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2026-27 · State salary guide

ArkansasTeacher salary schedules 2026-27

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Starting pay$50,000
Top pay$88,574

Lowest published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across degree lanes in the districts below. Years and eligibility vary.

Average salary
$59,193NEA 2024-25
Starting salary
$50,076NEA 2024-25
State minimum
$50,000See state terms
Districts sourced
10Official schedules

Arkansas teachers averaged $59,193 in 2024-25 per NEA, 45th in the nation, while the average starting salary of $50,076 ranked 16th.

Arkansas teachers averaged $59,193 in 2024-25 per NEA, 45th in the nation, while the average starting salary of $50,076 ranked 16th. State law sets a $50,000 minimum for every classroom teacher, and several big districts start new teachers right at that floor. Among the 10 largest districts, 2026-27 bachelor's starting pay runs from $50,000 to $58,582 (Bentonville), and master's pay tops out as high as $88,574 in Bentonville.

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Experience × education

Your pay, step by step.

Read across from your credited step to your degree lane. These are published observations; missing steps are not estimated.

Bentonville School District

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Bentonville School District · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$58,582$62,500Not published
1$59,159$63,235Not published
2$59,885$63,977Not published
3$60,640$64,752Not published
4$61,398$65,519Not published
5$62,801$66,952Not published
6$63,603$67,765Not published
7$64,358$68,540Not published
8$65,112$69,325Not published
9$65,870$70,144Not published
10$67,595$71,960Not published
11$68,421$72,867Not published
12$69,176$73,716Not published
13$69,932$74,580Not published
14$70,685$75,454Not published
15$72,278$77,171Not published
16$72,777$78,124Not published
17$73,276$79,046Not published
18$73,276$79,971Not published
19$73,276$80,916Not published
20$73,276$82,695Not published
21$73,276$83,720Not published
22$73,276$84,705Not published
23$73,276$85,705Not published
24$73,276$86,721Not published
25$73,276$88,574Not published

Fayetteville Public Schools

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Fayetteville Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$55,000$58,600$62,450
1$55,675$59,444$63,312
2$56,315$60,299$64,166
3$57,055$61,151$65,020
4$57,795$62,005$65,873
5$58,420$62,858$66,726
6$59,046$63,712$67,580
7$59,672$64,564$68,434
8$60,299$65,418$69,287
9$60,923$66,271$70,140
10$61,549$67,124$70,993
11$62,176$67,979$71,847
12$62,802$68,832$72,699
13$63,426$69,685$73,553
14$64,052$70,538$74,406
15$64,678$71,392$75,260
16$65,304$72,246$76,113
17$65,929$73,098$76,967
18$66,555$73,951$77,820
19$67,181$74,805$78,674
20$67,807$75,659$79,527
21$68,433$76,397$80,266
22$69,059$77,137$81,006
23$69,685$77,877$81,746
24$70,311$78,616$82,486
25$70,311$79,356$83,224
26$70,311$80,096$83,964
27$70,311$80,836$84,704
28$70,311$81,575$85,443
29$70,311$82,315$86,183
30$70,311$83,054$86,923

Springdale School District

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Springdale School District · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$55,000$57,526$62,578
1$55,685$58,211$63,263
2$56,370$58,896$63,948
3$57,132$59,658$64,710
4$57,817$60,343$65,395
5$58,502$61,028$66,080
6$59,187$61,713$66,765
7$59,872$62,398$67,450
8$60,557$63,083$68,135
9$61,242$63,768$68,820
10$61,927$64,658$69,710
11$62,612$65,343$70,395
12$63,297$66,028$71,080
13$63,982$66,713$71,765
14$64,667$67,398$72,450
15$65,352$68,083$73,135
16$66,037$68,768$73,820
17$66,722$69,453$74,505
18$67,407$70,138$75,190
19$68,092$70,823$75,875
20$68,777$71,508$76,560
21$69,462$72,193$77,245
22$70,147$72,878$77,930
23$70,832$73,563$78,615
24$71,517$74,248$79,300
25$72,202$74,933$79,985
26$72,887$75,618$80,670
27$73,572$76,303$81,355
28$74,257$76,988$82,040
29Not published$77,673$82,725
30Not published$78,358$83,410
31Not published$79,043$84,095
32Not published$79,728$84,780

