Annual salary
$72,701
New Mexico · salary schedule · 2026-27
Gallup-McKinley County Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher and Counselor - Level II salary schedule (2026-2027). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and contract days and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Gallup-McKinley County Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $72,701 (BA (194 days), step 0) and tops out at $77,392 (MA45 (203 days), step 38), per Gallup-McKinley County Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA (194 days)) starts at $72,701 and reaches $72,745 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (BA45/MA (194 days)) the range is $72,703 to $72,747.
- The schedule is built on 194 work days, which makes the starting cell about $374.75 per day.
- The grid has 10 lane and contract days columns and 39 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 38.
- Gallup enrolled 12,439 students in 2023-24, the 4th-largest district in New Mexico by NCES enrollment.
Teacher and Counselor - Level II salary schedule (2026-2027)
| Step \ Lane and contract days | BA (194 days) | BA15 (194 days) | BA45/MA (194 days) | MA15 (194 days) | MA45 (194 days) | BA (203 days) | BA15 (203 days) | BA45/MA (203 days) | MA15 (203 days) | MA45 (203 days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $72,701 | $72,702 | $72,703 | $72,704 | $72,705 | $77,344 | $77,345 | $77,346 | $77,348 | $77,349 |
| 1 | $72,702 | $72,703 | $72,704 | $72,705 | $72,706 | $77,345 | $77,346 | $77,347 | $77,349 | $77,350 |
| 2 | $72,703 | $72,704 | $72,705 | $72,706 | $72,707 | $77,346 | $77,347 | $77,348 | $77,350 | $77,351 |
| 3 | $72,704 | $72,705 | $72,706 | $72,707 | $72,708 | $77,347 | $77,348 | $77,350 | $77,351 | $77,352 |
| 4 | $72,705 | $72,706 | $72,707 | $72,708 | $72,709 | $77,348 | $77,350 | $77,351 | $77,352 | $77,353 |
| 5 | $72,706 | $72,707 | $72,708 | $72,709 | $72,711 | $77,350 | $77,351 | $77,352 | $77,353 | $77,354 |
| 6 | $72,707 | $72,708 | $72,709 | $72,711 | $72,712 | $77,351 | $77,352 | $77,353 | $77,354 | $77,355 |
| 7 | $72,708 | $72,709 | $72,711 | $72,712 | $72,713 | $77,352 | $77,353 | $77,354 | $77,355 | $77,356 |
| 8 | $72,709 | $72,711 | $72,712 | $72,713 | $72,714 | $77,353 | $77,354 | $77,355 | $77,356 | $77,357 |
| 9 | $72,711 | $72,712 | $72,713 | $72,714 | $72,715 | $77,354 | $77,355 | $77,356 | $77,357 | $77,358 |
| 10 | $72,712 | $72,713 | $72,714 | $72,715 | $72,716 | $77,355 | $77,356 | $77,357 | $77,358 | $77,359 |
| 11 | $72,713 | $72,714 | $72,715 | $72,716 | $72,717 | $77,356 | $77,357 | $77,358 | $77,359 | $77,361 |
| 12 | $72,714 | $72,715 | $72,716 | $72,717 | $72,718 | $77,357 | $77,358 | $77,359 | $77,361 | $77,362 |
| 13 | $72,715 | $72,716 | $72,717 | $72,718 | $72,720 | $77,358 | $77,359 | $77,361 | $77,362 | $77,363 |
| 14 | $72,716 | $72,717 | $72,718 | $72,720 | $72,721 | $77,359 | $77,361 | $77,362 | $77,363 | $77,364 |
| 15 | $72,717 | $72,718 | $72,720 | $72,721 | $72,723 | $77,361 | $77,362 | $77,363 | $77,364 | $77,365 |
| 16 | $72,718 | $72,720 | $72,721 | $72,723 | $72,724 | $77,362 | $77,363 | $77,364 | $77,365 | $77,366 |
| 17 | $72,720 | $72,721 | $72,723 | $72,724 | $72,725 | $77,363 | $77,364 | $77,365 | $77,366 | $77,367 |
| 18 | $72,721 | $72,723 | $72,724 | $72,725 | $72,726 | $77,364 | $77,365 | $77,366 | $77,367 | $77,368 |
| 19 | $72,723 | $72,724 | $72,725 | $72,726 | $72,728 | $77,365 | $77,366 | $77,367 | $77,368 | $77,369 |
| 20 | $72,724 | $72,725 | $72,726 | $72,728 | $72,729 | $77,366 | $77,367 | $77,368 | $77,369 | $77,370 |
| 21 | $72,725 | $72,726 | $72,728 | $72,729 | $72,731 | $77,367 | $77,368 | $77,369 | $77,370 | $77,371 |
| 22 | $72,726 | $72,728 | $72,729 | $72,731 | $72,732 | $77,368 | $77,369 | $77,370 | $77,371 | $77,372 |
