Annual salary
$65,295
New Mexico · salary schedule · 2024-25
Jal salary schedule, 2024-25
Certified teacher salary schedule (2024-25). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a licensure level and lane and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Jal's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $65,295 (LEVEL 1, step 0) and tops out at $99,930 (LEVEL 3, step 30+), per New Mexico Public Education Department, Sunshine Portal (effective ).
- The grid has 3 licensure level and lane columns and 31 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30+.
- Jal enrolled 550 students in 2023-24, the 49th-largest district in New Mexico by NCES enrollment.
Certified teacher salary schedule (2024-25)
Official sourceDocumentNew Mexico Public Education Department, Sunshine PortalSchool year2024-25Effective
| Step \ Licensure level and lane | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $65,295 | $74,530 | $84,330 |
| 1 | $65,515 | $74,950 | $84,850 |
| 2 | $65,735 | $75,370 | $85,370 |
| 3 | $65,955 | $75,790 | $85,890 |
| 4 | $66,175 | $76,210 | $86,410 |
| 5 | $66,395 | $76,630 | $86,930 |
| 6 | $66,615 | $77,050 | $87,450 |
| 7 | $66,835 | $77,470 | $87,970 |
| 8 | $67,055 | $77,890 | $88,490 |
| 9 | $67,275 | $78,310 | $89,010 |
| 10 | $67,495 | $78,730 | $89,530 |
| 11 | $79,150 | $90,050 | |
| 12 | $79,570 | $90,570 | |
| 13 | $79,990 | $91,090 | |
| 14 | $80,410 | $91,610 | |
| 15 | $80,830 | $92,130 | |
| 16 | $81,250 | $92,650 | |
| 17 | $81,670 | $93,170 | |
| 18 | $82,090 | $93,690 | |
| 19 | $82,510 | $94,210 | |
| 20 | $82,930 | $94,730 | |
| 21 | $83,350 | $95,250 | |
| 22 | $83,770 | $95,770 | |
| 23 | $84,190 | $96,290 | |
| 24 | $84,610 | $96,810 | |
| 25 | $85,030 | $97,330 | |
| 26 | $85,450 | $97,850 | |
| 27 | $85,870 | $98,370 | |
| 28 | $86,290 | $98,890 | |
| 29 | $86,710 | $99,410 | |
| 30+ | $87,810 | $99,930 |
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Per month (12)
$5,441.25
Next 5 steps in this licensure level and lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,515 | +$220 |
| 2 | $65,735 | +$440 |
| 3 | $65,955 | +$660 |
| 4 | $66,175 | +$880 |
| 5 | $66,395 | +$1,100 |
Worked example as rendered: LEVEL 1, step 0 = $65,295 a year, $5,441.25 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
New Mexico sets a statutory minimum salary for each of the three teacher licensure levels and districts adopt their own schedules above it. Every district files its adopted schedule with the Public Education Department, and this grid is that filing.
The columns are licensure LEVELS, not degrees: a teacher moves from Level I to Level II to Level III by advancing their licence, which takes years of experience, so the higher levels are blank at the lowest steps. Those blanks are the district's own and are not missing data.
Filed with PED as 10 Jal FY25 Salary Schedule 034-000.pdf.
Table caption in the filing: YRS LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3
How this schedule moves
On the LEVEL 1 column a teacher moves from $65,295 at step 0 to $67,495 at step 10: 10 step increases worth $220 each on average, 3% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $220, between step 0 and step 1.
The highest-paid column, LEVEL 3, starts at $84,330 and tops out at $99,930, 48% above the top of the LEVEL 1 column.
Among the 36 New Mexico district schedules indexed here, Jal's starting pay ranks 10th and its top cell ranks 2nd; 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 92nd percentile and the top cell at the 60th percentile.
Column by column
| Licensure level and lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEVEL 1 | $65,295 | $67,495 | 10 | 3% |
| LEVEL 2 | $74,530 | $87,810 | 30 | 18% |
| LEVEL 3 | $84,330 | $99,930 | 30 | 18% |
Against New Mexico districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jal | 550 | 2024-25 | $65,295 | – | $99,930 |
| Santa Rosa | 587 | 2024-25 | $54,781 | – | $82,488 |
| Cloudcroft | 426 | 2024-25 | $51,500 | $70,000 | $79,300 |
| Lordsburg | 425 | 2024-25 | $52,000 | $52,505 | $79,089 |
| Questa | 323 | 2024-25 | $54,590 | – | $78,101 |
| Dexter | 813 | 2024-25 | $55,855 | – | $87,280 |
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 salary on the Jal schedule?
$65,295 at step 0 on LEVEL 1, per the 2024-25 schedule (New Mexico Public Education Department, Sunshine Portal).
What is the top of the Jal salary schedule?
$99,930, at step 30+ on LEVEL 3 (2024-25). 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 Jal salary schedule?
On the LEVEL 1 column the top figure, $67,495, is reached at step 10, 10 step increases after step 0 (2024-25 schedule).
Other New Mexico districts with schedules
- Santa Rosastarts $54,781
- Cloudcroftstarts $51,500
- Lordsburgstarts $52,000
- Questastarts $54,590
- Dexterstarts $55,855
- Gradystarts $50,000
- Quemadostarts $54,590
- San Jonstarts $50,000.00
- Maxwellstarts $50,000
- Wagon Moundstarts $53,000
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