Annual salary
$54,590
New Mexico · salary schedule · 2024-25
Questa 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.
- Questa's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $54,590 (Level I, step 0) and tops out at $78,101 (LEVEL III, step 25), per New Mexico Public Education Department, Sunshine Portal (effective ).
- The grid has 3 licensure level and lane columns and 26 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Questa enrolled 323 students in 2023-24, the 60th-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 I | LEVEL II | LEVEL III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $54,590 | $65,508 | $76,426 |
| 1 | $54,657 | $65,575 | $76,493 |
| 2 | $54,724 | $65,642 | $76,560 |
| 3 | $54,791 | $65,709 | $76,627 |
| 4 | $54,858 | $65,776 | $76,694 |
| 5 | $54,925 | $65,843 | $76,761 |
| 6 | $54,992 | $65,910 | $76,828 |
| 7 | $55,059 | $65,977 | $76,895 |
| 8 | $66,044 | $76,962 | |
| 9 | $66,111 | $77,029 | |
| 10 | $66,178 | $77,096 | |
| 11 | $66,245 | $77,163 | |
| 12 | $66,312 | $77,230 | |
| 13 | $66,379 | $77,297 | |
| 14 | $66,446 | $77,364 | |
| 15 | $66,513 | $77,431 | |
| 16 | $66,580 | $77,498 | |
| 17 | $66,647 | $77,565 | |
| 18 | $66,714 | $77,632 | |
| 19 | $66,781 | $77,699 | |
| 20 | $66,848 | $77,766 | |
| 21 | $66,915 | $77,833 | |
| 22 | $66,982 | $77,900 | |
| 23 | $67,049 | $77,967 | |
| 24 | $67,116 | $78,034 | |
| 25 | $67,183 | $78,101 |
highest celllowest cell26 step rows x 3 licensure level and lane columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
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Per month (12)
$4,549.17
Next 5 steps in this licensure level and lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $54,657 | +$67 |
| 2 | $54,724 | +$134 |
| 3 | $54,791 | +$201 |
| 4 | $54,858 | +$268 |
| 5 | $54,925 | +$335 |
Worked example as rendered: Level I, step 0 = $54,590 a year, $4,549.17 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 Questa FY25 Salary Schedules v2 079-000.xlsx.
Table caption in the filing: Years Level I LEVEL II LEVEL III
How this schedule moves
On the Level I column a teacher moves from $54,590 at step 0 to $55,059 at step 7: 7 step increases worth $67 each on average, 1% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $67, between step 0 and step 1.
The highest-paid column, LEVEL III, starts at $76,426 and tops out at $78,101, 42% above the top of the Level I column.
Among the 36 New Mexico district schedules indexed here, Questa's starting pay ranks 27th and its top cell ranks 27th; 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 62nd percentile and the top cell at the 34th percentile.
Column by column
| Licensure level and lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $54,590 | $55,059 | 7 | 1% |
| LEVEL II | $65,508 | $67,183 | 25 | 3% |
| LEVEL III | $76,426 | $78,101 | 25 | 2% |
Against New Mexico districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Questa | 323 | 2024-25 | $54,590 | – | $78,101 |
| Lordsburg | 425 | 2024-25 | $52,000 | $52,505 | $79,089 |
| Cloudcroft | 426 | 2024-25 | $51,500 | $70,000 | $79,300 |
| Grady | 179 | 2024-25 | $50,000 | $70,000 | $76,705 |
| Quemado | 169 | 2024-25 | $54,590 | – | $91,437 |
| San Jon | 123 | 2024-25 | $50,000.00 | – | $64,660.00 |
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 Questa schedule?
$54,590 at step 0 on Level I, per the 2024-25 schedule (New Mexico Public Education Department, Sunshine Portal).
What is the top of the Questa salary schedule?
$78,101, at step 25 on LEVEL III (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 Questa salary schedule?
On the Level I column the top figure, $55,059, is reached at step 7, 7 step increases after step 0 (2024-25 schedule).
Other New Mexico districts with schedules
- Lordsburgstarts $52,000
- Cloudcroftstarts $51,500
- Gradystarts $50,000
- Quemadostarts $54,590
- San Jonstarts $50,000.00
- Maxwellstarts $50,000
- Jalstarts $65,295
- Wagon Moundstarts $53,000
- Santa Rosastarts $54,781
- Housestarts $51,000
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