Flight Instructor Salary in Arkansas

How much does a Flight Instructor make in Arkansas?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Flight Instructor in Arkansas is $107,214 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $52.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $132,991
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $98,568 to $120,706
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $90,696

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Flight Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$120,706	$10,059	$2,321	$58
Average	$107,214	$8,934	$2,062	$52
25th Percentile	$98,568	$8,214	$1,896	$47

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Key Factors That Influence Flight Instructor Salaries

A Flight Instructor'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 Flight Instructor 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 Flight Instructors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $131,400.
California: $130,902.
Massachusetts: $129,157.

District of Columbia $131,400 California $130,902 Massachusetts $129,157 Washington $128,683 New Jersey $128,635 Alaska $128,469 Connecticut $126,831 New York $126,167

Hawaii $124,042 Rhode Island $123,045 Maryland $122,369 Minnesota $121,443 Colorado $121,087 Illinois $120,969 Oregon $120,518 Delaware $120,185

New Hampshire $119,976 Virginia $119,509 Pennsylvania $118,144 Nevada $117,456 North Dakota $117,230 Michigan $116,874 Wisconsin $116,744 Vermont $116,483

Texas $115,759 Maine $115,711 Arizona $115,640 Ohio $115,557 Georgia $114,465 Indiana $113,919 Wyoming $113,812 Utah $113,646

Iowa $113,575 Kansas $113,005 Louisiana $112,839 North Carolina $112,780 Missouri $112,756 Florida $112,293 Montana $112,044 Nebraska $111,807

Kentucky $111,676 South Carolina $111,201 Tennessee $110,905 Idaho $110,786 New Mexico $109,920 Oklahoma $109,730 Alabama $109,030 South Dakota $107,855

Arkansas $107,214 West Virginia $106,870 Mississippi $105,837

Top Paying Cities for Flight Instructors

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: $105,459
Wesley: $107,099
West Fork: $107,779

Star City, AR $105,459 Wesley, AR $107,099 West Fork, AR $107,779 Witter, AR $106,066 Russellville, AR $104,541 Alix, AR $104,318 Altus, AR $104,338 Atkins, AR $104,684

Belleville, AR $103,928 Blue Mountain, AR $104,449 Bluffton, AR $103,796 Briggsville, AR $103,814 Centerville, AR $104,431 Clarksville, AR $104,381 Coal Hill, AR $104,474 Danville, AR $103,942

Dardanelle, AR $104,180 Delaware, AR $103,864 Dover, AR $103,867 Gravelly, AR $103,871 Hagarville, AR $103,697 Hartman, AR $104,272 Harvey, AR $103,811 Havana, AR $104,013

Hector, AR $103,729 Knoxville, AR $104,070 Mc Dougal, AR $104,483 Manila, AR $106,160 Marmaduke, AR $104,101 Maynard, AR $104,077 Minturn, AR $104,068 Monette, AR $105,520

Tillar, AR $104,254 Warren, AR $104,409 Watson, AR $104,089 Wilmar, AR $104,161 Wilmot, AR $104,334 Winchester, AR $104,332 Yorktown, AR $105,694 Camden, AR $104,274

Bearden, AR $104,418 Beirne, AR $104,202 Bluff City, AR $103,802 Calion, AR $104,405 Carthage, AR $105,565 Chidester, AR $103,951 Curtis, AR $104,160 El Dorado, AR $104,335

Emerson, AR $104,767 Fordyce, AR $104,926 Gurdon, AR $104,026 Hampton, AR $104,088 Harrell, AR $104,371 Huttig, AR $104,396 Ivan, AR $105,411 Junction City, AR $104,178

Lawson, AR $104,503 Louann, AR $104,055 Mc Neil, AR $104,077 Magnolia, AR $104,521 Mount Holly, AR $103,951 Norphlet, AR $104,472 Smackover, AR $104,198 Sparkman, AR $104,212

Stephens, AR $103,999 Joiner, AR $109,365 Keiser, AR $107,941 La Grange, AR $105,988 Lambrook, AR $103,631 Lepanto, AR $107,832 Lexa, AR $104,277 Luxora, AR $106,381

Madison, AR $107,563 Marianna, AR $105,791 Marion, AR $111,047 Marked Tree, AR $108,022 Marvell, AR $104,144 Mellwood, AR $103,512 Moro, AR $104,592 Oneida, AR $104,457

Osceola, AR $108,001 Palestine, AR $105,380 Parkin, AR $108,294 Poplar Grove, AR $104,747 Proctor, AR $110,392 Rivervale, AR $107,507 Snow Lake, AR $103,453 Turner, AR $103,718

Turrell, AR $110,082 Tyronza, AR $108,885 Vanndale, AR $107,027 Wabash, AR $103,728 West Helena, AR $105,628 West Ridge, AR $107,680 Wheatley, AR $104,548 Widener, AR $108,353

