2026-27 · District salary guide
Las Cruces Public SchoolsTeacher salary schedule
Find your pay ↓Lowest published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across degree lanes in the districts below. Years and eligibility vary.
At Las Cruces Public Schools, published master’s starting pay is $59,972 for 2026-27.
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View the official scheduleYour pay ladder.
The full step grid has not been transcribed. Open the official schedule to find your step and degree lane.
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $59,972
- Master’s starting pay
- $59,972
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $87,278
- Master’s maximum
- $89,067
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
190-day certified teacher schedule. Pay is set by licensure level, not degree, so the bachelor's and master's starting figures are the same Level 1 amount. Bachelor's maximum is the top of Level 2; master's maximum is the top of Level 3, which requires a master's degree or National Board certification. No separate doctorate lane.
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: 22,134 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Las Cruces Public Schools official salary schedule · Las Cruces Public Schools
- District source and context · Las Cruces Public Schools
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