Rogers School District

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Rogers School District · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
1$55,000$57,446$59,892
2$55,816$58,263$60,708
3$56,633$59,078$61,523
4$57,446$59,892$62,339
5$58,263$60,708$63,154
6$59,078$61,523$63,969
7$59,892$62,339$64,783
8$60,708$63,154$65,598
9$61,523$63,969$66,415
10$62,339$64,783$67,230
11$63,154$65,598$68,045
12$63,969$66,415$68,861
13$64,783$67,230$69,676
14$65,598$68,045$70,491
15$66,415$68,861$71,305
16$67,230$69,676$72,121
17$68,045$70,491$72,937
18$68,861$71,305$73,752
19$69,676$72,121$74,568
20$70,491$72,937$75,383
21$71,305$73,752$76,198
22$72,121$74,568$77,042
23$72,937$75,383$77,828
24Not published$76,198$78,642
25Not published$77,012$79,457
26Not published$77,828$80,275
27Not published$78,642$81,091
28Not published$79,457$81,907
29Not published$80,275$82,723
30Not published$81,091$83,539
31Not published$81,907$84,355

Bryant School District

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Bryant School District · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$50,000$52,000$54,000
1$50,300$52,300$54,300
2$50,600$52,600$54,600
3$50,900$52,900$54,900
4$51,200$53,200$55,200
5$51,500$53,500$55,500
6$52,250$54,400$56,500
7$53,000$55,300$57,500
8$53,750$56,200$58,500
9$54,500$57,100$59,500
10$55,250$58,000$60,500
11$56,000$58,900$61,500
12$56,750$59,800$62,500
13$57,500$60,700$63,500
14$58,250$61,600$64,500
15$59,000$62,500$65,500
16$59,750$63,400$66,500
17$60,500$64,300$67,500
18$61,250$65,200$68,500
19$62,000$66,100$69,500
20$62,750$67,000$70,500
21$63,500$67,900$71,500
22$64,250$68,800$72,500
23$65,000$69,700$73,500
24$65,750$70,600$74,500
25$66,500$71,500$75,500
26$67,250$72,400$76,500
27$68,000$73,300$77,500
28$68,750$74,200$78,500

Fort Smith Public Schools

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Fort Smith Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
1$50,200$54,225$61,125
2$51,525$54,900$61,800
3$51,675$55,575$62,475
4$51,825$56,250$63,150
5$51,975$56,925$63,825
6$52,125$57,600$64,500
7$52,275$58,275$65,175
8$52,425$58,950$65,850
9$52,725$59,625$66,525
10$53,400$60,300$67,200
11$54,075$60,975$67,875
12$54,750$61,650$68,550
13$55,425$62,325$69,225
14$56,100$63,000$69,900
15$56,775$63,675$70,575
16$57,450$64,350$71,250
17$58,125$65,025$71,925
18$58,800$65,700$72,600
19$59,475$66,375$73,275
20$60,150$67,050$73,950
21$60,825$67,725$74,625
22$61,500$68,400$75,300
23$62,175$69,075$75,975
24$62,850$69,750$76,650
25$63,525$70,425$77,325

Conway Public Schools

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Conway Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$50,000$50,000$55,601
1$50,000$50,033$56,484
2$50,000$50,916$57,366
3$50,000$51,799$58,249
4$50,000$52,681$59,130
5$50,000$53,562$60,014
6$50,000$54,445$60,896
7$50,000$55,329$61,778
8$50,566$56,211$62,663
9$51,448$57,093$63,545
10$52,332$57,976$64,427
11$53,215$58,859$65,307
12$54,095$59,741$66,192
13$54,977$60,623$67,074
14$55,861$61,506$67,956
15$56,743$62,388$68,838
16$57,623$63,269$69,722
17Not published$64,153$70,605
18Not published$65,036$71,488
19Not published$65,918$72,369
20Not published$66,799$73,252
21Not published$67,679$74,134
22Not publishedNot published$75,017
23Not publishedNot published$75,898
24Not publishedNot published$76,778