| 23 | $72,728 | $72,729 | $72,731 | $72,732 | $72,733 | $77,369 | $77,370 | $77,371 | $77,372 | $77,376 |
| 24 | $72,729 | $72,731 | $72,732 | $72,733 | $72,734 | $77,370 | $77,371 | $77,372 | $77,376 | $77,377 |
| 25 | $72,731 | $72,732 | $72,733 | $72,734 | $72,735 | $77,371 | $77,372 | $77,376 | $77,377 | $77,378 |
| 26 | $72,732 | $72,733 | $72,734 | $72,735 | $72,736 | $77,372 | $77,376 | $77,377 | $77,378 | $77,379 |
| 27 | $72,733 | $72,734 | $72,735 | $72,736 | $72,737 | $77,376 | $77,377 | $77,378 | $77,379 | $77,380 |
| 28 | $72,734 | $72,735 | $72,736 | $72,737 | $72,738 | $77,377 | $77,378 | $77,379 | $77,380 | $77,381 |
| 29 | $72,735 | $72,736 | $72,737 | $72,738 | $72,739 | $77,378 | $77,379 | $77,380 | $77,381 | $77,382 |
| 30 | $72,736 | $72,737 | $72,738 | $72,739 | $72,741 | $77,379 | $77,380 | $77,381 | $77,382 | $77,383 |
| 31 | $72,737 | $72,738 | $72,739 | $72,741 | $72,742 | $77,380 | $77,381 | $77,382 | $77,383 | $77,384 |
| 32 | $72,738 | $72,739 | $72,741 | $72,742 | $72,743 | $77,381 | $77,382 | $77,383 | $77,384 | $77,385 |
| 33 | $72,739 | $72,741 | $72,742 | $72,743 | $72,744 | $77,382 | $77,383 | $77,384 | $77,385 | $77,386 |
| 34 | $72,741 | $72,742 | $72,743 | $72,744 | $72,745 | $77,383 | $77,384 | $77,385 | $77,386 | $77,387 |
| 35 | $72,742 | $72,743 | $72,744 | $72,745 | $72,746 | $77,384 | $77,385 | $77,386 | $77,387 | $77,388 |
| 36 | $72,743 | $72,744 | $72,745 | $72,746 | $72,747 | $77,385 | $77,386 | $77,387 | $77,388 | $77,390 |
| 37 | $72,744 | $72,745 | $72,746 | $72,747 | $72,748 | $77,386 | $77,387 | $77,388 | $77,390 | $77,391 |
| 38 | $72,745 | $72,746 | $72,747 | $72,748 | $72,750 | $77,387 | $77,388 | $77,390 | $77,391 | $77,392 |
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Per month (12)
$6,058.42
Per work day
$374.75 / 194 days
Next 5 steps in this lane and contract days
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $72,702 | +$1 |
| 2 | $72,703 | +$2 |
| 3 | $72,704 | +$3 |
| 4 | $72,705 | +$4 |
| 5 | $72,706 | +$5 |
Worked example as rendered: BA (194 days), step 0 = $72,701 a year, $6,058.42 a month spread over 12 months, $374.75 per work day on a 194-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Gallup-McKinley publishes one schedule per New Mexico licensure level, and prints each degree lane once for every contract length on the same grid. The lane labels here combine the district's column heading with the contract length printed above it.
The sheet is headed "(CBA, 194 & 203 Days)".
Beginning teachers without one year of verified experience are paid at Step 0.
The schedules reflect the increase required by New Mexico HB 2 (2026) and apply to the 2026-2027 school year only.
- Soft spot: The document states the schedules may change following board approval and union ratification after negotiations conclude.
- Soft spot: The published PDF's text layer splits a few figures with a stray space; those were rejoined before parsing.
- Soft spot: The lowest figure on this grid is above the usual $70,000 floor for a teacher schedule because the grid covers only advanced New Mexico licensure (Level 2) teachers, who are paid from a higher statutory minimum.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Gallup-McKinley County Schools?
$72,701 on the lane and contract days BA (194 days) at step 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Gallup-McKinley County Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $72,701 (BA (194 days)).
What is the top of the Gallup-McKinley County Schools salary schedule?
$77,392, at step 38 on MA45 (203 days) (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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