Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Arkansas

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Arkansas have a median of $59,570 a year, below the national $64,370 (−7%); the state ranks 43rd of 51 states by median. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education earn 37% more than the median across all occupations in Arkansas ($43,630). Among neighbouring states, Texas and Tennessee pay more (up to $63,390 in Texas) and Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma pay less (down to $48,440 in Oklahoma). Arkansas employs 6,140 middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education, 4.71 per 1,000 jobs, the 32nd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.18 is close to the national share.

Arkansas vs the United States, May 2025

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Arkansas and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
ArkansasHourly******6,1404.711.18
Annual$49,780$51,680$59,570$61,830$74,100$58,830
United StatesHourly******620,090––
Annual$48,080$58,530$64,370$80,490$102,540$72,030
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $49,780$49,78025th25th: $51,680$51,680MedianMedian: $59,570$59,57075th75th: $61,830$61,83090th90th: $74,100$74,100US median
Arkansas annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
43rd of 51 states
Rank by employment
32nd of 51 states
Location quotient
1.18
Jobs per 1,000
4.71

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Arkansas's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Arkansas

7 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Arkansas publish a row for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR*$62,020$51,320$76,2501,1804.281.07
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR*$61,030$50,120$76,4001,8305.121.28
Hot Springs, AR*$60,880$51,440$74,4501303.420.86
Jonesboro, AR*$59,430$50,320$61,1002804.661.17
Fort Smith, AR-OK*$58,960$48,700$75,0905305.581.40
Memphis, TN-MS-AR*$58,380$47,950$76,5401,7502.870.72
Texarkana, TX-AR*$51,230$46,320$61,7403806.581.65
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area*$52,610$50,450$62,8506006.961.74
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area*$52,120$49,850$61,4506305.381.35
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area*$51,990$50,520$64,4402603.790.95
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area*$51,750$46,520$62,3906905.791.45

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Arkansas*$59,5706,1401.18
Louisiana*$58,7605,5600.72
Missouri*$59,31011,3300.97
Mississippi*$50,7906,2601.35
Oklahoma*$48,4407,6201.12
Tennessee*$60,69013,0601.00
Texas*$63,39080,1601.43

See the national page for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (every state ranked) and the Arkansas wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Arkansas estimates.

*
Wage estimate not available.
  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.