Entry-level High School Teacher salary in Little Rock, AR

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes North Little Rock.

Also listed as: Secondary School Teacher, Math Teacher

Median salary$45,580
Middle 50%$45.6k–$46.4k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $45,580
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $45,580 and $46,380.
PercentileSalary
10th$45,580
25th$45,580
50th (median)$45,580
75th$46,380
90th$46,380

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $40k $50k FY2021: median $42,720 (10 filings) FY2022: median $42,290 (13 filings) FY2023: median $42,920 (10 filings) FY2024: median $45,580 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 13
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––2
FY2021$42,720$42,398$42,72010
FY2022$42,290$42,290$42,29013
FY2023$42,920$42,920$42,92010
FY2024$45,580$42,670$45,58013
FY2025–––9
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Little Rock's median entry-level High School Teacher salary of $45,580 is worth about $51,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Little Rock = 89.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Little Rock, AR area earned a median of $60,480 in May 2025 (2,920 employed). The H-1B median here is $45,580, 25% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Little Scholars of Arkansas$45,58013

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $45,580 13
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$45,580$45,58013

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.