Annual salary
$50,500
Arkansas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Lake Hamilton School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Certified salary schedule (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.
- Lake Hamilton School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $50,500 (Bachelors, step 1) and tops out at $65,000 (Masters Plus, step 18), per Lake Hamilton School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelors) starts at $50,500 and reaches $60,500 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters) the range is $51,500 to $63,500.
- The grid has 3 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 18.
- Lake Hamilton School District enrolled 4,054 students in 2023-24, the 20th-largest district in Arkansas by NCES enrollment.
Certified salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | Bachelors | Masters | Masters Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,500 | $51,500 | $52,500 |
| 2 | $50,600 | $51,750 | $53,000 |
| 3 | $50,700 | $52,250 | $53,750 |
| 4 | $50,800 | $53,000 | $54,500 |
| 5 | $51,000 | $53,750 | $55,250 |
| 6 | $51,500 | $54,500 | $56,000 |
| 7 | $52,250 | $55,250 | $56,750 |
| 8 | $53,000 | $56,000 | $57,500 |
| 9 | $53,750 | $56,750 | $58,250 |
| 10 | $54,500 | $57,500 | $59,000 |
| 11 | $55,250 | $58,250 | $59,750 |
| 12 | $56,000 | $59,000 | $60,500 |
| 13 | $56,750 | $59,750 | $61,250 |
| 14 | $57,500 | $60,500 | $62,000 |
| 15 | $58,250 | $61,250 | $62,750 |
| 16 | $59,000 | $62,000 | $63,500 |
| 17 | $59,750 | $62,750 | $64,250 |
| 18 | $60,500 | $63,500 | $65,000 |
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Per month (12)
$4,208.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $50,600 | +$100 |
| 3 | $50,700 | +$200 |
| 4 | $50,800 | +$300 |
| 5 | $51,000 | +$500 |
| 6 | $51,500 | +$1,000 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors, step 1 = $50,500 a year, $4,208.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
- Soft spot: The document prints the three lanes as three side-by-side step tables; they share the same step numbers 1-18.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelors column a teacher moves from $50,500 at step 1 to $60,500 at step 18: 17 step increases worth $588 each on average, 20% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $750, between step 6 and step 7.
A master's degree is worth $1,000 more than a bachelor's at the first step (2.0%) and $3,000 more at the top of the column (5.0%).
The highest-paid column, Masters Plus, starts at $52,500 and tops out at $65,000, 7% above the top of the Bachelors column.
Among the 25 Arkansas district schedules indexed here, Lake Hamilton School District's starting pay ranks 3rd and its top cell ranks 15th; 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 49th percentile and the top cell at the 11th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors | $50,500 | $60,500 | 17 | 20% |
| Masters | $51,500 | $63,500 | 17 | 23% |
| Masters Plus | $52,500 | $65,000 | 17 | 24% |
Against Arkansas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Nettleton School District | 3,823 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | – | $67,450 |
| 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 teacher salary in Lake Hamilton School District?
$50,500 on the column Bachelors at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Lake Hamilton School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $50,500 (Bachelors).
What is the top of the Lake Hamilton School District salary schedule?
$65,000, at step 18 on Masters Plus (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 Lake Hamilton School District salary schedule?
On the Bachelors column the top figure, $60,500, is reached at step 18, 17 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Lake Hamilton School District?
$1,000 more at the first step: $51,500 on Masters against $50,500 on Bachelors (2026-27 schedule).
Other Arkansas districts with schedules
- Texarkana School Districtstarts $50,000
- Marion School Districtstarts $50,000
- Mountain Home Public Schoolsstarts $50,000
- Nettleton School Districtstarts $50,000
- Sheridan 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
- Harrison School Districtstarts $36,800
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