All full-time Tyler ISD employees will receive a compensation increase during the 2026-2027 school year under a plan approved by the Tyler ISD Board of Trustees during the regular meeting on Monday, July 20.
The plan increases the district’s salary budget by $6 million and provides raises for administrative professionals, paraprofessionals, auxiliary employees, Tyler ISD police officers, and teachers who are eligible based on the district’s existing salary structure and their years of experience. In addition, all teachers returning to Tyler ISD will receive a one-time $500 retention stipend in August, ensuring that every teacher receives a compensation increase.
“Investing in our people remains one of our highest priorities because we know that having exceptional educators and staff members in every school directly contributes to successful outcomes for our students,” Superintendent Dr. Marty Crawford said. “We want our teachers to have access to the best compensation and incentive opportunities in the area, while also ensuring employees throughout Tyler ISD feel valued and rewarded for the important work they do each day.”
Under the approved plan, administrative professionals, paraprofessionals, auxiliary employees and Tyler ISD police officers will receive raises equal to 3% of the midpoint of their respective pay grades.
The administrative professional classification includes employees serving in positions such as nurses, media technology specialists, and counselors, among other professional roles throughout the district. The auxiliary classification includes custodians, maintenance workers, food service staff and bus drivers, among other essential support positions.
Teacher Retention Allotment increases provided by the Texas Legislature for the 2025-2026 school year have also been incorporated into the district’s teacher salary structure, creating an ongoing benefit for teachers with three or more years of experience teaching.
Tyler ISD is also continuing to expand opportunities available through the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA). During the 2025-2026 school year, teachers who earned TIA designations received an additional $4.5 million in compensation. The district expects that amount to continue growing as the program expands and more teachers earn designations.
“Forecasting the future of Texas public education funding, school systems across the state will become more reliant on the Teacher Incentive Allotment to provide bulk improvements in the compensation plan for classroom teachers, just as we have the last couple of budgets,” Dr. Crawford said. “While basic compensation improvements need to be considered legislatively, the TIA transformation is proven and popular at Tyler ISD as it encourages focusing on student outcomes and rewarding teachers for sticking with the profession and staying in the classroom.”
The compensation examples presented to the board demonstrated how salaries, TIA designations, and additional stipends can combine to create six-figure earning potential for Tyler ISD teachers. One example showed a Griffin Elementary teacher with 31 years of experience, a master TIA designation, and a bilingual stipend earning $101,523 in total compensation.
A second example showed a Boulter Middle School ACE teacher with 16 years of experience potentially earning as much as $110,586 through a combination of salary, a master TIA designation, degree and assignment stipends, Additional Days School Year (ADSY) compensation, and ACE-specific incentives.
As part of the Boulter Middle School Accelerated Campus Excellence (ACE) compensation model, eligible employees may receive up to 10 additional paid days at their daily rate. Current Boulter teachers who already hold a TIA designation and earn a new designation based on 2026-2027 student data may also qualify for a TIA Continued Excellence Stipend of up to $10,000.
The plan maintains the $4,000 bilingual stipend and the $4,000 core-content stipends for secondary English language arts and reading (ELAR), math and science teachers. Core-content stipends will now be prorated based on the number of eligible sections taught. The special education stipend will increase from $3,000 to $4,000.
Critical shortage stipends for diagnosticians, speech-language pathologists and licensed specialists in school psychology will increase to $5,000, strengthening the district’s efforts to recruit and retain employees in high-need positions.
Tyler ISD also approved updated extra-duty pay rates and stipends to promote transparency and consistency when compensating employees for responsibilities performed outside their regular workday or beyond the scope of their assigned positions.
Together, these investments are designed to reward employee experience and performance, support critical staffing needs, and strengthen Tyler ISD’s ability to recruit and retain highly qualified employees across the district.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Hines at Jennifer.Hines@TylerISD.org.