Wages & salaries for Preschool teachers, except special education in Fort Smith, AR-OK Wages & salaries for Preschool teachers, except special education in Fort Smith, AR-OK Preschool teachers, except special education (Occupation [OCC] code: 25-2011) in Fort Smith, AR-OK (BLS Area code: 22900 ) earned an average wage of $11.39 per hour and an average annual salary of $23,700Fort Smith, AR-OK160Preschool teachers, except special educationIndustry comparison
Preschool teachers, except special education in Fort Smith, AR-OK earned 8% less than average for Preschool teachers, except special education in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Preschool teachers, except special education in Fort Smith, AR-OK earned 21% less than the average worker in Fort Smith, AR-OK.

State salary comparison
Preschool teachers, except special education in Fort Smith, AR-OK earned 46% less than the average worker in Arkansas.

National salary comparison
Preschool teachers, except special education in Fort Smith, AR-OK earned 40% less than the average worker in the United States.

Preschool teachers, except special education in Fort Smith, AR-OKPreschool teachers, except special education in Fort Smith, AR-OK

Mean hourly wage:	$11.39
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$7.20
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$8.10
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$9.62
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$14.60
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$17.77

Preschool teachers, except special education in Fort Smith, AR-OK

Mean annual salary:	$23,700
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$14,970
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$16,850
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$20,000
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$30,360
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$36,970