Annual salary
$58,500
Texas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Willis ISD salary schedule, 2026-27
Hiring Pay Structure - Teacher's Scale (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a degree and yrs to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Willis ISD's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $58,500 (BACHELORS, yrs 00) and tops out at $83,700 (MASTERS, yrs 34), per Willis Independent School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BACHELORS) starts at $58,500 and reaches $82,500 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MASTERS) the range is $59,700 to $83,700.
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $312.83 per day.
- The grid has 2 degree columns and 35 yrs rows; the highest cell is reached at yrs 34.
- Willis ISD enrolled 8,974 students in 2023-24, the 126th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Hiring Pay Structure - Teacher's Scale (2026-27)
| Yrs \ Degree | BACHELORS | MASTERS |
|---|---|---|
| 00 | $58,500 | $59,700 |
| 01 | $59,250 | $60,450 |
| 02 | $60,000 | $61,200 |
| 03 | $61,700 | $62,900 |
| 04 | $62,250 | $63,450 |
| 05 | $64,250 | $65,450 |
| 06 | $65,137 | $66,337 |
| 07 | $65,735 | $66,935 |
| 08 | $66,332 | $67,532 |
| 09 | $67,200 | $68,400 |
| 10 | $67,784 | $68,984 |
| 11 | $68,382 | $69,582 |
| 12 | $68,980 | $70,180 |
| 13 | $69,577 | $70,777 |
| 14 | $70,174 | $71,374 |
| 15 | $70,772 | $71,972 |
| 16 | $71,369 | $72,569 |
| 17 | $71,967 | $73,167 |
| 18 | $72,564 | $73,764 |
| 19 | $73,161 | $74,361 |
| 20 | $73,900 | $75,100 |
| 21 | $74,500 | $75,700 |
| 22 | $75,100 | $76,300 |
| 23 | $75,700 | $76,900 |
| 24 | $76,300 | $77,500 |
| 25 | $77,100 | $78,300 |
| 26 | $77,700 | $78,900 |
| 27 | $78,300 | $79,500 |
| 28 | $78,900 | $80,100 |
| 29 | $79,500 | $80,700 |
| 30 | $80,100 | $81,300 |
| 31 | $80,700 | $81,900 |
| 32 | $81,300 | $82,500 |
| 33 | $81,900 | $83,100 |
| 34 | $82,500 | $83,700 |
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Per month (12)
$4,875.00
Per work day
$312.83 / 187 days
Next 5 steps in this degree
| Yrs | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | $59,250 | +$750 |
| 02 | $60,000 | +$1,500 |
| 03 | $61,700 | +$3,200 |
| 04 | $62,250 | +$3,750 |
| 05 | $64,250 | +$5,750 |
Worked example as rendered: BACHELORS, yrs 00 = $58,500 a year, $4,875.00 a month spread over 12 months, $312.83 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.
Page 1 of the Willis ISD 2026-2027 District Compensation Plan, headed 'Willis Independent School District Hiring Pay Structure 2026-2027 - Teacher's Scale'. Both lanes are 187-day contracts.
The same plan carries separate scales for instructional professionals, ARD facilitators, nurses, counselors and diagnosticians, which are not part of this grid.
How this schedule moves
On the BACHELORS column a teacher moves from $58,500 at yrs 00 to $82,500 at yrs 34: 34 yrs increases worth $706 each on average, 41% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,000, between yrs 04 and yrs 05.
A master's degree is worth $1,200 more than a bachelor's at the first yrs (2.1%) and $1,200 more at the top of the column (1.5%).
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Willis ISD's starting pay ranks 120th and its top cell ranks 63rd; 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 73rd percentile and the top cell at the 40th percentile.
Column by column
| Degree | First yrs | Top | Yrs moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACHELORS | $58,500 | $82,500 | 34 | 41% |
| MASTERS | $59,700 | $83,700 | 34 | 40% |
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis ISD | 8,974 | 2026-27 | $58,500 | $59,700 | $83,700 |
| Midway Independent School District | 8,849 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | – | $69,500 |
| Liberty Hill ISD | 8,829 | 2026-27 | $58,500 | – | $74,600 |
| San Benito CISD | 9,126 | 2026-27 | $56,000 | – | $73,218 |
| Temple ISD | 8,784 | 2026-27 | $56,105 | $57,105 | $76,664 |
| Medina Valley ISD | 8,700 | 2026-27 | $61,742 | $63,242 | $81,131 |
Starting pay is the first yrs of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-yrs cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Willis ISD?
$58,500 on the degree BACHELORS at yrs 00 of the 2026-27 schedule (Willis Independent School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $58,500 (BACHELORS).
What is the top of the Willis ISD salary schedule?
$83,700, at yrs 34 on MASTERS (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 Willis ISD salary schedule?
On the BACHELORS column the top figure, $82,500, is reached at yrs 34, 34 yrs increases after yrs 00 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Willis ISD?
$1,200 more at the first yrs: $59,700 on MASTERS against $58,500 on BACHELORS (2026-27 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Midway Independent School Districtstarts $50,000
- Liberty Hill ISDstarts $58,500
- San Benito CISDstarts $56,000
- Temple ISDstarts $56,105
- Medina Valley ISDstarts $61,742
- Princeton ISDstarts $60,000
- Waller ISDstarts $64,000
- Royse City ISDstarts $61,500
- Channelview ISDstarts $64,500
- Rio Grande City Grulla ISDstarts $48,000
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