Pulaski County Special School District

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Pulaski County Special School District · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
1$50,000$50,000$52,033
2$50,000$50,000$53,264
3$50,000$50,000$54,504
4$50,000$50,000$55,754
5$50,000$50,000$57,016
6$50,000$50,000$58,287
7$50,000$50,000$59,568
8$50,000$50,198$60,860
9$50,000$51,295$62,162
10$50,000$52,402$63,474
11$50,000$53,520$64,797
12$50,000$54,647$66,129
13$50,000$55,786$67,472
14$50,000$56,934$68,826
15$50,096$58,092$70,189
16$51,111$59,261$71,563
17$52,136$60,440$72,946
18$52,986$61,290$73,796

Little Rock School District

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Little Rock School District · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
1$50,000$53,060Not published
2$50,905$54,021Not published
3$51,826$54,999Not published
4$52,764$55,994Not published
5$53,719$57,008Not published
6$54,692$58,039Not published
7$55,682$59,090Not published
8$56,690$60,159Not published
9$57,716$61,248Not published
10$58,760$62,357Not published
11$59,824$63,486Not published
12$60,907$64,635Not published
13$62,009$65,805Not published
14$63,131$66,996Not published
15$64,274$68,208Not published
16$65,437$69,443Not published
17$66,622$70,700Not published
18$66,622$71,979Not published
19$66,622$73,282Not published
20$66,622$73,282Not published
21$66,622$73,282Not published

Cabot School District

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Cabot School District · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$50,000$50,000Not published
1$50,000$50,155Not published
2$50,000$50,845Not published
3$50,000$51,535Not published
4$50,000$52,225Not published
5$50,260$52,915Not published
6$50,950$53,605Not published
7$51,640$54,295Not published
8$52,330$54,985Not published
9$53,020$55,675Not published
10$53,710$56,365Not published
11$54,400$57,055Not published
12$55,090$57,745Not published
13$55,780$58,435Not published
14$56,470$59,125Not published
15$57,160$59,815Not published
16$57,850$60,505Not published
17$58,540$61,195Not published
18$59,230$61,885Not published
19$59,920$62,575Not published
20$60,610$63,265Not published
21$61,300$63,955Not published
22Not published$64,645Not published
23Not published$65,335Not published
24Not published$66,025Not published
25Not published$66,715Not published
26Not published$67,405Not published
27Not published$68,095Not published

District pay rankings.

Ranked by highest published maximum across degree lanes. Annual base pay, by education level. Years and contract terms can differ; open each schedule before comparing.

Select a column heading to sort. Scroll the table horizontally for more columns. Missing values are marked “Not published”.

Arkansas district salary comparison
Official source
Bentonville School DistrictBentonville2026-27$58,582$62,500$73,276$88,574Not publishedSchedule ↗ for Bentonville School District
Fayetteville Public SchoolsFayetteville2026-27$55,000$58,600$70,311$83,054$86,923Schedule ↗ for Fayetteville Public Schools
Springdale School DistrictSpringdale2026-27$55,000$57,526$74,257$79,728$84,780Schedule ↗ for Springdale School District
Rogers School DistrictRogers2026-27$55,000$57,446$72,937$81,907$84,355Schedule ↗ for Rogers School District
Bryant School DistrictBryant2026-27$50,000$52,000$68,750$74,200$78,500Schedule ↗ for Bryant School District
Fort Smith Public SchoolsFort Smith2026-27$50,200$54,225$63,525$70,425$77,325Schedule ↗ for Fort Smith Public Schools
Conway Public SchoolsConway2026-27$50,000$50,000$57,623$67,679$76,778Schedule ↗ for Conway Public Schools
Pulaski County Special School DistrictLittle Rock2026-27$50,000$50,000$52,986$61,290$73,796Schedule ↗ for Pulaski County Special School District
Little Rock School DistrictLittle Rock2026-27$50,000$53,060$66,622$73,282Not publishedSchedule ↗ for Little Rock School District
Cabot School DistrictCabot2026-27$50,000$50,000$61,300$68,095Not publishedSchedule ↗ for Cabot School District

10 districts shown

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Starting pay to top pay

Largest districts included in this guide, sorted by published top pay. Starting pay is the bachelor’s entry rate; top pay is the highest published maximum across degree lanes.

