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Conway Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Licensed salary schedule A & J (2026-27). 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.
- Conway Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $50,000 (BSE, step 1) and tops out at $76,778 (Doctorate, step 25), per Conway Public Schools (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 190 work days, which makes the starting cell about $263.16 per day.
- The grid has 8 column columns and 25 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Conway School District enrolled 10,174 students in 2023-24, the 8th-largest district in Arkansas by NCES enrollment.
Licensed salary schedule A & J (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | BSE | BSE+12 | BSE+24 | MSE | MSE+12 | MSE+24 | ED SPEC/MSE+45 | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,763 | $52,376 | $53,989 | $55,601 |
| 2 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,033 | $51,645 | $53,258 | $54,870 | $56,484 |
| 3 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,916 | $52,526 | $54,140 | $55,750 | $57,366 |
| 4 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $51,799 | $53,411 | $55,024 | $56,634 | $58,249 |
| 5 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,260 | $52,681 | $54,293 | $55,905 | $57,518 | $59,130 |
| 6 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $51,142 | $53,562 | $55,175 | $56,787 | $58,400 | $60,014 |
| 7 | $50,000 | $50,410 | $52,024 | $54,445 | $56,056 | $57,670 | $59,282 | $60,896 |
| 8 | $50,000 | $51,293 | $52,907 | $55,329 | $56,940 | $58,553 | $60,165 | $61,778 |
| 9 | $50,566 | $52,175 | $53,789 | $56,211 | $57,823 | $59,436 | $61,048 | $62,663 |
| 10 | $51,448 | $53,056 | $54,672 | $57,093 | $58,705 | $60,318 | $61,930 | $63,545 |
| 11 | $52,332 | $53,939 | $55,556 | $57,976 | $59,587 | $61,201 | $62,812 | $64,427 |
| 12 | $53,215 | $54,823 | $56,438 | $58,859 | $60,471 | $62,084 | $63,694 | $65,307 |
| 13 | $54,095 | $55,705 | $57,320 | $59,741 | $61,354 | $62,966 | $64,579 | $66,192 |
| 14 | $54,977 | $56,587 | $58,203 | $60,623 | $62,236 | $63,848 | $65,460 | $67,074 |
| 15 | $55,861 | $57,470 | $59,085 | $61,506 | $63,117 | $64,730 | $66,342 | $67,956 |
| 16 | $56,743 | $58,354 | $59,968 | $62,388 | $64,000 | $65,612 | $67,224 | $68,838 |
| 17 | $57,623 | $59,234 | $60,849 | $63,269 | $64,882 | $66,496 | $68,108 | $69,722 |
| 18 | $61,729 | $64,153 | $65,766 | $67,379 | $68,990 | $70,605 | ||
| 19 | $65,036 | $66,648 | $68,261 | $69,872 | $71,488 | |||
| 20 | $65,918 | $67,530 | $69,143 | $70,755 | $72,369 | |||
| 21 | $66,799 | $68,414 | $70,026 | $71,638 | $73,252 | |||
| 22 | $67,679 | $69,296 | $70,909 | $72,520 | $74,134 | |||
| 23 | $70,176 | $71,789 | $73,403 | $75,017 | ||||
| 24 | $72,669 | $74,286 | $75,898 | |||||
| 25 | $75,166 | $76,778 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $50,000 | +$0 |
| 3 | $50,000 | +$0 |
| 4 | $50,000 | +$0 |
| 5 | $50,000 | +$0 |
| 6 | $50,000 | +$0 |
Worked example as rendered: BSE, step 1 = $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.
Schedule A & J, based on 190 days of employment. Blank cells are steps a lane does not reach.
How this schedule moves
On the BSE column a teacher moves from $50,000 at step 1 to $57,623 at step 17: 16 step increases worth $476 each on average, 15% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $884, between step 10 and step 11.
7 of the 16 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, Doctorate, starts at $55,601 and tops out at $76,778, 33% above the top of the BSE column.
Among the 25 Arkansas district schedules indexed here, Conway Public Schools's starting pay ranks 6th and its top cell ranks 5th; 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 32nd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSE | $50,000 | $57,623 | 16 | 15% |
| BSE+12 | $50,000 | $59,234 | 16 | 18% |
| BSE+24 | $50,000 | $61,729 | 17 | 23% |
| MSE | $50,000 | $67,679 | 21 | 35% |
| MSE+12 | $50,763 | $70,176 | 22 | 38% |
| MSE+24 | $52,376 | $72,669 | 23 | 39% |
| ED SPEC/MSE+45 | $53,989 | $75,166 | 24 | 39% |
| Doctorate | $55,601 | $76,778 | 24 | 38% |
Against Arkansas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Public Schools | 10,174 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | – | $76,778 |
| Bryant School District | 9,775 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | – | $78,500 |
| Pulaski County Special School District | 12,290 | 2025-26 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $73,796 |
| Fort Smith Public Schools | 14,060 | 2026-27 | $50,200 | $54,225 | $77,325 |
| Benton School District | 5,763 | 2025-26 | $50,000 | – | $73,955 |
| Sheridan School District | 4,321 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | $51,500 | $66,700 |
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 Conway Public Schools schedule?
$50,000 at step 1 on BSE, per the 2026-27 schedule (Conway Public Schools).
What is the top of the Conway Public Schools salary schedule?
$76,778, at step 25 on Doctorate (2026-27). 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 Conway Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BSE column the top figure, $57,623, is reached at step 17, 16 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Arkansas districts with schedules
- Bryant School Districtstarts $50,000
- Pulaski County Special School Districtstarts $50,000
- Fort Smith Public Schoolsstarts $50,200
- Benton School Districtstarts $50,000
- 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
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