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West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher's Pay Scale (2025-26). 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.
- West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $50,000 (Bachelor's Degree, years of experience 0) and tops out at $73,000 (Bachelor's Degree, years of experience 25), per West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's Degree) starts at $50,000 and reaches $73,000 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $267.38 per day.
- The grid has 1 column columns and 26 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 25.
- West Orange-Cove CISD enrolled 2,573 students in 2023-24, the 293rd-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher's Pay Scale (2025-26)
| Years of Experience \ Column | Bachelor's Degree |
|---|---|
| 0 | $50,000 |
| 1 | $50,250 |
| 2 | $50,500 |
| 3 | $54,500 |
| 4 | $54,750 |
| 5 | $59,000 |
| 6 | $60,000 |
| 7 | $60,500 |
| 8 | $61,000 |
| 9 | $61,500 |
| 10 | $62,000 |
| 11 | $62,500 |
| 12 | $63,500 |
| 13 | $64,500 |
| 14 | $65,250 |
| 15 | $66,250 |
| 16 | $67,250 |
| 17 | $68,300 |
| 18 | $69,500 |
| 19 | $70,000 |
| 20 | $70,500 |
| 21 | $71,000 |
| 22 | $71,500 |
| 23 | $72,000 |
| 24 | $72,500 |
| 25 | $73,000 |
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,250 | +$250 |
| 2 | $50,500 | +$500 |
| 3 | $54,500 | +$4,500 |
| 4 | $54,750 | +$4,750 |
| 5 | $59,000 | +$9,000 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's Degree, years of experience 0 = $50,000 a year, $4,166.67 a month spread over 12 months, $267.38 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.
187 service days. Teachers with a Master's degree add $1,500 to the appropriate experience step; add $2,400 for a doctorate.
The document states the schedule applies to teachers as defined in TEC Section 5.001 for 2025-2026 only; extra duty is in addition.
- Soft spot: 2025-26 is the most recent teacher pay scale the district publishes; no 2026-27 teacher scale was on the site as of 2026-09-08.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's Degree column a teacher moves from $50,000 at years of experience 0 to $73,000 at years of experience 25: 25 years of experience increases worth $920 each on average, 46% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,250, between years of experience 4 and years of experience 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District's starting pay ranks 243rd and its top cell ranks 240th; 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 47th percentile and the top cell at the 27th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District | 2,573 | 2025-26 | $50,000 | – | $73,000 |
| Brownsboro ISD | 2,592 | 2026-27 | $47,000 | $47,000 | $66,850 |
| Carthage ISD | 2,598 | 2026-27 | $48,400 | – | $77,721 |
| Kingsville ISD | 2,603 | 2026-27 | $52,800 | – | $71,440 |
| Gonzales ISD | 2,541 | 2026-27 | $51,200 | – | $75,170 |
| Levelland Independent School District | 2,617 | 2026-27 | $47,300 | – | $66,400 |
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 teacher salary in West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District?
$50,000 on the column Bachelor's Degree at years of experience 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $50,000 (Bachelor's Degree).
What is the top of the West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District salary schedule?
$73,000, at years of experience 25 on Bachelor's Degree (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 West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's Degree column the top figure, $73,000, is reached at years of experience 25, 25 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Brownsboro ISDstarts $47,000
- Carthage ISDstarts $48,400
- Kingsville ISDstarts $52,800
- Gonzales ISDstarts $51,200
- Levelland Independent School Districtstarts $47,300
- Robstown Independent School Districtstarts $54,450
- Silsbee ISDstarts $33,690
- Gatesville ISDstarts $45,300
- Wimberley ISDstarts $50,000
- Center ISDstarts $45,450
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