Rio Rancho Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27

Licensed Instructional and Professional Level II (2026-2027). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and years exp. to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.

Rio Rancho Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $72,632 (BA, years exp. 0) and tops out at $83,944 (MA+45 or PHD, years exp. 40), per Rio Rancho Public Schools (effective July 1, 2026).
A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $72,632 and reaches $72,672 at the top of that column.
The schedule is built on 190 work days, which makes the starting cell about $382.27 per day.
The grid has 5 lane columns and 41 years exp. rows; the highest cell is reached at years exp. 40.
Rio Rancho enrolled 16,725 students in 2023-24, the 3rd-largest district in New Mexico by NCES enrollment.

Licensed Instructional and Professional Level II (2026-2027)

Official sourceDocumentRio Rancho Public SchoolsSchool year2026-27EffectiveJuly 1, 2026Work days190

Years Exp. \ Lane	BA	BA+15	BA+45 or MA	MA+15	MA+45 or PHD
0	$72,632	$72,804	$73,091	$73,377	$73,665
1	$72,633	$72,805	$73,092	$73,378	$73,666
2	$72,634	$72,806	$73,093	$73,379	$73,667
3	$72,635	$72,807	$73,094	$73,380	$73,668
4	$72,636	$72,808	$73,095	$73,381	$73,669
5	$72,637	$72,809	$73,096	$73,382	$73,670
6	$72,638	$72,810	$73,097	$73,383	$73,671
7	$72,639	$72,811	$73,098	$73,384	$73,672
8	$72,640	$72,812	$73,099	$73,385	$73,673
9	$72,641	$72,813	$73,100	$73,386	$73,674
10	$72,642	$72,814	$73,101	$73,387	$73,675
11	$72,643	$72,815	$73,102	$73,388	$73,676
12	$72,644	$72,816	$73,103	$73,389	$73,677
13	$72,645	$72,817	$73,104	$73,390	$73,678
14	$72,646	$72,818	$73,105	$73,391	$73,679
15	$72,647	$72,819	$73,106	$73,392	$73,680
16	$72,648	$72,820	$73,107	$73,393	$73,681
17	$72,649	$72,821	$73,108	$73,394	$73,682
18	$72,650	$72,822	$73,109	$73,395	$73,683
19	$72,651	$72,823	$73,110	$73,396	$73,684
20	$72,652	$72,824	$73,111	$73,397	$73,685
21	$72,653	$72,825	$73,112	$73,398	$73,686
22	$72,654	$72,826	$73,113	$73,399	$73,687
23	$72,655	$72,827	$73,114	$73,400	$73,688
24	$72,656	$72,828	$73,115	$73,401	$73,689
25	$72,657	$72,829	$73,116	$73,402	$73,690
26	$72,658	$72,830	$73,117	$73,403	$73,691
27	$72,659	$72,831	$73,118	$73,404	$73,692
28	$72,660	$72,832	$73,119	$73,405	$73,693
29	$72,661	$72,833	$73,120	$73,406	$73,694
30	$72,662	$72,834	$73,121	$73,407	$73,695
31	$72,663	$72,835	$73,122	$73,408	$73,696
32	$72,664	$72,836	$73,123	$73,409	$73,807
33	$72,665	$72,837	$73,124	$73,569	$74,194
34	$72,666	$72,838	$73,125	$74,128	$74,753
35	$72,667	$72,839	$73,126	$74,845	$75,468
36	$72,668	$72,840	$73,127	$75,483	$76,091
37	$72,669	$72,841	$73,335	$76,169	$78,756
38	$72,670	$72,842	$74,683	$76,982	$78,943
39	$72,671	$72,843	$75,706	$78,652	$82,219
40	$72,672	$72,844	$77,366	$80,328	$83,944

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Lane

Years Exp.

Annual salary

$72,632

Per month (12)

$6,052.67

Per work day

$382.27 / 190 days

Next 5 steps in this lane

Years Exp.	Salary	vs. selected
1	$72,633	+$1
2	$72,634	+$2
3	$72,635	+$3
4	$72,636	+$4
5	$72,637	+$5

Worked example as rendered: BA, years exp. 0 = $72,632 a year, $6,052.67 a month spread over 12 months, $382.27 per work day on a 190-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.

Rio Rancho publishes one schedule per New Mexico licensure level; this is the Level II schedule.

Rows are years of experience rather than numbered steps.

Covers PED licensed instructional staff (teachers PreK-12, general and special education, interventionists) and PED licensed professional support such as counselors, instructional coaches and library and media specialists.

Contract is 190 days.

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 2) teachers, who are paid from a higher statutory minimum.

Questions people ask

What is the starting teacher salary in Rio Rancho Public Schools?

$72,632 on the lane BA at years exp. 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Rio Rancho Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $72,632 (BA).

What is the top of the Rio Rancho Public Schools salary schedule?

$83,944, at years exp. 40 on MA+45 or PHD (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.

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