Wilson, AR $108,708 Wynne, AR $106,388 Jonesboro, AR $105,650 Alicia, AR $103,652 Bay, AR $105,857 Beech Grove, AR $103,739 Biggers, AR $103,729 Black Oak, AR $105,813

Black Rock, AR $103,837 Bono, AR $104,081 Brookland, AR $105,189 Caraway, AR $106,433 Cash, AR $103,958 Corning, AR $104,198 Datto, AR $104,122 Delaplaine, AR $103,649

Dell, AR $106,404 Egypt, AR $104,188 Etowah, AR $106,522 Fisher, AR $105,079 Greenway, AR $104,315 Grubbs, AR $104,277 Harrisburg, AR $106,130 Hoxie, AR $103,917

Imboden, AR $103,797 Knobel, AR $103,668 Lafe, AR $103,936 Lake City, AR $105,659 Leachville, AR $105,558 Light, AR $103,740 Lynn, AR $103,865 London, AR $104,001

O Kean, AR $104,031 Paragould, AR $104,323 Peach Orchard, AR $103,649 Piggott, AR $104,457 Pocahontas, AR $103,960 Pollard, AR $104,107 Portia, AR $104,322 Powhatan, AR $103,820

Ravenden, AR $103,758 Ravenden Springs, AR $103,900 Rector, AR $104,185 Reyno, AR $104,113 Saint Francis, AR $104,885 Sedgwick, AR $103,960 Smithville, AR $103,706 State University, AR $105,465

Strawberry, AR $103,741 Success, AR $103,986 Swifton, AR $103,748 Trumann, AR $106,717 Tuckerman, AR $103,879 Walcott, AR $103,846 Waldenburg, AR $104,957 Walnut Ridge, AR $103,868

Warm Springs, AR $103,960 New Blaine, AR $103,921 Oark, AR $104,443 Ola, AR $104,185 Ozone, AR $104,325 Paris, AR $104,154 Pelsor, AR $103,542 Plainview, AR $103,916

Pottsville, AR $104,523 Rover, AR $103,864 Scranton, AR $104,136 Subiaco, AR $104,185 Fort Smith, AR $103,665 Alma, AR $103,845 Barling, AR $103,688 Boles, AR $103,771

Booneville, AR $103,953 Branch, AR $104,059 Cecil, AR $103,909 Cedarville, AR $104,080 Charleston, AR $103,982 Chester, AR $104,913 Dyer, AR $104,032 Greenwood, AR $103,777

Hackett, AR $103,701 Hartford, AR $103,737 Huntington, AR $103,709 Lavaca, AR $103,783 Magazine, AR $104,015 Mansfield, AR $103,733 Midland, AR $103,710 Mountainburg, AR $104,933

Mulberry, AR $104,487 Natural Dam, AR $104,798 Ozark, AR $104,478 Parks, AR $103,763 Ratcliff, AR $104,109 Rudy, AR $103,987 Uniontown, AR $104,085 Van Buren, AR $103,699

Waldron, AR $103,875 Winslow, AR $106,559 Quitman, AR $104,776 Redfield, AR $106,514 Reydell, AR $104,267 Roe, AR $104,498 Roland, AR $106,561 Romance, AR $105,268

Rose Bud, AR $104,935 Russell, AR $104,513 Saint Charles, AR $103,922 Scotland, AR $103,929 Scott, AR $107,005 Searcy, AR $104,999 Sheridan, AR $106,333 Sherrill, AR $106,296

Shirley, AR $103,746 Solgohachia, AR $104,853 Springfield, AR $105,084 Stuttgart, AR $104,878 Sweet Home, AR $107,300 Thida, AR $103,735 Tichnor, AR $103,671 Traskwood, AR $105,771

Tucker, AR $106,407 Tupelo, AR $103,915 Ulm, AR $104,792 Vilonia, AR $106,270 Wabbaseka, AR $105,917 Ward, AR $105,983 West Point, AR $104,990 Wilburn, AR $104,148

Woodson, AR $106,690 Wooster, AR $105,917 Wright, AR $106,416 Wrightsville, AR $107,086 Little Rock, AR $107,309 West Memphis, AR $111,047 Armorel, AR $105,796 Aubrey, AR $105,457

Barton, AR $105,061 Bassett, AR $109,104 Blytheville, AR $106,052 Gosnell, AR $105,699 Brickeys, AR $107,857 Burdette, AR $106,318 Caldwell, AR $106,747 Cherry Valley, AR $106,263

Clarkedale, AR $110,212 Colt, AR $105,830 Crawfordsville, AR $110,150 Tontitown, AR $107,722 Strong, AR $104,284 Thornton, AR $104,515 Waldo, AR $104,046 Whelen Springs, AR $104,256

