SOC 25-1042 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025
How much do Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $99,740. The 10th percentile is $62,230 and the 90th percentile is $168,540. Employment is 120.
Median annual wage
$99,740
- 10th percentile
- $62,230
- 25th percentile
- $77,670
- Median
- $99,740
- 75th percentile
- $129,250
- 90th percentile
- $168,540
- Mean
- $110,710
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

Percentile spread
For Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $62,230 and the 90th percentile is $168,540. The difference is $106,310, which is 106.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $77,670 to the 75th at $129,250, covers $51,580.
The mean annual wage is $110,710, which sits above the median of $99,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.
National and state comparison
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 17.9% higher than the national median of $84,620 for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $111,611, which is 31.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 28.4% higher than the Arkansas median of $77,670.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 89.364, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $111,611 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 1st of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 133 miles away, with a median of $59,110 and employment of 40. That median is 40.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,705, against $111,611 here.
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 147 miles away, with a median of $77,620 and employment of 140. That median is 22.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,206, against $111,611 here.
- Springfield, MO is 185 miles away, with a median of $74,270 and employment of 80. That median is 25.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,840, against $111,611 here.
Employment share
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (120 of 358,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (50,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.04 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $99,740. The 10th percentile is $62,230 and the 90th percentile is $168,540. Employment is 120.
How does that compare with the national median for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary?
The local median is 17.9% higher than the national median of $84,620.
What is Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 89.364, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $99,740 is $111,611. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR compare with nearby metros for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary?
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 133 miles away, at $59,110. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.