Chancellor Salary in Arkansas

How much does a Chancellor make in Arkansas?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chancellor in Arkansas is $286,464 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $138.

However, a Chancellor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $399,608
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $232,868 to $345,688
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $184,071

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Chancellor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$345,688	$28,807	$6,648	$166
Average	$286,464	$23,872	$5,509	$138
25th Percentile	$232,868	$19,406	$4,478	$112

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Key Factors That Influence Chancellor Salaries

A Chancellor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Chancellor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Chancellors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $351,088.
California: $349,756.
Massachusetts: $345,095.

District of Columbia $351,088 California $349,756 Massachusetts $345,095 Washington $343,826 New Jersey $343,700 Alaska $343,256 Connecticut $338,880 New York $337,104

Hawaii $331,428 Rhode Island $328,764 Maryland $326,957 Minnesota $324,484 Colorado $323,532 Illinois $323,215 Oregon $322,010 Delaware $321,122

New Hampshire $320,564 Virginia $319,315 Pennsylvania $315,668 Nevada $313,829 North Dakota $313,227 Michigan $312,275 Wisconsin $311,927 Vermont $311,229

Texas $309,295 Maine $309,168 Arizona $308,978 Ohio $308,756 Georgia $305,838 Indiana $304,380 Wyoming $304,094 Utah $303,650

Iowa $303,460 Kansas $301,938 Louisiana $301,494 North Carolina $301,336 Missouri $301,272 Florida $300,036 Montana $299,370 Nebraska $298,735

Kentucky $298,387 South Carolina $297,118 Tennessee $296,326 Idaho $296,008 New Mexico $293,694 Oklahoma $293,186 Alabama $291,315 South Dakota $288,176

Arkansas $286,464 West Virginia $285,544 Mississippi $282,786

Top Paying Cities for Chancellors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Star City: $281,774
Wesley: $286,156
West Fork: $287,973

Star City, AR $281,774 Wesley, AR $286,156 West Fork, AR $287,973 Witter, AR $283,398 Russellville, AR $279,323 Alix, AR $278,727 Altus, AR $278,781 Atkins, AR $279,703

Belleville, AR $277,684 Blue Mountain, AR $279,076 Bluffton, AR $277,332 Briggsville, AR $277,379 Centerville, AR $279,028 Clarksville, AR $278,895 Coal Hill, AR $279,142 Danville, AR $277,722

Dardanelle, AR $278,359 Delaware, AR $277,512 Dover, AR $277,522 Gravelly, AR $277,531 Hagarville, AR $277,068 Hartman, AR $278,603 Harvey, AR $277,373 Havana, AR $277,912

Hector, AR $277,154 Knoxville, AR $278,064 Mc Dougal, AR $279,168 Manila, AR $283,648 Marmaduke, AR $278,146 Maynard, AR $278,083 Minturn, AR $278,058 Monette, AR $281,939

Tillar, AR $278,556 Warren, AR $278,971 Watson, AR $278,115 Wilmar, AR $278,308 Wilmot, AR $278,768 Winchester, AR $278,765 Yorktown, AR $282,402 Camden, AR $278,609

Bearden, AR $278,993 Beirne, AR $278,416 Bluff City, AR $277,347 Calion, AR $278,958 Carthage, AR $282,059 Chidester, AR $277,747 Curtis, AR $278,305 El Dorado, AR $278,771

Emerson, AR $279,925 Fordyce, AR $280,350 Gurdon, AR $277,947 Hampton, AR $278,112 Harrell, AR $278,869 Huttig, AR $278,936 Ivan, AR $281,647 Junction City, AR $278,353

Lawson, AR $279,221 Louann, AR $278,023 Mc Neil, AR $278,083 Magnolia, AR $279,269 Mount Holly, AR $277,747 Norphlet, AR $279,139 Smackover, AR $278,407 Sparkman, AR $278,445

Stephens, AR $277,874 Joiner, AR $292,213 Keiser, AR $288,408 La Grange, AR $283,188 Lambrook, AR $276,891 Lepanto, AR $288,116 Lexa, AR $278,616 Luxora, AR $284,238

Madison, AR $287,396 Marianna, AR $282,662 Marion, AR $296,706 Marked Tree, AR $288,623 Marvell, AR $278,261 Mellwood, AR $276,574 Moro, AR $279,459 Oneida, AR $279,098

