Highest Instructor Salary at Arkansas Public Colleges
NorthWest Arkansas Community College has the highest instructor salary of $64,680 among Arkansas public colleges followed by Henderson State University ($56,542) and University of Central Arkansas ($55,990). The average instructor salary of the Arkansas public colleges is $52,890 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest instructor salary by contract length. The table is sorted by salary in descending order. The number in parenthesis is the number of faculty for the contract length relatively.
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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeBentonville, AR | $64,680 (21) 5.78% | $65,452 (19) 6.41% | $69,485 (1) | - | $69,545 (1) 3.02% |
| 2 | Henderson State UniversityArkadelphia, AR | $56,542 (7) 17.10% | $53,855 (4) 15.57% | - | - | $80,167 (3) 12.00% |
| 3 | University of Central ArkansasConway, AR | $55,990 (69) 2.85% | $56,387 (57) 1.94% | $67,622 (4) 13.28% | $52,275 (2) 1.47% | $71,177 (6) 0.10% |
| 4 | University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR | $55,807 (343) 3.87% | $56,475 (286) 3.62% | - | - | $69,942 (57) 4.79% |
| 5 | University of Arkansas-Fort SmithFort Smith, AR | $53,155 (66) 0.66% | $52,661 (59) 0.50% | $70,112 (4) 40.22% | $80,000 (1) 13.63% | $55,603 (2) 15.01% |
| 6 | Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, AR | $50,617 (40) 6.01% | $50,617 (40) 6.01% | - | - | - |
| 7 | Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnolia, AR | $50,600 (42) 8.99% | $52,493 (26) 9.55% | $48,643 (5) 1.06% | - | $65,636 (11) 10.95% |
| 8 | Arkansas State University-Mountain HomeMountain Home, AR | $47,559 (38) 1.52% | $49,327 (31) 0.41% | $39,300 (3) 9.24% | - | $57,333 (4) 3.23% |
| 9 | University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, AR | $47,231 (60) 1.13% | $48,119 (49) 2.75% | - | - | $57,699 (11) 1.07% |
| 10 | University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR | $46,716 (18) 19.36% | - | - | - | $62,288 (18) 19.36% |