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TCTA aggressively advocates for the competitive compensation of Texas teachers and is encouraged by the accomplishments made in the 2006 Special Legislative Session.
For more information from TEA, click on the link: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/school.finance/salary/sal07exp.html
The Texas Education Code establishes a state minimum salary schedule that must be implemented by Texas public school districts for specific public education professionals–Texas classroom teachers, full-time librarians, full-time counselors and full-time school nurses (RNs only). There is no state minimum salary for any other position. Most school districts pay more than the state minimum salary schedule; contact your district’s human resources department to view a copy of your local salary schedule.
The following chart shows the state minimum for the 2007-08 school year as initially published by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
Years experience credited** |
New state minimum salary for 2007-08 |
0 |
27,320 |
1 |
27,910 |
2 |
28,490 |
3 |
29,080 |
4 |
30,320 |
5 |
31,560 |
6 |
32,800 |
7 |
33,950 |
8 |
35,040 |
9 |
36,070 |
10 |
37,040 |
11 |
37,960 |
12 |
38,840 |
13 |
39,650 |
14 |
40,430 |
15 |
41,160 |
16 |
41,860 |
17 |
42,510 |
18 |
43,130 |
19 |
43,720 |
20 and over |
44,270 |
** Total years of creditable experience as of Sept. 1
* This schedule was posted by TEA without having gone through the rulemaking process to determine if increases to teacher salaries approved in 2007 should provide a moderate increase in the salary schedule. Accordingly, this schedule could be subject to change.
Funding approved in the 2007 legislative session for a pay raise averages out to around $425 annually for employees subject to the state minimum salary schedule. However, there is no requirement that the increase be an across-the-board raise and no prohibition on districts using the funding to subsidize an already-planned raise. TEA has determined that employees required to be certified by the State Board for Educator Certification are eligible for the raise.
TCTA offers a free online continuing professional education seminar relating to incentive pay. Members can earn 1.25 CPE credit hours by taking “Performance pay”.
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Updated: 07/31/07