Osceola, AR $288,566 Palestine, AR $281,565 Parkin, AR $289,349 Poplar Grove, AR $279,871 Proctor, AR $294,956 Rivervale, AR $287,247 Snow Lake, AR $276,415 Turner, AR $277,122

Turrell, AR $294,128 Tyronza, AR $290,929 Vanndale, AR $285,966 Wabash, AR $277,151 West Helena, AR $282,228 West Ridge, AR $287,710 Wheatley, AR $279,342 Widener, AR $289,508

Wilson, AR $290,456 Wynne, AR $284,257 Jonesboro, AR $282,285 Alicia, AR $276,948 Bay, AR $282,840 Beech Grove, AR $277,179 Biggers, AR $277,154 Black Oak, AR $282,722

Black Rock, AR $277,443 Bono, AR $278,093 Brookland, AR $281,054 Caraway, AR $284,377 Cash, AR $277,766 Corning, AR $278,407 Datto, AR $278,204 Delaplaine, AR $276,938

Dell, AR $284,301 Egypt, AR $278,378 Etowah, AR $284,615 Fisher, AR $280,759 Greenway, AR $278,717 Grubbs, AR $278,616 Harrisburg, AR $283,569 Hoxie, AR $277,655

Imboden, AR $277,335 Knobel, AR $276,989 Lafe, AR $277,706 Lake City, AR $282,310 Leachville, AR $282,040 Light, AR $277,183 Lynn, AR $277,515 London, AR $277,880

O Kean, AR $277,959 Paragould, AR $278,739 Peach Orchard, AR $276,938 Piggott, AR $279,098 Pocahontas, AR $277,769 Pollard, AR $278,162 Portia, AR $278,736 Powhatan, AR $277,395

Ravenden, AR $277,230 Ravenden Springs, AR $277,611 Rector, AR $278,372 Reyno, AR $278,178 Saint Francis, AR $280,242 Sedgwick, AR $277,769 Smithville, AR $277,091 State University, AR $281,790

Strawberry, AR $277,186 Success, AR $277,839 Swifton, AR $277,205 Trumann, AR $285,135 Tuckerman, AR $277,554 Walcott, AR $277,465 Waldenburg, AR $280,433 Walnut Ridge, AR $277,525

Warm Springs, AR $277,769 New Blaine, AR $277,665 Oark, AR $279,060 Ola, AR $278,372 Ozone, AR $278,746 Paris, AR $278,289 Pelsor, AR $276,653 Plainview, AR $277,652

Pottsville, AR $279,275 Rover, AR $277,512 Scranton, AR $278,242 Subiaco, AR $278,372 Fort Smith, AR $276,983 Alma, AR $277,462 Barling, AR $277,043 Boles, AR $277,265

Booneville, AR $277,750 Branch, AR $278,036 Cecil, AR $277,633 Cedarville, AR $278,089 Charleston, AR $277,829 Chester, AR $280,315 Dyer, AR $277,963 Greenwood, AR $277,281

Hackett, AR $277,078 Hartford, AR $277,173 Huntington, AR $277,100 Lavaca, AR $277,297 Magazine, AR $277,918 Mansfield, AR $277,164 Midland, AR $277,103 Mountainburg, AR $280,369

Mulberry, AR $279,177 Natural Dam, AR $280,008 Ozark, AR $279,155 Parks, AR $277,243 Ratcliff, AR $278,169 Rudy, AR $277,842 Uniontown, AR $278,105 Van Buren, AR $277,072

Waldron, AR $277,544 Winslow, AR $284,714 Quitman, AR $279,951 Redfield, AR $284,593 Reydell, AR $278,590 Roe, AR $279,209 Roland, AR $284,720 Romance, AR $281,264

Rose Bud, AR $280,376 Russell, AR $279,247 Saint Charles, AR $277,668 Scotland, AR $277,687 Scott, AR $285,906 Searcy, AR $280,547 Sheridan, AR $284,111 Sherrill, AR $284,013

Shirley, AR $277,198 Solgohachia, AR $280,157 Springfield, AR $280,772 Stuttgart, AR $280,223 Sweet Home, AR $286,695 Thida, AR $277,170 Tichnor, AR $276,999 Traskwood, AR $282,608

