Rankings · Texas
Highest paying school districts in Texas
Ranked from the districts' own published salary schedules, not from survey averages or self-reported figures. Every row links to that district's full step-and-lane grid and the document it was read from.
- The highest starting bachelor's salary among the 299 indexed Texas district schedules is Lamar Consolidated ISD at $68,900 (2026-27).
- The highest single cell on any indexed Texas grid is Dallas Independent School District at $118,422.
- This ranks the 299 Texas districts whose published schedule is indexed here, out of 1023 districts in the state. A district that is not indexed is not ranked.
Highest starting salary on the bachelor's column
| District | Year | Starting | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Lamar Consolidated ISD | 2026-27 | $68,900 | Bachelor's | 44,512 |
| 2. Humble ISD | 2026-27 | $68,000 | Bachelor's Degree | 48,552 |
| 3. Alvin Independent School District | 2026-27 | $67,450 | Bachelors Degree | 29,740 |
| 4. New Caney ISD | 2026-27 | $67,000 | BA Degree (Classroom Teacher) | 18,987 |
| 5. Grand Prairie ISD | 2026-27 | $65,280 | Bachelors | 26,638 |
| 6. Pasadena ISD | 2026-27 | $65,205 | Pay Grade T07 Bachelor Teacher 187 Day Annual Salary | 47,486 |
| 7. Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 2025-26 | $65,000 | Teacher Bachelor's Degree Salary | 23,226 |
| 8. Alief Independent School District | 2026-27 | $64,700 | Bachelor's | 39,474 |
| 9. Mansfield Independent School District | 2026-27 | $64,700 | Bachelor's | 35,851 |
| 10. Clear Creek Independent School District | 2026-27 | $64,500 | Bachelors | 40,132 |
| 11. Aldine Independent School District | 2026-27 | $64,000 | Bachelor's Degree, 187-Day Base Salary | 57,844 |
| 12. Klein Independent School District | 2026-27 | $63,890 | Bachelor's Degree | 53,093 |
| 13. Crowley ISD | 2026-27 | $63,810 | Bachelor's | 16,956 |
| 14. Conroe Independent School District | 2026-27 | $63,500 | Bachelor's degree, 187 days (certified) | 72,352 |
| 15. Waller ISD | 2025-26 | $63,000 | Bachelor's Degree | 9,283 |
| 16. Gregory-Portland Independent School District | 2026-27 | $63,000 | Bachelor's Degree | 4,963 |
| 17. La Porte ISD | 2026-27 | $63,000 | New Hire Teacher Pay Scale (Bachelor's Degree) | 7,115 |
| 18. Duncanville Independent School District | 2026-27 | $62,750 | Teacher Salary Certified Bachelor's Degree | 11,761 |
| 19. Irving ISD | 2026-27 | $62,618 | Bachelor's Degree Annual Salary | 31,485 |
| 20. Granbury Independent School District | 2026-27 | $62,250 | Bachelor Schedule | 7,933 |
| 21. Forney ISD | 2025-26 | $62,200 | Bachelor's | 17,002 |
| 22. Montgomery ISD | 2026-27 | $62,135 | Bachelor's Degree 187 Days | 9,794 |
| 23. Medina Valley ISD | 2026-27 | $61,742 | Bachelor's | 8,700 |
| 24. Friendswood ISD | 2026-27 | $61,200.00 | BA | 6,210 |
| 25. Socorro Independent School District | 2026-27 | $60,500 | Bachelor | 47,304 |
Highest cell anywhere on the schedule
The top of a schedule is normally the most senior step of the highest education column, so this is what a long-serving teacher with the most credits can reach, not a typical salary.
| District | Year | Top cell | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Dallas Independent School District | 2026-27 | $118,422 | Master | 139,246 |
| 2. Fort Stockton ISD | 2026-27 | $103,436 | 234 Days | 8,427 |
| 3. Cleburne ISD | 2026-27 | $103,312.21 | 226 | 7,082 |
| 4. Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 2025-26 | $103,278 | Teacher Doctorate Degree Schedule | 23,226 |
| 5. Stafford Municipal School District | 2025-26 | $102,646 | Total Compensation | 3,479 |
| 6. Houston Independent School District | 2026-27 | $101,000 | SPED 2 (=PFP Main+$9,000) | 184,109 |
| 7. Andrews Independent School District | 2026-27 | $100,645 | Base for MA Degree | 4,269 |
| 8. Arlington Independent School District | 2026-27 | $99,388 | 226 Day Teacher Minimum Salary | 54,750 |
| 9. Barbers Hill ISD | 2026-27 | $99,177 | 2026-2027 New Hire Salary | 7,723 |
| 10. Prosper ISD | 2026-27 | $98,926 | 224 Day AG or SR ROTC Teacher | 28,467 |
| 11. McKinney ISD | 2026-27 | $98,510 | Salary 225 Days | 23,306 |
| 12. Community ISD | 2026-27 | $98,454.72 | 208 Days | 4,628 |
| 13. Everman ISD | 2026-27 | $96,796 | 202 days | 5,139 |
| 14. Corpus Christi ISD | 2026-27 | $95,423.49 | ANNUAL_228 | 33,053 |
| 15. Alief Independent School District | 2026-27 | $94,573 | Doctorate | 39,474 |
| 16. Cleveland ISD | 2026-27 | $93,842 | 220 Days | 11,970 |
| 17. Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District | 2025-26 | $93,831 | 2025/26 Annual Salary | 118,470 |
| 18. Irving ISD | 2026-27 | $92,536 | Doctorate's Degree Annual Salary | 31,485 |
| 19. Ferris ISD | 2026-27 | $92,533.76 | 2026-2027 New Hire Salary | 2,877 |
| 20. Fort Bend Independent School District | 2026-27 | $92,000 | Classroom Teachers (more than 4 hours of daily direct student instruction): Total Compensation | 80,206 |
| 21. Comal ISD | 2026-27 | $91,464 | ROTC (226 Days) | 29,263 |
| 22. Richardson ISD | 2026-27 | $91,000 | 26-27 Annual Salary | 37,085 |
| 23. Granbury Independent School District | 2026-27 | $90,984 | Doctorate Schedule | 7,933 |
| 24. Hudson ISD | 2026-27 | $90,037 | 226 Days | 2,741 |
| 25. Melissa ISD | 2026-27 | $89,700 | Total Compensation Package | 6,735 |
Coverage grows as more Texas schedules are parsed. See all 1023 Texas districts, or the national rankings.