 10 | $62,975 |
| 11 | $63,475 |
| 12 | $63,975 |
| 13 | $64,475 |
| 14 | $64,875 |
| 15 | $65,275 |
| 16 | $65,675 |
| 17 | $66,075 |
| 18 | $66,475 |
| 19 | $66,875 |
| 20 | $67,375 |
| 21 | $67,875 |
| 22 | $68,375 |
| 23 | $68,875 |
| 24 | $69,375 |
| 25 | $69,875 |
| 26 | $70,275 |
| 27+ | $70,675 |
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Per month (12)
$4,541.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 0 with exp | $55,000 | +$500 |
| 1 | $55,300 | +$800 |
| 2 | $55,800 | +$1,300 |
| 3 | $57,375 | +$2,875 |
| 4 | $57,725 | +$3,225 |
Worked example as rendered: Placement Scale Salary, years of experience 0 without exp = $54,500 a year, $4,541.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Page 3 of the 2026-2027 Waco ISD Compensation Manual.
10-month hiring range for teachers: minimum $54,500, maximum $70,000.
Continuing teachers receive a $1,300 increase; continuing teachers at 3 years an additional $1,000 and at 5 years an additional $2,500.
How this schedule moves
On the Placement Scale Salary column a teacher moves from $54,500 at years of experience 0 without exp to $70,675 at years of experience 27+: 28 years of experience increases worth $578 each on average, 30% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,850, between years of experience 4 and years of experience 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Waco ISD's starting pay ranks 182nd and its top cell ranks 273rd; 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 61st percentile and the top cell at the 24th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waco ISD | 13,517 | 2026-27 | $54,500 | – | $70,675 |
| Georgetown ISD | 13,472 | 2026-27 | $56,000 | $57,500 | $73,600 |
| Grapevine-Colleyville ISD | 13,565 | 2024-25 | $59,250 | – | $76,217 |
| Coppell ISD | 13,414 | 2026-27 | $65,000 | – | $82,070 |
| Belton ISD | 13,808 | 2026-27 | $55,500 | $56,500 | $75,119 |
| Eagle Pass ISD | 13,869 | 2026-27 | $33,660 | – | $61,800 |
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 Waco ISD schedule?
$54,500 at years of experience 0 without exp on Placement Scale Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Waco Independent School District).
What is the top of the Waco ISD salary schedule?
$70,675, at years of experience 27+ on Placement Scale 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 Waco ISD salary schedule?
On the Placement Scale Salary column the top figure, $70,675, is reached at years of experience 27+, 28 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 without exp (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Georgetown ISDstarts $56,500
- Grapevine-Colleyville ISDstarts $59,250
- Coppell ISDstarts $65,000
- Belton ISDstarts $55,500
- Eagle Pass ISDstarts $33,660
- Donna ISDstarts $56,850
- Victoria ISDstarts $50,150.00
- Bastrop ISDstarts $57,750
- Wichita Falls ISDstarts $51,000
- Southwest ISDstarts $58,000.00
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