Tucker, AR $284,308 Tupelo, AR $277,649 Ulm, AR $279,992 Vilonia, AR $283,943 Wabbaseka, AR $282,998 Ward, AR $283,176 West Point, AR $280,522 Wilburn, AR $278,273

Woodson, AR $285,066 Wooster, AR $282,998 Wright, AR $284,333 Wrightsville, AR $286,121 Little Rock, AR $286,718 West Memphis, AR $296,706 Armorel, AR $282,675 Aubrey, AR $281,771

Barton, AR $280,712 Bassett, AR $291,515 Blytheville, AR $283,360 Gosnell, AR $282,418 Brickeys, AR $288,183 Burdette, AR $284,070 Caldwell, AR $285,218 Cherry Valley, AR $283,924

Clarkedale, AR $294,474 Colt, AR $282,767 Crawfordsville, AR $294,309 Tontitown, AR $287,821 Strong, AR $278,635 Thornton, AR $279,253 Waldo, AR $278,001 Whelen Springs, AR $278,562

Hope, AR $278,188 Alleene, AR $277,481 Ashdown, AR $278,248 Ben Lomond, AR $278,127 Blevins, AR $277,909 Bradley, AR $282,288 Buckner, AR $277,997 Cale, AR $277,734

Columbus, AR $277,547 De Queen, AR $278,067 Dierks, AR $277,630 Doddridge, AR $281,780 Emmet, AR $277,810 Foreman, AR $277,902 Fouke, AR $280,709 Fulton, AR $277,535

Garland City, AR $279,691 Genoa, AR $279,592 Gillham, AR $277,620 Horatio, AR $277,893 Laneburg, AR $277,848 Lewisville, AR $279,370 Lockesburg, AR $277,592 Mc Caskill, AR $277,645

Mineral Springs, AR $277,861 Nashville, AR $278,007 Ogden, AR $277,858 Texarkana, AR $278,765 Ozan, AR $277,636 Prescott, AR $277,959 Rosston, AR $277,725 Saratoga, AR $277,725

Stamps, AR $279,399 Taylor, AR $281,961 Washington, AR $277,623 Willisville, AR $278,292 Wilton, AR $278,730 Winthrop, AR $277,639 Hot Springs National Park, AR $281,327 Hot Springs Village, AR $281,416

Alpine, AR $277,769 Amity, AR $277,760 Antoine, AR $278,223 Arkadelphia, AR $278,305 Bauxite, AR $284,365 Crumrod, AR $276,323 Driver, AR $289,701 Dyess, AR $289,879

Earle, AR $291,769 Edmondson, AR $295,130 Elaine, AR $277,046 Forrest City, AR $285,376 Frenchmans Bayou, AR $293,618 Gilmore, AR $292,923 Goodwin, AR $280,128 Haynes, AR $283,699

Helena, AR $280,268 Heth, AR $291,829 Hickory Ridge, AR $280,709 Hughes, AR $291,725 Bismarck, AR $278,828 Board Camp, AR $277,709 Bonnerdale, AR $277,715 Caddo Gap, AR $277,370

Cove, AR $277,760 Delight, AR $277,753 Donaldson, AR $279,507 Friendship, AR $279,580 Glenwood, AR $277,950 Grannis, AR $277,674 Hatfield, AR $277,798 Jessieville, AR $278,695

Kirby, AR $277,918 Langley, AR $277,351 Mena, AR $277,658 Mountain Pine, AR $279,897 Mount Ida, AR $277,693 Murfreesboro, AR $277,744 Newhope, AR $277,541 Norman, AR $277,446

Oden, AR $277,493 Okolona, AR $277,382 Pearcy, AR $279,015 Pencil Bluff, AR $277,655 Royal, AR $278,571 Sims, AR $277,430 Story, AR $277,471 Umpire, AR $277,379

Vandervoort, AR $277,404 Wickes, AR $277,617 Adona, AR $280,677 Alexander, AR $285,367 Almyra, AR $278,908 Altheimer, AR $283,750 Amagon, AR $278,812 Augusta, AR $277,804

Austin, AR $284,038 Bald Knob, AR $278,714 Beebe, AR $282,843 Bee Branch, AR $279,279 Beedeville, AR $279,513 Benton, AR $283,578 Bigelow, AR $283,781 Biscoe, AR $279,776

Bradford, AR $277,389 Brinkley, AR $278,438 Bryant, AR $285,373 Cabot, AR $284,806 Carlisle, AR $282,811 Casa, AR $279,710 Casscoe, AR $278,781 Center Ridge, AR $279,741

