Annual salary
$68,586.08
New Mexico · salary schedule · 2023-24
Los Alamos salary schedule, 2023-24
Certified teacher salary schedule (2023-24). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Los Alamos's 2023-24 salary schedule starts at $68,586.08 (BA, step 3) and tops out at $87,720.71 (PHD, step 32), per New Mexico Public Education Department, Sunshine Portal (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $68,586.08 and reaches $73,628.93 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $68,666.09 to $80,673.93.
- The grid has 9 column columns and 30 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 32.
- Los Alamos enrolled 3,729 students in 2023-24, the 16th-largest district in New Mexico by NCES enrollment.
Certified teacher salary schedule (2023-24)
Official sourceDocumentNew Mexico Public Education Department, Sunshine PortalSchool year2023-24Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | BA+45 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+45 | PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $68,586.08 | $68,597.51 | $68,620.37 | $68,643.24 | $68,666.09 | $68,688.96 | $68,711.83 | $68,734.68 | $68,929.02 |
| 4 | $68,587.11 | $68,598.54 | $68,621.40 | $68,644.27 | $68,667.12 | $68,689.99 | $68,712.86 | $68,735.71 | $68,930.05 |
| 5 | $68,588.14 | $68,599.57 | $68,622.43 | $68,645.30 | $68,668.15 | $68,691.02 | $68,713.89 | $68,736.74 | $68,931.08 |
| 6 | $68,589.29 | $68,600.71 | $68,623.57 | $68,646.44 | $68,669.30 | $68,692.16 | $68,715.03 | $68,737.88 | $68,932.22 |
| 7 | $68,590.43 | $68,601.85 | $68,624.72 | $68,647.58 | $68,670.44 | $68,693.31 | $68,716.17 | $68,739.03 | $68,933.37 |
| 8 | $68,591.57 | $68,603.00 | $68,625.86 | $68,648.73 | $68,671.58 | $68,694.45 | $68,717.32 | $68,740.17 | $68,934.51 |
| 9 | $68,592.71 | $68,604.14 | $68,627.00 | $68,649.87 | $68,672.73 | $68,695.59 | $68,718.46 | $68,741.31 | $68,935.65 |
| 10 | $68,593.85 | $68,605.28 | $68,628.15 | $68,651.01 | $68,673.87 | $68,696.74 | $68,719.60 | $68,742.46 | $68,936.80 |
| 11 | $68,594.99 | $68,606.43 | $68,629.29 | $68,652.16 | $68,675.01 | $68,697.88 | $68,720.75 | $68,743.60 | $68,937.94 |
| 12 | $68,596.14 | $68,607.57 | $68,630.43 | $68,653.30 | $68,676.16 | $68,699.02 | $68,721.89 | $68,744.74 | $68,939.08 |
| 13 | $68,597.28 | $68,608.71 | $68,631.58 | $68,654.44 | $68,677.30 | $68,700.17 | $68,723.03 | $68,745.89 | $68,940.23 |
| 14 | $68,598.42 | $68,609.86 | $68,632.73 | $68,655.59 | $68,678.44 | $68,701.31 | $68,724.18 | $68,747.03 | $68,941.37 |
| 15 | $68,599.57 | $68,611.00 | $68,633.88 | $68,656.73 | $68,679.59 | $68,702.45 | $68,827.18 | $68,748.17 | $68,942.51 |
| 16 | $68,839.54 | $68,855.50 | $68,873.04 | $68,890.61 | $68,908.16 | $68,925.72 | $68,941.68 | $68,959.24 | $68,975.20 |
| 17 | $68,840.68 | $68,856.63 | $68,874.19 | $68,891.76 | $68,909.31 | $68,926.86 | $68,942.82 | $68,960.38 | $68,976.34 |
| 18 | $69,248.88 | $69,264.83 | $69,282.39 | $69,299.95 | $69,317.50 | $69,335.05 | $69,351.02 | $69,368.57 | $69,384.54 |
| 19 | $70,065.25 | $70,081.21 | $70,098.77 | $70,116.33 | $70,133.89 | $70,151.45 | $70,167.41 | $70,184.97 | $70,200.91 |
| 20 | $70,947.28 | $70,964.57 | $70,981.87 | $70,999.16 | $71,016.45 | $71,033.74 | $71,051.05 | $71,068.32 | $71,085.63 |
| 21 | $71,765.65 | $71,782.98 | $71,800.23 | $71,817.55 | $71,834.85 | $71,852.13 | $71,869.42 | $71,886.71 | $71,904.00 |
| 22 | $72,630.30 | $72,648.45 | $72,666.60 | $72,684.77 | $72,702.93 | $72,721.07 | $72,730.16 | $72,739.24 | $73,244.01 |
| 23 | $72,632.12 | $72,650.28 | $72,668.42 | $72,686.59 | $72,704.73 | $72,722.89 | $72,731.99 | $72,742.85 | $74,504.11 |
| 24 | $72,633.91 | $72,652.09 | $72,670.23 | $72,688.41 | $72,706.55 | $72,724.72 | $72,733.81 | $73,999.36 | $75,762.40 |
| 25 | $72,635.73 | $72,653.90 | $72,672.05 | $72,690.21 | $72,708.37 | $72,726.53 | $73,496.38 | $75,261.29 | $77,022.50 |
| 26 | $72,637.56 | $72,655.71 | $72,673.87 | $72,692.02 | $72,710.19 | $72,997.07 | $74,754.69 | $76,519.55 | $78,280.80 |
