Gallup-McKinley County Schools salary schedule, 2026-27

Teacher and Counselor - Level III 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 $84,818 (BA (194 days), step 0) and tops out at $105,410 (MA45 (236 days), step 38), per Gallup-McKinley County Schools (effective July 1, 2026).
A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA (194 days)) starts at $84,818 and reaches $84,863 at the top of that column.
On the master's column (BA45/MA (194 days)) the range is $84,820 to $84,865.
The schedule is built on 194 work days, which makes the starting cell about $437.21 per day.
The grid has 15 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 III salary schedule (2026-2027)

Official sourceDocumentGallup-McKinley County SchoolsSchool year2026-27EffectiveJuly 1, 2026Work days194

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)	BA (236 days)	BA15 (236 days)	BA45/MA (236 days)	MA15 (236 days)	MA45 (236 days)
0	$84,818	$84,819	$84,820	$84,821	$84,822	$90,233	$90,234	$90,235	$90,238	$90,239	$105,348	$105,349	$105,351	$105,352	$105,353
1	$84,819	$84,820	$84,821	$84,822	$84,823	$90,234	$90,235	$90,236	$90,239	$90,240	$105,349	$105,350	$105,352	$105,353	$105,354
2	$84,820	$84,821	$84,822	$84,823	$84,824	$90,235	$90,236	$90,237	$90,240	$90,241	$105,350	$105,351	$105,353	$105,354	$105,355
3	$84,821	$84,822	$84,823	$84,824	$84,825	$90,236	$90,237	$90,238	$90,241	$90,244	$105,351	$105,352	$105,354	$105,355	$105,356
4	$84,822	$84,823	$84,824	$84,825	$84,826	$90,237	$90,238	$90,239	$90,244	$90,245	$105,352	$105,353	$105,355	$105,356	$105,357
5	$84,823	$84,824	$84,825	$84,826	$84,828	$90,238	$90,239	$90,240	$90,245	$90,246	$105,353	$105,355	$105,356	$105,357	$105,359
6	$84,824	$84,825	$84,826	$84,828	$84,829	$90,239	$90,240	$90,244	$90,246	$90,247	$105,355	$105,356	$105,357	$105,359	$105,362
7	$84,825	$84,826	$84,828	$84,829	$84,830	$90,240	$90,244	$90,245	$90,247	$90,248	$105,356	$105,357	$105,359	$105,362	$105,363
8	$84,826	$84,828	$84,829	$84,830	$84,831	$90,244	$90,245	$90,246	$90,248	$90,249	$105,357	$105,359	$105,362	$105,363	$105,364
9	$84,828	$84,829	$84,830	$84,831	$84,832	$90,245	$90,246	$90,247	$90,249	$90,251	$105,359	$105,362	$105,363	$105,364	$105,366
10	$84,829	$84,830	$84,831	$84,832	$84,834	$90,246	$90,247	$90,248	$90,251	$90,252	$105,362	$105,363	$105,364	$105,366	$105,367
11	$84,830	$84,831	$84,832	$84,834	$84,835	$90,247	$90,248	$90,249	$90,252	$90,253	$105,363	$105,364	$105,366	$105,367	$105,369
12	$84,831	$84,832	$84,834	$84,835	$84,836	$90,248	$90,249	$90,251	$90,253	$90,254	$105,364	$105,366	$105,367	$105,369	$105,371
13	$84,832	$84,834	$84,835	$84,836	$84,838	$90,249	$90,251	$90,252	$90,254	$90,255	$105,366	$105,367	$105,369	$105,371	$105,372
14	$84,834	$84,835	$84,836	$84,838	$84,839	$90,251	$90,252	$90,253	$90,255	$90,256	$105,367	$105,369	$105,371	$105,372	$105,373
15	$84,835	$84,836	$84,838	$84,839	$84,841	$90,252	$90,253	$90,254	$90,256	$90,258	$105,369	$105,371	$105,372	$105,373	$105,375
16	$84,836	$84,838	$84,839	$84,841	$84,842	$90,253	$90,254	$90,255	$90,258	$90,259	$105,371	$105,372	$105,373	$105,375	$105,377
17	$84,838	$84,839	$84,841	$84,842	$84,843	$90,254	$90,255	$90,256	$90,259	$90,260	$105,372	$105,373	$105,375	$105,377	$105,378
18	$84,839	$84,841	$84,842	$84,843	$84,844	$90,255	$90,256	$90,258	$90,260	$90,261	$105,373	$105,375	$105,377	$105,378	$105,379
19	$84,841	$84,842	$84,843	$84,844	$84,845	$90,256	$90,258	$90,259	$90,261	$90,262	$105,375	$105,377	$105,378	$105,379	$105,381
