Albuquerque Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27

AT1 Schedule, Level 1 teachers (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a education and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.

Albuquerque Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $59,210 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $60,381 (Doctorate, step 22), per Albuquerque Teachers Federation (effective July 1, 2026).
A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $59,210 and reaches $59,231 at the top of that column.
On the master's column (MA) the range is $59,785 to $59,806.
The schedule is built on 190 work days, which makes the starting cell about $311.63 per day.
The grid has 7 education columns and 22 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 22.
Albuquerque enrolled 76,756 students in 2023-24, the 1st-largest district in New Mexico by NCES enrollment.

AT1 Schedule, Level 1 teachers (2026-27)

Official sourceDocumentAlbuquerque Teachers FederationSchool year2026-27EffectiveJuly 1, 2026Work days190

Step \ Education	BA	BA+15	BA+45	MA	MA+15	MA+45	Doctorate
1	$59,210	$59,401	$59,591	$59,785	$59,977	$60,167	$60,360
2	$59,211	$59,402	$59,592	$59,786	$59,978	$60,168	$60,361
3	$59,212	$59,403	$59,593	$59,787	$59,979	$60,169	$60,362
4	$59,213	$59,404	$59,594	$59,788	$59,980	$60,170	$60,363
5	$59,214	$59,405	$59,595	$59,789	$59,981	$60,171	$60,364
6	$59,215	$59,406	$59,596	$59,790	$59,982	$60,172	$60,365
7	$59,216	$59,407	$59,597	$59,791	$59,983	$60,173	$60,366
8	$59,217	$59,408	$59,598	$59,792	$59,984	$60,174	$60,367
9	$59,218	$59,409	$59,599	$59,793	$59,985	$60,175	$60,368
10	$59,219	$59,410	$59,600	$59,794	$59,986	$60,176	$60,369
11	$59,220	$59,411	$59,601	$59,795	$59,987	$60,177	$60,370
12	$59,221	$59,412	$59,602	$59,796	$59,988	$60,178	$60,371
13	$59,222	$59,413	$59,603	$59,797	$59,989	$60,179	$60,372
14	$59,223	$59,414	$59,604	$59,798	$59,990	$60,180	$60,373
15	$59,224	$59,415	$59,605	$59,799	$59,991	$60,181	$60,374
16	$59,225	$59,416	$59,606	$59,800	$59,992	$60,182	$60,375
17	$59,226	$59,417	$59,607	$59,801	$59,993	$60,183	$60,376
18	$59,227	$59,418	$59,608	$59,802	$59,994	$60,184	$60,377
19	$59,228	$59,419	$59,609	$59,803	$59,995	$60,185	$60,378
20	$59,229	$59,420	$59,610	$59,804	$59,996	$60,186	$60,379
21	$59,230	$59,421	$59,611	$59,805	$59,997	$60,187	$60,380
22	$59,231	$59,422	$59,612	$59,806	$59,998	$60,188	$60,381

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Education

Step

Annual salary

$59,210

Per month (12)

$4,934.17

Per work day

$311.63 / 190 days

Next 5 steps in this education

Step	Salary	vs. selected
2	$59,211	+$1
3	$59,212	+$2
4	$59,213	+$3
5	$59,214	+$4
6	$59,215	+$5

Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $59,210 a year, $4,934.17 a month spread over 12 months, $311.63 per work day on a 190-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.

The AT1 schedule from the 2026-2027 salary matrices under the APS/ATF negotiated agreement; it covers Level 1 teachers and Level 1 essential and related support educators.

The document prints an education grade number above each lane (Education grade 13 to 19).

Based on a 190 day, 6.5 hour work schedule.

The same file also carries the TAN, parity and other schedules, which are not reproduced here.

Soft spot: www.aps.edu returns HTTP 403 to every automated request, so the matrices were taken from the Albuquerque Teachers Federation, the ratifying union, rather than from the district's own salary-schedules page.

Questions people ask

What is the starting teacher salary in Albuquerque Public Schools?

$59,210 on the education BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Albuquerque Teachers Federation). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $59,210 (BA).

What is the top of the Albuquerque Public Schools salary schedule?

$60,381, at step 22 on Doctorate (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.

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