3% midpoint raise, $60,100 starting teacher salary approved
3% midpoint raise, $60,100 starting teacher salary approved
Northwest ISD trustees have approved the district’s 2023-2024 compensation plan designed to recruit and retain top talent, including a 3% midpoint raise for full-time staff and a starting teacher salary of $60,100.
The 2023-2024 midpoint increase marks the second-largest annual increase to Northwest ISD employee salaries in the past six years. In addition to salary increases, the district will increase its contribution to medical insurance by $25 per month for each employee on a district health plan to offset cost increases set by TRS. This increase brings the district contribution to $325 per month.
Northwest ISD and its trustees have spent the past year analyzing market trends and public education salaries in the North Texas region, with a goal of increasing staff compensation to the top levels of the region. Because the state legislature did not provide notable funding increases to public schools in its current session, the district is adopting a $3 million deficit to increase staff compensation in the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
Current employees can calculate their 3% midpoint raise and new salary by viewing their position’s pay grade, multiplying the midpoint salary by 0.03 and adding it to their existing salary.