Houston ISD teacher salaries could soon range from $64,000 to $101,000 per year depending largely on employees’ performance ratings, ending a long-time practice of paying educators based on years of experience, according to a district document.
HISD on Tuesday released long-awaited plans for a “pay-for-performance” system for its 10,000-plus teachers, which would go into effect starting with the 2026-27 school year — becoming the nation’s largest such model, Superintendent Mike Miles said. The proposal marks a step toward a goal Miles has articulated since soon after Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath appointed him to run the district in mid-2023 as part of a state takeover.
Teachers would receive one of six levels of pay based on how they score on a recently-passed performance rating formula, according to the plan. Educators at 130 schools that are part of Miles’ overhaul model would receive an extra $3,000 or $9,000 per year, depending on what subject they teach.
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