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Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Arkansas

The median foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in Arkansas earns $62,900 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,189 a month.

10th percentile
$45,300
25th percentile
$55,600
Median percentile
$62,900
75th percentile
$78,970
90th percentile
$82,130

Based on 120 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$50,267 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,900
Federal income tax−$5,368
Social Security + Medicare−$4,812
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$2,453
Monthly take-home$4,189
Every two weeks$1,933

Does it go far here?

$72,351Median pay in Arkansas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.9 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($947 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arkansas

JobMedian pay
Dentists, General$178,930
Purchasing Managers$156,450
Architectural and Engineering Managers$140,600
Physicians, All Other$136,880
Marketing Managers$136,520
Pharmacists$136,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers$127,220
Nurse Practitioners$125,660

All foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Arkansas