━ Bachelor’s start▨ Top pay · all degree lanes
Bentonville School District2026-27

BA start $58,582

Top $88,574

Fayetteville Public Schools2026-27

BA start $55,000

Top $86,923

Springdale School District2026-27

BA start $55,000

Top $84,780

Rogers School District2026-27

BA start $55,000

Top $84,355

Bryant School District2026-27

BA start $50,000

Top $78,500

Fort Smith Public Schools2026-27

BA start $50,200

Top $77,325

Conway Public Schools2026-27

BA start $50,000

Top $76,778

Pulaski County Special School District2026-27

BA start $50,000

Top $73,796

Little Rock School District2026-27

BA start $50,000

Top $73,282

Cabot School District2026-27

BA start $50,000

Top $68,095

Annual base salary on a shared zero-based scale. Top pay can require advanced qualifications and many years of service. Missing values are not zero.
View district chart data
Published district pay
DistrictYearBA startTop pay
Bentonville School District2026-27$58,582$88,574
Fayetteville Public Schools2026-27$55,000$86,923
Springdale School District2026-27$55,000$84,780
Rogers School District2026-27$55,000$84,355
Bryant School District2026-27$50,000$78,500
Fort Smith Public Schools2026-27$50,200$77,325
Conway Public Schools2026-27$50,000$76,778
Pulaski County Special School District2026-27$50,000$73,796
Little Rock School District2026-27$50,000$73,282
Cabot School District2026-27$50,000$68,095

