Annual salary
$51,000
Texas · salary schedule · 2025-26
Zapata County Independent School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher scale (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Zapata County Independent School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $51,000 (Zapata Co. ISD 2025-2026, step 0) and tops out at $73,210 (Zapata Co. ISD 2025-2026, step 25 & Over), per Zapata County Independent School District (effective ).
- The grid has 1 column columns and 26 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25 & Over.
- Zapata County ISD enrolled 3,359 students in 2023-24, the 245th-largest district in Texas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher scale (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | Zapata Co. ISD 2025-2026 |
|---|---|
| 0 | $51,000 |
| 1 | $51,650 |
| 2 | $52,050 |
| 3 | $54,800 |
| 4 | $55,300 |
| 5 | $59,800 |
| 6 | $60,300 |
| 7 | $60,700 |
| 8 | $61,100 |
| 9 | $61,500 |
| 10 | $62,000 |
| 11 | $62,600 |
| 12 | $63,100 |
| 13 | $63,500 |
| 14 | $63,910 |
| 15 | $64,685 |
| 16 | $65,460 |
| 17 | $66,310 |
| 18 | $67,160 |
| 19 | $68,010 |
| 20 | $68,860 |
| 21 | $69,710 |
| 22 | $70,585 |
| 23 | $71,460 |
| 24 | $72,335 |
| 25 & Over | $73,210 |
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Per month (12)
$4,250.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $51,650 | +$650 |
| 2 | $52,050 | +$1,050 |
| 3 | $54,800 | +$3,800 |
| 4 | $55,300 | +$4,300 |
| 5 | $59,800 | +$8,800 |
Worked example as rendered: Zapata Co. ISD 2025-2026, step 0 = $51,000 a year, $4,250.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Document is the Zapata County ISD 2025-2026 Compensation Plan 'TEACHER SCALE' page.
The page prints four columns: the 2024-2025 salary, the increase, the 2025-2026 salary and a daily rate. Only the current 2025-2026 column is recorded here.
The page also states a 10-month hiring range of $51,000 minimum to $73,210 maximum.
Three extra rows below the step grid ('DOI' $44,145, '3 and 4' $46,845, '5+' $50,845) are a separate District of Innovation scale and are excluded.
- Soft spot: The document does not state contract days. The printed daily rates (e.g. $273 against $51,000) imply about 187 days, but that is not stated, so work_days is null.
How this schedule moves
On the Zapata Co. ISD 2025-2026 column a teacher moves from $51,000 at step 0 to $73,210 at step 25 & Over: 25 step increases worth $888 each on average, 44% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,500, between step 4 and step 5.
Among the 299 Texas district schedules indexed here, Zapata County Independent School District's starting pay ranks 228th and its top cell ranks 234th; 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 51st percentile and the top cell at the 28th percentile.
Against Texas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zapata County Independent School District | 3,359 | 2025-26 | $51,000 | – | $73,210 |
| Pleasanton Independent School District | 3,364 | 2026-27 | $57,008 | – | $85,608 |
| El Campo ISD | 3,326 | 2025-26 | $54,000 | – | $73,903 |
| Pampa ISD | 3,326 | 2025-26 | $50,000 | – | $76,864 |
| Mineral Wells Independent School District | 3,321 | 2025-26 | $45,000 | – | $67,380 |
| Henderson ISD | 3,292 | 2026-27 | $46,750 | – | $62,240 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Zapata County Independent School District schedule?
$51,000 at step 0 on Zapata Co. ISD 2025-2026, per the 2025-26 schedule (Zapata County Independent School District).
What is the top of the Zapata County Independent School District salary schedule?
$73,210, at step 25 & Over on Zapata Co. ISD 2025-2026 (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 Zapata County Independent School District salary schedule?
On the Zapata Co. ISD 2025-2026 column the top figure, $73,210, is reached at step 25 & Over, 25 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Texas districts with schedules
- Pleasanton Independent School Districtstarts $57,008
- El Campo ISDstarts $54,000
- Pampa ISDstarts $50,000
- Mineral Wells Independent School Districtstarts $45,000
- Henderson ISDstarts $46,750
- Burnet CISDstarts $57,520
- Brownwood ISDstarts $48,268
- Chapel Hill ISD (Smith County)starts $52,000
- Burkburnett Independent School Districtstarts $50,250
- Big Spring ISDstarts $51,000
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