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IRVING, DALLAS COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: DR DANA JOBE

TEA Rating

A · 91

Enrollment

2,051

Avg Salary

$60,635

Open Jobs

0

2024–2025 TEA district staff

Salary by Experience

Average base salary by years of experience. Excludes stipends and benefits.

Teachers

ExperienceTeachersAvg salary
Beginning26$50,159
1–5 years64$55,354
6–10 years22$63,183
11–20 years12$74,249
21–30 years6$84,402
Over 30 years0

Some districts increased salaries for 2025–26. For the current pay scale, see the district’s website.

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Nurse3$57,783
Librarian1$64,023
Business Services1$83,232
Principal2$128,157
Superintendent2$332,200

Teacher Incentive Allotment · TIA

TIA Participation

The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) provides additional funding to reward and retain top-performing teachers.

Participation status

Application Accepted

May receive TIA payments beginning the 2026–27 school year.

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TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

15.6 : 1

Teacher turnover

25.7%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

97.5%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

Grade-level and end-of-course results by performance level.

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
383%67%42%
476%65%38%
577%51%30%
681%52%31%
767%53%29%
884%52%23%

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Open positions

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