Experience & progression

How pay grows by step

Bachelor’s lane · 5 districts with numeric step data

$0k$20k$40k$60k$80k07142128Experience stepSpringdale School District: step 0, $55,000Springdale School District: step 1, $55,685Springdale School District: step 2, $56,370Springdale School District: step 3, $57,132Springdale School District: step 4, $57,817Springdale School District: step 5, $58,502Springdale School District: step 6, $59,187Springdale School District: step 7, $59,872Springdale School District: step 8, $60,557Springdale School District: step 9, $61,242Springdale School District: step 10, $61,927Springdale School District: step 11, $62,612Springdale School District: step 12, $63,297Springdale School District: step 13, $63,982Springdale School District: step 14, $64,667Springdale School District: step 15, $65,352Springdale School District: step 16, $66,037Springdale School District: step 17, $66,722Springdale School District: step 18, $67,407Springdale School District: step 19, $68,092Springdale School District: step 20, $68,777Springdale School District: step 21, $69,462Springdale School District: step 22, $70,147Springdale School District: step 23, $70,832Springdale School District: step 24, $71,517Springdale School District: step 25, $72,202Springdale School District: step 26, $72,887Springdale School District: step 27, $73,572Springdale School District: step 28, $74,257Bentonville School District: step 0, $58,582Bentonville School District: step 1, $59,159Bentonville School District: step 2, $59,885Bentonville School District: step 3, $60,640Bentonville School District: step 4, $61,398Bentonville School District: step 5, $62,801Bentonville School District: step 6, $63,603Bentonville School District: step 7, $64,358Bentonville School District: step 8, $65,112Bentonville School District: step 9, $65,870Bentonville School District: step 10, $67,595Bentonville School District: step 11, $68,421Bentonville School District: step 12, $69,176Bentonville School District: step 13, $69,932Bentonville School District: step 14, $70,685Bentonville School District: step 15, $72,278Bentonville School District: step 16, $72,777Bentonville School District: step 17, $73,276Bentonville School District: step 18, $73,276Bentonville School District: step 19, $73,276Bentonville School District: step 20, $73,276Bentonville School District: step 21, $73,276Bentonville School District: step 22, $73,276Bentonville School District: step 23, $73,276Bentonville School District: step 24, $73,276Bentonville School District: step 25, $73,276Little Rock School District: step 1, $50,000Little Rock School District: step 2, $50,905Little Rock School District: step 3, $51,826Little Rock School District: step 4, $52,764Little Rock School District: step 5, $53,719Little Rock School District: step 6, $54,692Little Rock School District: step 7, $55,682Little Rock School District: step 8, $56,690Little Rock School District: step 9, $57,716Little Rock School District: step 10, $58,760Little Rock School District: step 11, $59,824Little Rock School District: step 12, $60,907Little Rock School District: step 13, $62,009Little Rock School District: step 14, $63,131Little Rock School District: step 15, $64,274Little Rock School District: step 16, $65,437Little Rock School District: step 17, $66,622Little Rock School District: step 18, $66,622Little Rock School District: step 19, $66,622Little Rock School District: step 20, $66,622Little Rock School District: step 21, $66,622Rogers School District: step 1, $55,000Rogers School District: step 2, $55,816Rogers School District: step 3, $56,633Rogers School District: step 4, $57,446Rogers School District: step 5, $58,263Rogers School District: step 6, $59,078Rogers School District: step 7, $59,892Rogers School District: step 8, $60,708Rogers School District: step 9, $61,523Rogers School District: step 10, $62,339Rogers School District: step 11, $63,154Rogers School District: step 12, $63,969Rogers School District: step 13, $64,783Rogers School District: step 14, $65,598Rogers School District: step 15, $66,415Rogers School District: step 16, $67,230Rogers School District: step 17, $68,045Rogers School District: step 18, $68,861Rogers School District: step 19, $69,676Rogers School District: step 20, $70,491Rogers School District: step 21, $71,305Rogers School District: step 22, $72,121Rogers School District: step 23, $72,937Fort Smith Public Schools: step 1, $50,200Fort Smith Public Schools: step 2, $51,525Fort Smith Public Schools: step 3, $51,675Fort Smith Public Schools: step 4, $51,825Fort Smith Public Schools: step 5, $51,975Fort Smith Public Schools: step 6, $52,125Fort Smith Public Schools: step 7, $52,275Fort Smith Public Schools: step 8, $52,425Fort Smith Public Schools: step 9, $52,725Fort Smith Public Schools: step 10, $53,400Fort Smith Public Schools: step 11, $54,075Fort Smith Public Schools: step 12, $54,750Fort Smith Public Schools: step 13, $55,425Fort Smith Public Schools: step 14, $56,100Fort Smith Public Schools: step 15, $56,775Fort Smith Public Schools: step 16, $57,450Fort Smith Public Schools: step 17, $58,125Fort Smith Public Schools: step 18, $58,800Fort Smith Public Schools: step 19, $59,475Fort Smith Public Schools: step 20, $60,150Fort Smith Public Schools: step 21, $60,825Fort Smith Public Schools: step 22, $61,500Fort Smith Public Schools: step 23, $62,175Fort Smith Public Schools: step 24, $62,850Fort Smith Public Schools: step 25, $63,525
  • Springdale School District2026-27
  • Bentonville School District2026-27
  • Little Rock School District2026-27
  • Rogers School District2026-27
  • Fort Smith Public Schools2026-27
Lines connect published observations, not estimated salaries for missing steps. A step is not always a year of service. District placement rules and schedule years vary.
View step progression data
Bachelor’s lane by published step
DistrictStepAnnual pay
Springdale School District0$55,000
Springdale School District1$55,685
Springdale School District2$56,370
Springdale School District3$57,132
Springdale School District4$57,817
Springdale School District5$58,502
Springdale School District6$59,187
Springdale School District7$59,872
Springdale School District8$60,557
Springdale School District9$61,242
Springdale School District10$61,927
Springdale School District11$62,612
Springdale School District12$63,297
Springdale School District13$63,982
Springdale School District14$64,667
Springdale School District15$65,352
Springdale School District16$66,037
Springdale School District17$66,722
Springdale School District18$67,407
Springdale School District19$68,092
Springdale School District20$68,777
Springdale School District21$69,462
Springdale School District22$70,147
Springdale School District23$70,832
Springdale School District24$71,517
Springdale School District25$72,202
Springdale School District26$72,887
Springdale School District27$73,572
Springdale School District28$74,257
Bentonville School District0$58,582
Bentonville School District1$59,159
Bentonville School District2$59,885
Bentonville School District3$60,640
Bentonville School District4$61,398
Bentonville School District5$62,801
Bentonville School District6$63,603
Bentonville School District7$64,358
Bentonville School District8$65,112
Bentonville School District9$65,870
Bentonville School District10$67,595
Bentonville School District11$68,421
Bentonville School District12$69,176
Bentonville School District13$69,932
Bentonville School District14$70,685
Bentonville School District15$72,278
Bentonville School District16$72,777
Bentonville School District17$73,276
Bentonville School District18$73,276
Bentonville School District19$73,276
Bentonville School District20$73,276
Bentonville School District21$73,276
Bentonville School District22$73,276
Bentonville School District23$73,276
Bentonville School District24$73,276
Bentonville School District25$73,276
Little Rock School District1$50,000
Little Rock School District2$50,905
Little Rock School District3$51,826
Little Rock School District4$52,764
Little Rock School District5$53,719
Little Rock School District6$54,692
Little Rock School District7$55,682
Little Rock School District8$56,690
Little Rock School District9$57,716
Little Rock School District10$58,760
Little Rock School District11$59,824
Little Rock School District12$60,907
Little Rock School District13$62,009
Little Rock School District14$63,131
Little Rock School District15$64,274
Little Rock School District16$65,437
Little Rock School District17$66,622
Little Rock School District18$66,622
Little Rock School District19$66,622
Little Rock School District20$66,622
Little Rock School District21$66,622
Rogers School District1$55,000
Rogers School District2$55,816
Rogers School District3$56,633
Rogers School District4$57,446
Rogers School District5$58,263
Rogers School District6$59,078
Rogers School District7$59,892
Rogers School District8$60,708
Rogers School District9$61,523
Rogers School District10$62,339
Rogers School District11$63,154
Rogers School District12$63,969
Rogers School District13$64,783
Rogers School District14$65,598
Rogers School District15$66,415
Rogers School District16$67,230
Rogers School District17$68,045
Rogers School District18$68,861
Rogers School District19$69,676
Rogers School District20$70,491
Rogers School District21$71,305
Rogers School District22$72,121
Rogers School District23$72,937
Fort Smith Public Schools1$50,200
Fort Smith Public Schools2$51,525
Fort Smith Public Schools3$51,675
Fort Smith Public Schools4$51,825
Fort Smith Public Schools5$51,975
Fort Smith Public Schools6$52,125
Fort Smith Public Schools7$52,275
Fort Smith Public Schools8$52,425
Fort Smith Public Schools9$52,725
Fort Smith Public Schools10$53,400
Fort Smith Public Schools11$54,075
Fort Smith Public Schools12$54,750
Fort Smith Public Schools13$55,425
Fort Smith Public Schools14$56,100
Fort Smith Public Schools15$56,775
Fort Smith Public Schools16$57,450
Fort Smith Public Schools17$58,125
Fort Smith Public Schools18$58,800
Fort Smith Public Schools19$59,475
Fort Smith Public Schools20$60,150
Fort Smith Public Schools21$60,825
Fort Smith Public Schools22$61,500
Fort Smith Public Schools23$62,175
Fort Smith Public Schools24$62,850
Fort Smith Public Schools25$63,525

