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.

How this schedule moves

On the BA column a teacher moves from $59,210 at step 1 to $59,231 at step 22: 21 step increases worth $1 each on average, 0% in total.

The largest single increase on that column is $1, between step 1 and step 2.

A master's degree is worth $575 more than a bachelor's at the first step (1.0%) and $575 more at the top of the column (1.0%).

The highest-paid column, Doctorate, starts at $60,360 and tops out at $60,381, 2% above the top of the BA column.

Among the 36 New Mexico district schedules indexed here, Albuquerque Public Schools's starting pay ranks 18th and its top cell ranks 35th; the state medians are $58,411 to start and $81,280 at the top.

Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 75th percentile and the top cell at the 8th percentile.

Column by column

Education	First step	Top	Step moves to top	Growth
BA	$59,210	$59,231	21	0%
BA+15	$59,401	$59,422	21	0%
BA+45	$59,591	$59,612	21	0%
MA	$59,785	$59,806	21	0%
MA+15	$59,977	$59,998	21	0%
MA+45	$60,167	$60,188	21	0%
Doctorate	$60,360	$60,381	21	0%

Against New Mexico districts of similar size

District	Students	Year	Starting	Master's start	Top cell
Albuquerque Public Schools	76,756	2026-27	$59,210	$59,785	$60,381
Albuquerque Public Schools	76,756	2026-27	$71,053	$71,906	$93,546
Albuquerque Public Schools	76,756	2026-27	$82,894	$82,894	$93,918
Las Cruces Public Schools	23,404	2026-27	$59,972	–	$89,067
Rio Rancho Public Schools	16,725	2026-27	$60,526	–	$61,401
Rio Rancho Public Schools	16,725	2026-27	$72,632	–	$83,944

Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.

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.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Albuquerque Public Schools salary schedule?

On the BA column the top figure, $59,231, is reached at step 22, 21 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).

How much more does a master's degree pay in Albuquerque Public Schools?

$575 more at the first step: $59,785 on MA against $59,210 on BA (2026-27 schedule).

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