Choctaw, AR $278,343 Clarendon, AR $279,079 Cleveland, AR $278,816 Clinton, AR $277,655 Conway, AR $284,314 Cotton Plant, AR $278,169 Coy, AR $283,239 Crocketts Bluff, AR $277,569

Damascus, AR $280,426 Des Arc, AR $280,464 De Valls Bluff, AR $280,274 De Witt, AR $278,549 Diaz, AR $278,445 Edgemont, AR $276,609 El Paso, AR $283,651 England, AR $283,746

Enola, AR $282,415 Ethel, AR $276,834 Fox, AR $276,513 Garner, AR $281,650 College Station, AR $286,714 Gillett, AR $278,067 Grapevine, AR $283,876 Greenbrier, AR $282,170

Gregory, AR $279,469 Griffithville, AR $280,071 Guy, AR $280,858 Hattieville, AR $279,510 Hazen, AR $281,016 Hensley, AR $285,307 Hickory Plains, AR $282,170 Higden, AR $278,410

Higginson, AR $281,026 Holly Grove, AR $277,129 Houston, AR $283,055 Humnoke, AR $282,545 Humphrey, AR $282,015 Hunter, AR $279,640 Jacksonport, AR $278,413 Jacksonville, AR $285,738

Jefferson, AR $284,063 Jerusalem, AR $278,115 Judsonia, AR $279,098 Kensett, AR $280,636 Keo, AR $284,767 Leola, AR $280,430 Letona, AR $279,719 Lonoke, AR $284,403

Lonsdale, AR $282,507 Weiner, AR $280,246 Williford, AR $277,192 Batesville, AR $277,535 Horseshoe Bend, AR $277,582 Ash Flat, AR $277,202 Bexar, AR $276,583 Brockwell, AR $276,827

Calico Rock, AR $276,799 Camp, AR $277,160 Cave City, AR $277,366 Charlotte, AR $277,427 Concord, AR $277,046 Cord, AR $276,951 Cherokee Village, AR $277,909 Cushman, AR $277,125

Desha, AR $277,668 Dolph, AR $276,780 Drasco, AR $277,246 Elizabeth, AR $277,049 Evening Shade, AR $277,024 Fifty Six, AR $276,272 Floral, AR $277,113 Franklin, AR $276,942

Gamaliel, AR $278,115 Gepp, AR $277,617 Glencoe, AR $277,091 Guion, AR $276,586 Hardy, AR $277,389 Heber Springs, AR $279,447 Henderson, AR $277,649 Ida, AR $277,839

Locust Grove, AR $276,989 Magness, AR $278,093 Mammoth Spring, AR $277,760 Marcella, AR $276,862 Melbourne, AR $276,802 Mountain View, AR $276,697 Mount Pleasant, AR $276,840 Newark, AR $277,382

Oil Trough, AR $277,214 Oxford, AR $277,040 Pineville, AR $276,767 Pleasant Grove, AR $276,831 Pleasant Plains, AR $277,376 Poughkeepsie, AR $277,027 Rosie, AR $277,240 Saffell, AR $277,183

Sage, AR $277,002 Salado, AR $277,195 Salem, AR $277,284 Sidney, AR $276,913 Sturkie, AR $277,845 Sulphur Rock, AR $277,370 Tumbling Shoals, AR $278,432 Viola, AR $277,595

Violet Hill, AR $276,875 Wideman, AR $276,656 Wiseman, AR $276,647 Harrison, AR $277,775 Alpena, AR $279,047 Beaver, AR $281,746 Bergman, AR $278,375 Berryville, AR $281,023

Big Flat, AR $276,326 Bull Shoals, AR $278,460 Clarkridge, AR $278,108 Compton, AR $279,602 Cotter, AR $277,906 Deer, AR $278,432 Dennard, AR $276,773 Diamond City, AR $280,090

Eureka Springs, AR $281,657 Everton, AR $277,113 Fairfield Bay, AR $278,346 Flippin, AR $277,255 Gassville, AR $277,709 Gilbert, AR $277,642 Green Forest, AR $279,925 Harriet, AR $276,548

Hasty, AR $277,306 Jasper, AR $278,578 Lakeview, AR $278,102 Lead Hill, AR $278,765 Leslie, AR $276,701 Marble Falls, AR $278,001 Marshall, AR $276,897 Midway, AR $278,150

