2026-27 · District salary guide
Rio Rancho Public SchoolsTeacher salary schedule
Find your pay ↓Published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across this district’s degree lanes. Placement depends on credited experience and education.
At Rio Rancho Public Schools, published master’s starting pay is $60,927 for 2026-27.
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View the official scheduleYour pay ladder.
Use the official schedule to find the pay for your exact experience step and degree lane. The starting and top figures below come from that schedule.
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $60,526
- Master’s starting pay
- $60,927
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $72,672
- Master’s maximum
- $84,777
- Doctorate maximum
- $85,465
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
190-day schedules by licensure level with degree lanes. Master's start is the Level 1 'BA+45 or MA' lane. Bachelor's maximum is the top of Level 2 BA ($72,672); Level 3 'BA and National Board' also tops out at $84,777. Master's maximum is the top of Level 3 MA; doctorate maximum is the Level 3 'MA+45 or PhD' lane. Level 2 and 3 schedules are separate PDFs on the same page.
Confirm your placement
Experience credit and education requirements are set by the district. Check the official schedule for contract length, supplements and rules for moving between lanes. These base amounts are not take-home pay.
Reported district enrollment: 16,245 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Rio Rancho Public Schools official salary schedule · Rio Rancho Public Schools
- District source and context · Rio Rancho Public Schools
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