20	$84,842	$84,843	$84,844	$84,845	$84,846	$90,258	$90,259	$90,260	$90,262	$90,263	$105,377	$105,378	$105,379	$105,381	$105,382
21	$84,843	$84,844	$84,845	$84,846	$84,848	$90,259	$90,260	$90,261	$90,263	$90,264	$105,378	$105,379	$105,381	$105,382	$105,383
22	$84,844	$84,845	$84,846	$84,848	$84,849	$90,260	$90,261	$90,262	$90,264	$90,265	$105,379	$105,381	$105,382	$105,383	$105,384
23	$84,845	$84,846	$84,848	$84,849	$84,850	$90,261	$90,262	$90,263	$90,265	$90,266	$105,381	$105,382	$105,383	$105,384	$105,386
24	$84,846	$84,848	$84,849	$84,850	$84,851	$90,262	$90,263	$90,264	$90,266	$90,267	$105,382	$105,383	$105,384	$105,386	$105,388
25	$84,848	$84,849	$84,850	$84,851	$84,852	$90,263	$90,264	$90,265	$90,267	$90,268	$105,383	$105,384	$105,386	$105,388	$105,389
26	$84,849	$84,850	$84,851	$84,852	$84,853	$90,264	$90,265	$90,266	$90,268	$90,270	$105,384	$105,386	$105,388	$105,389	$105,391
27	$84,850	$84,851	$84,852	$84,853	$84,854	$90,265	$90,266	$90,267	$90,270	$90,271	$105,386	$105,388	$105,389	$105,391	$105,392
28	$84,851	$84,852	$84,853	$84,854	$84,855	$90,266	$90,267	$90,268	$90,271	$90,273	$105,388	$105,389	$105,391	$105,392	$105,394
29	$84,852	$84,853	$84,854	$84,855	$84,856	$90,267	$90,268	$90,270	$90,273	$90,274	$105,389	$105,391	$105,392	$105,394	$105,396
30	$84,853	$84,854	$84,855	$84,856	$84,858	$90,268	$90,270	$90,271	$90,274	$90,275	$105,391	$105,392	$105,394	$105,396	$105,399
31	$84,854	$84,855	$84,856	$84,858	$84,860	$90,270	$90,271	$90,273	$90,275	$90,276	$105,392	$105,394	$105,396	$105,399	$105,400
32	$84,855	$84,856	$84,858	$84,860	$84,861	$90,271	$90,273	$90,274	$90,276	$90,277	$105,394	$105,396	$105,399	$105,400	$105,401
33	$84,856	$84,858	$84,860	$84,861	$84,862	$90,273	$90,274	$90,275	$90,277	$90,278	$105,396	$105,399	$105,400	$105,401	$105,403
34	$84,858	$84,860	$84,861	$84,862	$84,863	$90,274	$90,275	$90,276	$90,278	$90,279	$105,399	$105,400	$105,401	$105,403	$105,405
35	$84,860	$84,861	$84,862	$84,863	$84,864	$90,275	$90,276	$90,277	$90,279	$90,280	$105,400	$105,401	$105,403	$105,405	$105,406
36	$84,861	$84,862	$84,863	$84,864	$84,865	$90,276	$90,277	$90,278	$90,280	$90,281	$105,401	$105,403	$105,405	$105,406	$105,407
37	$84,862	$84,863	$84,864	$84,865	$84,866	$90,277	$90,278	$90,279	$90,281	$90,282	$105,403	$105,405	$105,406	$105,407	$105,409
38	$84,863	$84,864	$84,865	$84,866	$84,868	$90,278	$90,279	$90,280	$90,282	$90,283	$105,405	$105,406	$105,407	$105,408	$105,410

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Lane and contract days

Step

Annual salary

$84,818

Per month (12)

$7,068.17

Per work day

$437.21 / 194 days

Next 5 steps in this lane and contract days

Step	Salary	vs. selected
1	$84,819	+$1
2	$84,820	+$2
3	$84,821	+$3
4	$84,822	+$4
5	$84,823	+$5

Worked example as rendered: BA (194 days), step 0 = $84,818 a year, $7,068.17 a month spread over 12 months, $437.21 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 Level III file prints a third set of columns for a 236 day contract; those are carried here as extra lanes.
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 3) teachers, who are paid from a higher statutory minimum.

Questions people ask

What is the starting teacher salary in Gallup-McKinley County Schools?

$84,818 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 $84,818 (BA (194 days)).

What is the top of the Gallup-McKinley County Schools salary schedule?

$105,410, at step 38 on MA45 (236 days) (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.

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