Houston ISD teacher salary schedule

Salary at a glance

Bachelor’s starting pay

$70,000

Bachelor’s maximum

$92,000

District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.

Experience steps & degree lanes

The full step grid has not been transcribed. Open the official schedule to find your step and degree lane.

Schedule notes

2026-27 Pay-for-Performance (PFP) one-pager; pay is set by effectiveness level, not years or degree, so no step grid and master/doctorate fields are null. Levels: Unsatisfactory $64,000; Progressing I $70,000; Progressing II $74,000; Proficient I $80,000; Proficient II $86,000; Exemplary I $92,000 (Exemplary II not used in 2025-26 or 2026-27). New hires with under 3 years start at Progressing I ($70,000); 3+ years at Progressing II ($74,000). NES campuses add $3,000 (NES 1) or $9,000 (NES 2), so top is $101,000 at NES 2. Raises capped at $6,000/year with hold-harmless through 2029-30. Enrollment not sourced from TEA in this pass (null).

Confirm your placement

Experience credit and education requirements are set by the district. Check the official schedule for contract length, supplements and rules for moving between lanes. These base amounts are not take-home pay.

Sources and last checked

• Houston ISD official salary schedule · Houston ISD
• District source and context · Houston ISD

Last verified 2026-10-28