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Salary in context

Arkansas average$59,193
NEA 2024-25 · Source
State minimum$50,000
See state minimum terms below · Source
National average$74,495
Reporting year not published · Source
Average pay describes the workforce; a minimum is a floor subject to state rules. These measures can cover different years and are not equivalent starting offers.
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State and national salary measures
MeasureAmountContext
Arkansas average$59,193NEA 2024-25
State minimum$50,000See state minimum terms below
National average$74,495Reporting year not published

State minimum salary

$50,000

Arkansas sets a flat minimum, not a step schedule: since 2023-24 every classroom teacher must earn at least $50,000 under Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-2403 as amended by Act 237 of 2023 (the LEARNS Act), per the Arkansas Department of Education's Commissioner's Memo FIN-23-041. Teachers already above $50,000 in 2022-23 received at least a $2,000 raise in 2023-24. NEA figures are for 2024-25 (NEA Rankings & Estimates; average starting salary from the NEA Teacher Salary Benchmark). Districts are the 10 largest by 2025-26 enrollment in the ADE Data Center's Enrollment Count by District report; all 10 post a 2026-27 schedule. Bachelor's, master's and doctorate columns use each district's base lane for that degree, on its standard 190-day teacher contract.

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Match the school year, degree lane and credited experience. The published maximum is not a promise of starting placement. Confirm contract days, supplements and eligibility in each district’s official schedule.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Arkansas district salary schedules?

Use the district comparison table on this page to open a district guide and its official salary schedule. Each source is linked with a verification date.

Does a master’s degree change the salary?

Check the master’s lane in the district’s published schedule. Degree supplements and placement rules vary; a missing value here does not mean there is no additional pay.

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