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.

How this schedule moves

On the BA (194 days) column a teacher moves from $84,818 at step 0 to $84,863 at step 38: 38 step increases worth $1 each on average, 0% in total.

The largest single increase on that column is $2, between step 8 and step 9.

A master's degree is worth $2 more than a bachelor's at the first step (0.0%) and $2 more at the top of the column (0.0%).

The highest-paid column, MA45 (236 days), starts at $105,353 and tops out at $105,410, 24% above the top of the BA (194 days) column.

Among the 36 New Mexico district schedules indexed here, Gallup-McKinley County Schools's starting pay ranks 1st and its top cell ranks 1st; 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 100th percentile and the top cell at the 68th percentile.

Column by column

Lane and contract days	First step	Top	Step moves to top	Growth
BA (194 days)	$84,818	$84,863	38	0%
BA15 (194 days)	$84,819	$84,864	38	0%
BA45/MA (194 days)	$84,820	$84,865	38	0%
MA15 (194 days)	$84,821	$84,866	38	0%
MA45 (194 days)	$84,822	$84,868	38	0%
BA (203 days)	$90,233	$90,278	38	0%
BA15 (203 days)	$90,234	$90,279	38	0%
BA45/MA (203 days)	$90,235	$90,280	38	0%
MA15 (203 days)	$90,238	$90,282	38	0%
MA45 (203 days)	$90,239	$90,283	38	0%
BA (236 days)	$105,348	$105,405	38	0%
BA15 (236 days)	$105,349	$105,406	38	0%
BA45/MA (236 days)	$105,351	$105,407	38	0%
MA15 (236 days)	$105,352	$105,408	38	0%
MA45 (236 days)	$105,353	$105,410	38	0%

Against New Mexico districts of similar size

District	Students	Year	Starting	Master's start	Top cell
Gallup-McKinley County Schools	12,439	2026-27	$84,818	$84,820	$105,410
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
Gadsden Independent School District	12,130	2026-27	$60,524	–	$84,789
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 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 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.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Gallup-McKinley County Schools salary schedule?

On the BA (194 days) column the top figure, $84,863, is reached at step 38, 38 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).

How much more does a master's degree pay in Gallup-McKinley County Schools?

$2 more at the first step: $84,820 on BA45/MA (194 days) against $84,818 on BA (194 days) (2026-27 schedule).

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