Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Arkansas

In Arkansas, teaching assistants, except postsecondary earn a median $28,790 a year, well below the national median of $36,780 (−22%); the state ranks 44th of 51 states by median. That is 34% less than the median across all occupations in Arkansas ($43,630). Among neighbouring states, Missouri, Texas and Tennessee pay more (up to $36,300 in Missouri) and Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mississippi pay less (down to $25,840 in Mississippi). Arkansas employs 11,270 teaching assistants, except postsecondary, 8.64 per 1,000 jobs, the 32nd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.95 is close to the national share.

Arkansas vs the United States, May 2025

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary: 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******11,2708.640.95
Annual$23,670$25,760$28,790$34,220$38,360$31,380
United StatesHourly******1,420,350––
Annual$27,150$31,060$36,780$45,360$50,040$38,290
$0$10k$20k$30k$40k10th10th: $23,670$23,67025th25th: $25,760$25,760MedianMedian: $28,790$28,79075th75th: $34,220$34,22090th90th: $38,360$38,360US 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
32nd of 51 states
Location quotient
0.95
Jobs per 1,000
8.64

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 teaching assistants, except postsecondary, 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
Fort Smith, AR-OK*$29,370$23,180$39,5608709.060.99
Memphis, TN-MS-AR*$29,330$24,490$40,2704,2807.000.77
Hot Springs, AR*$29,010$23,650$37,6002707.100.78
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR*$28,980$23,830$38,1701,9907.240.79
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR*$28,850$24,440$37,3902,5707.180.79
Jonesboro, AR*$28,300$24,000$37,7205509.010.99
Texarkana, TX-AR*$28,040$21,770$38,71066011.491.26
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area*$28,930$23,410$38,2601,01011.841.30
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area*$28,770$23,660$39,6001,37011.491.26
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area*$28,350$23,060$39,48093013.731.50
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area*$28,010$23,330$41,7601,32011.231.23

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Arkansas*$28,79011,2700.95
Louisiana*$27,40014,5300.82
Missouri*$36,30020,9300.78
Mississippi*$25,8409,7500.92
Oklahoma*$27,92013,8600.89
Tennessee*$29,21023,2800.78
Texas*$29,850108,9600.85

See the national page for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (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.