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Compensation Information
Starting Teacher Salary — $64,000
Frequently Asked Questions
To estimate your 2025-2026 raise, follow these steps:
- Locate your job title in the 2025-2026 Compensation Manual.
- Find the midpoint salary listed for your pay grade and duty schedule.
- Apply the approved percentage increase based on your job classification:
- Nonexempt (auxiliary, clerical, paraprofessional): 2% of the midpoint.
- Exempt (administrative, professional, executive): 1% of the midpoint.
- Add that amount to your current salary to estimate your new pay.
Example for a Nonexempt Employee
| Minimum | Midpoint | |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly | $15.00 | $18.52 |
| 187 Days | 22,440 | 27,706 |
| 207 Days | 24,840 | 30,669 |
Job Title: Aide – Kindergarten
Duty Schedule: 187 days
Midpoint Salary: $27,706
Raise: $27,706 × 0.02 = $554.12
Estimated New Salary = Current Salary + $554.12
Example for an Exempt Employee
| Minimum | Midpoint | |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | $371.64 | $446.15 |
| 202 Days | 75,071 | 90,122 |
| 203 Days | 75,443 | 90,568 |
| 215 Days | 79,903 | 95,922 |
| 226 Days | 83,991 | 100,830 |
Job Title: Assistant Principal – MS
Duty Schedule: 215 days
Midpoint Salary: $95,922
Raise: $95,922 × 0.01 = $959.22
Estimated New Salary = Current Salary + $959.22
The chart below reflects the check in which you will receive your raise, based on your work duty schedule:
| Duty Schedule/Work Calendar | Check with Raise Reflected |
| 226-257 | 7/20/2025 |
| 210 Aux–220 | 8/5/2025 |
| 195-210 Prof | 8/20/2025 |
| 177-192 | 9/5/2025 |
Midpoint represents the middle point of an established salary range for positions listed within a pay grade.
Employees will be able to view their updated compensation statement prior to their first check of the school year by accessing Frontline ERP – My Service Center, then click on My Pay Information.
What is TRA?
The Teacher Retention Allotment (TRA) is state funding through House Bill 2 (HB 2) that increases salaries for eligible classroom teachers based on years of experience.
Who Qualifies?
To receive TRA, you must:
- Be coded as a classroom teacher (PEIMS code 087)
- Work at least 4 hours a day in an academic or CTE classroom
- Have 3 or more years of creditable teaching experience
(Certification is not required, but aides and administrators do not qualify.)
How Much Will I Receive?
| Completed Experience | TRA Salary Increase |
| 3-4 years | $2,500 |
| 5+ years | $5,000 |
TRA is added to your base salary and paid out across your regular paychecks.
When Will It Start?
Increases will appear in the 2025-2026 salary schedule. TRA funds begin flowing to districts in September 2025.
Is It Ongoing?
Yes—if you stay eligible. Your experience and teaching assignment are reviewed each school year through PEIMS data. TRA eligibility is not permanent.
Other Key Info
- Fund source doesn’t matter—you still qualify.
- Contracted teachers may qualify if they meet the classroom teacher definition.
- Districts may adjust salary schedules after adoption to meet TRA rules.
Questions?
Reach out to [email protected] or email [email protected].
More info: tea.texas.gov/89th
HB2 requires that classroom teachers receiving the Teacher Retention Allotment (TRA), which is included in the Teacher Pay Scale, deliver a minimum of 4 hours of instruction to students each instructional day.
Because your position does not meet this legislative requirement and is not eligible for the TRA, your position was moved to the administrative / professional pay scale.
This move will not result in a pay adjustment and you will receive the board-approved raise of 1%.
