These three SA-area school districts are increasing pay for teachers this school year

SAN ANTONIO — School’s out for summer, but some districts are already planning for fall, especially when it comes to pay.

The latest is San Antonio ISD. The district’s board of trustees approved raises for its staff Monday night during a board meeting. Northside ISD greenlit a salary increase for all full-time employees a week ago. And North East ISD will also pay it’s staff a little more this fall, too.

The Board of Trustees at SAISD approved a 2% general pay increase for all full-time, permanent employees. That decision was made Monday night during a specially called board meeting at its district offices. Trustees also boosted starting teacher pay to $58,400, and agreed to bump stipends for bilingual and special education teachers to $5,000 dollars.

These benefits, in addition to others, will cost the district more than $10 million dollars. The superintendent says major cuts over the past three years have allowed them to do this. This comes after the district implemented its “right-sizing” plan that resulted in the closure of several schools. 

North East ISD’s plan does not include pay raise for its staff. Instead, trustess approved at Monday’s board meeting a one-time retention supplement of 1.5% to be paid in November. Full-time teachers and librarians will receive $917, while other eligible employees will get their’s based on their annualized pay grade midpoint. The minimum supplement payment will be $375.  All other temporary and substitute employees are not included. 

San Antonio’s largest district approved a 2% midpoint general compensation increase for the 2024-2025 school year. Trustee’s also approved a retention payment for employees that are active as June 7, 2024.  The payment will be made in June as a separate direct deposit payment from the employee’s regular payroll and will be $1,100 for a full-time employee and adjusted amounts for part-time employees, substitutes, and temporary/seasonal staff. 

You can find more information about NISD’s teacher pay increase and retention payment here.

These are the three districts to approve a compensation package. KENS 5 plans to reach out to other districts in the area about any future increase in pay.

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