According to the 2025-26 school year data from the Texas Education Agency, Lake Travis ISD had the highest-paid superintendent at $483,116, while Pflugerville ISD had the highest average teacher pay at $69,917. (Jessica McLaren/Community Impact)
Community Impact compiled compensation for superintendents, teachers, and staff at 15 public school districts in the Austin area to compare trends across the metro as budgeting season wraps up for most districts.
The highest student enrollments for the 2025-26 school year were:
Austin ISD
Round Rock ISD
Leander ISD
The lowest student enrollments were:
Eanes ISD
San Marcos ISD
Dripping Springs ISD
The big picture
Austin ISD and Leander ISD were among the top three in student enrollment and had the highest-paid superintendents and support staff.
Lake Travis ISD had the tenth-highest student enrollment and the highest-paid superintendent.
Eanes ISD is among the three districts with the lowest student enrollment and the lowest-paid superintendents.
Bastrop ISD is among the three lowest-paid districts in superintendent and teacher pay.
More details
The support staff includes librarians, counselors, school nurses and transportation employees. Paraprofessionals include teachers’ aides, certified interpreters and teacher residents.
A quick note
Average base pay is calculated by adding all base salaries together and dividing the total by the number of employees. Bonuses, overtime and benefits are not included in the calculation.