Mountain Home, AR $277,573 Mount Judea, AR $276,710 Timbo, AR $276,548 Norfork, AR $276,812 Oak Grove, AR $279,910 Oakland, AR $277,601 Omaha, AR $279,053 Onia, AR $276,517

Parthenon, AR $279,101 Peel, AR $277,861 Pindall, AR $277,338 Ponca, AR $279,542 Pyatt, AR $277,138 Saint Joe, AR $276,780 Summit, AR $277,601 Tilly, AR $276,662

Valley Springs, AR $276,964 Vendor, AR $277,775 Western Grove, AR $277,217 Witts Springs, AR $276,704 Yellville, AR $277,072 Fayetteville, AR $288,049 Avoca, AR $285,027 Bentonville, AR $284,878

Bella Vista, AR $284,146 Canehill, AR $283,765 Cave Springs, AR $286,683 Centerton, AR $285,012 Combs, AR $283,068 Decatur, AR $284,289 Elkins, AR $286,553 Elm Springs, AR $287,529

Evansville, AR $281,609 Farmington, AR $288,008 Garfield, AR $283,873 Gateway, AR $283,150 Gentry, AR $285,104 Goshen, AR $288,018 Gravette, AR $283,797 Greenland, AR $288,043

Hindsville, AR $286,588 Hiwasse, AR $284,216 Huntsville, AR $284,247 Johnson, AR $288,040 Kingston, AR $282,611 Lincoln, AR $285,598 Lowell, AR $287,063 Maysville, AR $283,337

Morrow, AR $284,124 Pea Ridge, AR $284,194 Pettigrew, AR $280,268 Prairie Grove, AR $286,730 Rogers, AR $285,706 Saint Paul, AR $283,125 Siloam Springs, AR $285,532 Springdale, AR $287,707

Sulphur Springs, AR $282,234 Summers, AR $285,094 Rohwer, AR $278,476 Prim, AR $276,824 Little Rock Air Force Base, AR $285,941 Mc Crory, AR $279,019 Mc Rae, AR $281,346 Mabelvale, AR $285,944

Malvern, AR $281,023 Jones Mill, AR $281,441 Mayflower, AR $284,577 Menifee, AR $282,893 Monroe, AR $278,831 Morrilton, AR $281,251 Mount Vernon, AR $282,158 Newport, AR $277,573

Maumelle, AR $286,337 North Little Rock, AR $286,718 Sherwood, AR $286,242 Pangburn, AR $278,556 Paron, AR $283,401 Patterson, AR $278,920 Perry, AR $282,021 Perryville, AR $280,969

Plumerville, AR $282,240 Poyen, AR $282,212 Prattsville, AR $282,989 Lamar, AR $277,801 Pine Bluff, AR $283,585 White Hall, AR $283,803 Arkansas City, AR $280,198 Banks, AR $278,191

Crossett, AR $279,282 Dermott, AR $279,383 Dumas, AR $278,869 Eudora, AR $281,080 Fountain Hill, AR $277,801 Gould, AR $279,846 Grady, AR $282,072 Hamburg, AR $278,441

Hermitage, AR $277,852 Jersey, AR $277,490 Kingsland, AR $281,971 Lake Village, AR $281,162 Mc Gehee, AR $279,878 Monticello, AR $278,470 Montrose, AR $278,933 Moscow, AR $282,763

New Edinburg, AR $279,789 Parkdale, AR $278,831 Pickens, AR $277,826 Portland, AR $280,379 Rison, AR $282,602

Chancellor Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Chancellor salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $286,464. While startup companies pay approximate $286,464.

Chancellor Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$286,464
Growth Stage	51~500	$286,464
Established	501~5000	$286,464
Enterprise	5000+	$286,464

Chancellor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Chancellor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$232,868

Average $286,464/year

$345,688

$19,406

Average $23,872/month

$28,807

$4,478

Average $5,509/week

$6,648

$112

Average $138/hour

$166

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$345,688	$28,807	$6,648	$166
Average	$286,464	$23,872	$5,509	$138
25th Percentile	$232,868	$19,406	$4,478	$112

Chancellor Salary Growth & Career Path

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For a Chancellor, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the University President role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $277,176 - a projected growth of -3% over your current level.

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