Annual salary
$60,524
New Mexico · salary schedule · 2026-27
Gadsden Independent School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Salary Schedule A, Certified Personnel 3 Tier (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a licensure level and yrs to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Gadsden Independent School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $60,524 (LEVEL 1, yrs 0) and tops out at $84,789 (LEVEL 3, yrs 30), per Gadsden Independent School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 190 work days, which makes the starting cell about $318.55 per day.
- The grid has 3 licensure level columns and 31 yrs rows; the highest cell is reached at yrs 30.
- Gadsden enrolled 12,130 students in 2023-24, the 5th-largest district in New Mexico by NCES enrollment.
Salary Schedule A, Certified Personnel 3 Tier (2026-27)
| YRS \ Licensure level | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $60,524 | ||
| 1 | $60,526 | ||
| 2 | $60,528 | ||
| 3 | $60,530 | $72,631 | |
| 4 | $60,533 | $72,633 | |
| 5 | $60,535 | $72,636 | |
| 6 | $60,537 | $72,639 | $84,733 |
| 7 | $60,539 | $72,641 | $84,735 |
| 8 | $60,541 | $72,643 | $84,737 |
| 9 | $72,646 | $84,739 | |
| 10 | $72,648 | $84,744 | |
| 11 | $72,650 | $84,746 | |
| 12 | $72,652 | $84,748 | |
| 13 | $72,654 | $84,750 | |
| 14 | $72,656 | $84,753 | |
| 15 | $72,658 | $84,755 | |
| 16 | $72,660 | $84,757 | |
| 17 | $72,664 | $84,759 | |
| 18 | $72,666 | $84,761 | |
| 19 | $72,668 | $84,764 | |
| 20 | $72,671 | $84,766 | |
| 21 | $72,673 | $84,768 | |
| 22 | $72,675 | $84,771 | |
| 23 | $72,677 | $84,773 | |
| 24 | $72,679 | $84,775 | |
| 25 | $72,682 | $84,777 | |
| 26 | $72,684 | $84,779 | |
| 27 | $72,686 | $84,782 | |
| 28 | $72,688 | $84,784 | |
| 29 | $72,691 | $84,786 | |
| 30 | $72,693 | $84,789 |
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Per month (12)
$5,043.67
Per work day
$318.55 / 190 days
Next 5 steps in this licensure level
| YRS | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,526 | +$2 |
| 2 | $60,528 | +$4 |
| 3 | $60,530 | +$6 |
| 4 | $60,533 | +$9 |
| 5 | $60,535 | +$11 |
Worked example as rendered: LEVEL 1, yrs 0 = $60,524 a year, $5,043.67 a month spread over 12 months, $318.55 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.
Lanes are the three New Mexico licensure levels; the district publishes a single column per level rather than degree columns.
Base schedule days: teachers 190, athletic trainers 190, librarians 190, counselors 200, at 7 hours per day.
Level 1 runs only to Year 8; Level 2 begins at Year 3 and Level 3 at Year 6. Blank cells are printed as a dash.
Pay is semi-monthly, 24 checks a year. The schedule is for the 2026-27 fiscal year only.
A maximum of 15 years of out-of-state experience is accepted on hire.
- Soft spot: The file gathers every Gadsden salary schedule; only Schedule A, Certified Personnel, is reproduced here.
How this schedule moves
On the LEVEL 1 column a teacher moves from $60,524 at yrs 0 to $60,541 at yrs 8: 8 yrs increases worth $2 each on average, 0% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3, between yrs 3 and yrs 4.
The highest-paid column, LEVEL 3, starts at $84,733 and tops out at $84,789, 40% above the top of the LEVEL 1 column.
Among the 36 New Mexico district schedules indexed here, Gadsden Independent School District's starting pay ranks 15th and its top cell ranks 12th; 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 80th percentile and the top cell at the 42nd percentile.
Column by column
| Licensure level | First yrs | Top | YRS moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEVEL 1 | $60,524 | $60,541 | 8 | 0% |
| LEVEL 2 | $72,631 | $72,693 | 27 | 0% |
| LEVEL 3 | $84,733 | $84,789 | 24 | 0% |
Against New Mexico districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsden Independent School District | 12,130 | 2026-27 | $60,524 | – | $84,789 |
| Gallup-McKinley County Schools | 12,439 | 2026-27 | $60,583 | $60,585 | $64,501 |
| Gallup-McKinley County Schools | 12,439 | 2026-27 | $72,701 | $72,703 | $77,392 |
| Gallup-McKinley County Schools | 12,439 | 2026-27 | $84,818 | $84,820 | $105,410 |
| Santa Fe Public Schools | 11,490 | 2025-26 | $55,000 | $55,015 | $56,927 |
| Santa Fe Public Schools | 11,490 | 2025-26 | $65,000 | $65,060 | $69,037 |
Starting pay is the first yrs of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-yrs cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Gadsden Independent School District schedule?
$60,524 at yrs 0 on LEVEL 1, per the 2026-27 schedule (Gadsden Independent School District).
What is the top of the Gadsden Independent School District salary schedule?
$84,789, at yrs 30 on LEVEL 3 (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 Gadsden Independent School District salary schedule?
On the LEVEL 1 column the top figure, $60,541, is reached at yrs 8, 8 yrs increases after yrs 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Mexico districts with schedules
- Gallup-McKinley County Schoolsstarts $60,583
- Gallup-McKinley County Schoolsstarts $72,701
- Gallup-McKinley County Schoolsstarts $84,818
- Santa Fe Public Schoolsstarts $55,000
- Santa Fe Public Schoolsstarts $65,000
- Santa Fe Public Schoolsstarts $75,000
- Hobbsstarts $70,000
- Los Lunasstarts $59,565
- Rio Rancho Public Schoolsstarts $60,526
- Rio Rancho Public Schoolsstarts $72,632
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