Annual salary
$50,000
Arkansas · salary schedule · 2025-26
Benton School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Licensed salary schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Benton School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $50,000 (BSE, step 0) and tops out at $73,955 (MSE + 30, step 24), per Benton School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 190 work days, which makes the starting cell about $263.16 per day.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 25 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 24.
- Benton School District enrolled 5,763 students in 2023-24, the 14th-largest district in Arkansas by NCES enrollment.
Licensed salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | BSE | BSE + 18 | MSE | MSE + 18 | MSE + 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $50,000 | $51,800 | $53,600 | $55,400 | $57,200 |
| 1 | $50,390 | $52,190 | $53,990 | $55,790 | $57,590 |
| 2 | $50,780 | $52,580 | $54,380 | $56,180 | $57,980 |
| 3 | $51,170 | $52,970 | $54,770 | $56,570 | $58,370 |
| 4 | $51,560 | $53,360 | $55,160 | $56,960 | $58,760 |
| 5 | $51,950 | $53,750 | $55,550 | $57,350 | $59,150 |
| 6 | $52,340 | $54,140 | $55,940 | $57,740 | $59,540 |
| 7 | $52,730 | $54,530 | $56,330 | $58,130 | $59,930 |
| 8 | $53,555 | $55,355 | $57,155 | $58,955 | $60,755 |
| 9 | $54,380 | $56,180 | $57,980 | $59,780 | $61,580 |
| 10 | $55,205 | $57,005 | $58,805 | $60,605 | $62,405 |
| 11 | $56,030 | $57,830 | $59,630 | $61,430 | $63,230 |
| 12 | $56,855 | $58,655 | $60,455 | $62,255 | $64,055 |
| 13 | $57,680 | $59,480 | $61,280 | $63,080 | $64,880 |
| 14 | $58,505 | $60,305 | $62,105 | $63,905 | $65,705 |
| 15 | $59,330 | $61,130 | $62,930 | $64,730 | $66,530 |
| 16 | $60,155 | $61,955 | $63,755 | $65,555 | $67,355 |
| 17 | $60,980 | $62,780 | $64,580 | $66,380 | $68,180 |
| 18 | $61,805 | $63,605 | $65,405 | $67,205 | $69,005 |
| 19 | $62,630 | $64,430 | $66,230 | $68,030 | $69,830 |
| 20 | $63,455 | $65,255 | $67,055 | $68,855 | $70,655 |
| 21 | $64,280 | $66,080 | $67,880 | $69,680 | $71,480 |
| 22 | $65,105 | $66,905 | $68,705 | $70,505 | $72,305 |
| 23 | $65,930 | $67,730 | $69,530 | $71,330 | $73,130 |
| 24 | $66,755 | $68,555 | $70,355 | $72,155 | $73,955 |
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Per month (12)
$4,166.67
Per work day
$263.16 / 190 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,390 | +$390 |
| 2 | $50,780 | +$780 |
| 3 | $51,170 | +$1,170 |
| 4 | $51,560 | +$1,560 |
| 5 | $51,950 | +$1,950 |
Worked example as rendered: BSE, step 0 = $50,000 a year, $4,166.67 a month spread over 12 months, $263.16 per work day on a 190-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Base salary $50,000; experience increment $390 for years 1-8 and $825 for years 9-25; education increment $1,800.
How this schedule moves
On the BSE column a teacher moves from $50,000 at step 0 to $66,755 at step 24: 24 step increases worth $698 each on average, 34% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $825, between step 7 and step 8.
The highest-paid column, MSE + 30, starts at $57,200 and tops out at $73,955, 11% above the top of the BSE column.
Among the 25 Arkansas district schedules indexed here, Benton School District's starting pay ranks 6th and its top cell ranks 6th; the state medians are $50,000 to start and $66,300 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 47th percentile and the top cell at the 29th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSE | $50,000 | $66,755 | 24 | 34% |
| BSE + 18 | $51,800 | $68,555 | 24 | 32% |
| MSE | $53,600 | $70,355 | 24 | 31% |
| MSE + 18 | $55,400 | $72,155 | 24 | 30% |
| MSE + 30 | $57,200 | $73,955 | 24 | 29% |
Against Arkansas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton School District | 5,763 | 2025-26 | $50,000 | – | $73,955 |
| Sheridan School District | 4,321 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | $51,500 | $66,700 |
| Lake Hamilton School District | 4,054 | 2026-27 | $50,500 | $51,500 | $65,000 |
| Texarkana School District | 3,912 | 2024-25 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $63,501 |
| Marion School District | 3,886 | 2025-26 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $65,794 |
| Mountain Home Public Schools | 3,839 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | – | $66,300 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Benton School District schedule?
$50,000 at step 0 on BSE, per the 2025-26 schedule (Benton School District).
What is the top of the Benton School District salary schedule?
$73,955, at step 24 on MSE + 30 (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Benton School District salary schedule?
On the BSE column the top figure, $66,755, is reached at step 24, 24 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Arkansas districts with schedules
- Sheridan School Districtstarts $50,000
- Lake Hamilton School Districtstarts $50,500
- Texarkana School Districtstarts $50,000
- Marion School Districtstarts $50,000
- Mountain Home Public Schoolsstarts $50,000
- Nettleton School Districtstarts $50,000
- Greene County Tech School Districtstarts $50,000
- Batesville School Districtstarts $50,000
- Beebe Public Schoolsstarts $50,000
- White Hall School Districtstarts $50,000
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