| 27 | $72,639.38 | $72,657.53 | $72,675.70 | $72,693.85 | $72,712.03 | $74,253.52 | $76,016.61 | $77,776.04 | $79,539.08 |
| 28 | $72,641.19 | $72,659.35 | $72,677.50 | $72,695.67 | $73,750.60 | $75,511.83 | $77,273.09 | $79,037.95 | $80,799.22 |
| 29 | $72,643.00 | $72,661.17 | $72,679.31 | $73,251.28 | $75,010.69 | $76,771.95 | $78,533.18 | $80,296.26 | $82,057.50 |
| 30 | $72,644.82 | $72,662.99 | $72,746.50 | $74,507.75 | $76,269.00 | $78,030.24 | $79,795.12 | $81,556.37 | $83,315.80 |
| 31 | $72,646.64 | $72,664.81 | $74,001.16 | $75,766.06 | $77,529.09 | $79,288.53 | $81,053.42 | $82,812.85 | $84,574.08 |
| 32 | $73,628.93 | $75,386.57 | $77,151.44 | $78,909.04 | $80,673.93 | $82,435.16 | $84,196.41 | $85,961.30 | $87,720.71 |
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Per month (12)
$5,715.51
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | $68,587.11 | +$1.03 |
| 5 | $68,588.14 | +$2.06 |
| 6 | $68,589.29 | +$3.21 |
| 7 | $68,590.43 | +$4.35 |
| 8 | $68,591.57 | +$5.49 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 3 = $68,586.08 a year, $5,715.51 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.
Filed with PED as 10a LOS ALAMOS FY24 Salary Schedules 041-000.xlsx.
Table caption in the filing: BA BA+15 BA+30 BA+45 MA MA+15 MA+30 MA+45 2MA/PHD
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $68,586.08 at step 3 to $73,628.93 at step 32: 29 step increases worth $174 each on average, 7% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $982, between step 31 and step 32.
A master's degree is worth $80 more than a bachelor's at the first step (0.1%) and $7,045 more at the top of the column (9.6%).
The highest-paid column, PHD, starts at $68,929.02 and tops out at $87,720.71, 19% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 36 New Mexico district schedules indexed here, Los Alamos's starting pay ranks 9th and its top cell ranks 9th; 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 95th percentile and the top cell at the 44th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $68,586.08 | $73,628.93 | 29 | 7% |
| BA+15 | $68,597.51 | $75,386.57 | 29 | 10% |
| BA+30 | $68,620.37 | $77,151.44 | 29 | 12% |
| BA+45 | $68,643.24 | $78,909.04 | 29 | 15% |
| MA | $68,666.09 | $80,673.93 | 29 | 17% |
| MA+15 | $68,688.96 | $82,435.16 | 29 | 20% |
| MA+30 | $68,711.83 | $84,196.41 | 29 | 23% |
| MA+45 | $68,734.68 | $85,961.30 | 29 | 25% |
| PHD | $68,929.02 | $87,720.71 | 29 | 27% |
Against New Mexico districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Alamos | 3,729 | 2023-24 | $68,586.08 | $68,666.09 | $87,720.71 |
| Lovington | 3,423 | 2024-25 | $61,785.00 | – | $99,411.42 |
| Bernalillo | 2,852 | 2024-25 | $57,600 | – | $81,083 |
| Aztec | 2,522 | 2024-25 | $55,682 | – | $81,230 |
| Bloomfield | 2,521 | 2024-25 | $55,650.00 | – | $80,358.60 |
| Moriarty-Edgewood | 2,346 | 2024-25 | $53,179.35 | – | $81,329.38 |
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 Los Alamos?
$68,586.08 on the column BA at step 3 of the 2023-24 schedule (New Mexico Public Education Department, Sunshine Portal). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $68,586.08 (BA).
What is the top of the Los Alamos salary schedule?
$87,720.71, at step 32 on PHD (2023-24). 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 Los Alamos salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $73,628.93, is reached at step 32, 29 step increases after step 3 (2023-24 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Los Alamos?
$80 more at the first step: $68,666.09 on MA against $68,586.08 on BA (2023-24 schedule).
Other New Mexico districts with schedules
- Lovingtonstarts $61,785.00
- Bernalillostarts $57,600
- Aztecstarts $55,682
- Bloomfieldstarts $55,650.00
- Moriarty-Edgewoodstarts $53,179.35
- Demingstarts $56,953.57
- Las Vegas Citystarts $57,612
- Dexterstarts $55,855
- Santa Rosastarts $54,781
- Jalstarts $65,295
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