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

In Arkansas, secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education earn a median $59,660 a year, well below the national median of $72,040 (−17%); the state ranks 44th of 51 states by median. Secondary 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, Tennessee and Louisiana pay more (up to $63,590 in Texas) and Missouri, Mississippi and Oklahoma pay less (down to $48,710 in Oklahoma). Arkansas employs 12,890 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, 9.89 per 1,000 jobs, the 28th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.44 means the occupation is more concentrated in Arkansas than nationally.

Arkansas vs the United States, May 2025

Secondary 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******12,8909.891.44
Annual$49,430$51,410$59,660$62,270$75,760$59,710
United StatesHourly******1,065,210––
Annual$48,780$59,980$72,040$92,570$107,600$76,320
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $49,430$49,43025th25th: $51,410$51,410MedianMedian: $59,660$59,66075th75th: $62,270$62,27090th90th: $75,760$75,760US 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
44th of 51 states
Rank by employment
28th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.44
Jobs per 1,000
9.89

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 secondary 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
Memphis, TN-MS-AR*$62,230$48,170$79,1804,8607.951.16
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR*$62,110$51,270$75,7902,94010.681.56
Hot Springs, AR*$61,850$50,230$77,3003709.491.38
Fort Smith, AR-OK*$60,960$47,690$81,2208108.521.24
Jonesboro, AR*$60,920$51,050$70,26061010.091.47
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR*$60,480$49,100$76,7402,9208.141.19
Texarkana, TX-AR*$59,770$49,230$73,54061010.541.54
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area*$56,790$50,240$61,9601,27014.872.17
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area*$52,910$48,490$61,6001,41011.841.73
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area*$52,780$48,410$64,01091013.331.95
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area*$52,470$48,090$62,8601,44012.241.79

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Arkansas*$59,66012,8901.44
Louisiana*$59,85015,2101.15
Missouri*$59,24024,3801.21
Mississippi*$50,98010,4001.30
Oklahoma*$48,71015,4801.32
Tennessee*$61,86021,2300.95
Texas*$63,590111,6601.16

See the national page for Secondary 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.