Hope, AR $104,116 Alleene, AR $103,852 Ashdown, AR $104,139 Ben Lomond, AR $104,094 Blevins, AR $104,012 Bradley, AR $105,651 Buckner, AR $104,045 Cale, AR $103,947

Columbus, AR $103,877 De Queen, AR $104,071 Dierks, AR $103,907 Doddridge, AR $105,461 Emmet, AR $103,975 Foreman, AR $104,010 Fouke, AR $105,060 Fulton, AR $103,872

Garland City, AR $104,679 Genoa, AR $104,642 Gillham, AR $103,904 Horatio, AR $104,006 Laneburg, AR $103,989 Lewisville, AR $104,559 Lockesburg, AR $103,893 Mc Caskill, AR $103,913

Mineral Springs, AR $103,994 Nashville, AR $104,049 Ogden, AR $103,993 Texarkana, AR $104,332 Ozan, AR $103,910 Prescott, AR $104,031 Rosston, AR $103,943 Saratoga, AR $103,943

Stamps, AR $104,570 Taylor, AR $105,529 Washington, AR $103,905 Willisville, AR $104,155 Wilton, AR $104,319 Winthrop, AR $103,911 Hot Springs National Park, AR $105,291 Hot Springs Village, AR $105,324

Alpine, AR $103,960 Amity, AR $103,956 Antoine, AR $104,129 Arkadelphia, AR $104,160 Bauxite, AR $106,428 Crumrod, AR $103,418 Driver, AR $108,426 Dyess, AR $108,492

Earle, AR $109,199 Edmondson, AR $110,457 Elaine, AR $103,689 Forrest City, AR $106,807 Frenchmans Bayou, AR $109,891 Gilmore, AR $109,631 Goodwin, AR $104,843 Haynes, AR $106,179

Helena, AR $104,895 Heth, AR $109,222 Hickory Ridge, AR $105,060 Hughes, AR $109,183 Bismarck, AR $104,356 Board Camp, AR $103,937 Bonnerdale, AR $103,939 Caddo Gap, AR $103,810

Cove, AR $103,956 Delight, AR $103,954 Donaldson, AR $104,610 Friendship, AR $104,637 Glenwood, AR $104,027 Grannis, AR $103,924 Hatfield, AR $103,970 Jessieville, AR $104,306

Kirby, AR $104,015 Langley, AR $103,803 Mena, AR $103,918 Mountain Pine, AR $104,756 Mount Ida, AR $103,931 Murfreesboro, AR $103,950 Newhope, AR $103,874 Norman, AR $103,839

Oden, AR $103,856 Okolona, AR $103,815 Pearcy, AR $104,426 Pencil Bluff, AR $103,917 Royal, AR $104,260 Sims, AR $103,833 Story, AR $103,848 Umpire, AR $103,814

Vandervoort, AR $103,823 Wickes, AR $103,903 Adona, AR $105,048 Alexander, AR $106,803 Almyra, AR $104,386 Altheimer, AR $106,198 Amagon, AR $104,350 Augusta, AR $103,973

Austin, AR $106,306 Bald Knob, AR $104,313 Beebe, AR $105,859 Bee Branch, AR $104,525 Beedeville, AR $104,612 Benton, AR $106,134 Bigelow, AR $106,210 Biscoe, AR $104,711

Bradford, AR $103,817 Brinkley, AR $104,210 Bryant, AR $106,806 Cabot, AR $106,593 Carlisle, AR $105,847 Casa, AR $104,686 Casscoe, AR $104,338 Center Ridge, AR $104,698

Choctaw, AR $104,174 Clarendon, AR $104,450 Cleveland, AR $104,351 Clinton, AR $103,917 Conway, AR $106,409 Cotton Plant, AR $104,109 Coy, AR $106,007 Crocketts Bluff, AR $103,885

Damascus, AR $104,954 Des Arc, AR $104,968 De Valls Bluff, AR $104,897 De Witt, AR $104,252 Diaz, AR $104,212 Edgemont, AR $103,525 El Paso, AR $106,161 England, AR $106,197

Enola, AR $105,698 Ethel, AR $103,610 Fox, AR $103,490 Garner, AR $105,412 College Station, AR $107,308 Gillett, AR $104,071 Grapevine, AR $106,245 Greenbrier, AR $105,607

Gregory, AR $104,596 Griffithville, AR $104,821 Guy, AR $105,116 Hattieville, AR $104,611 Hazen, AR $105,175 Hensley, AR $106,781 Hickory Plains, AR $105,607 Higden, AR $104,199

Higginson, AR $105,178 Holly Grove, AR $103,720 Houston, AR $105,938 Humnoke, AR $105,747 Humphrey, AR $105,549 Hunter, AR $104,660 Jacksonport, AR $104,201 Jacksonville, AR $106,942

Jefferson, AR $106,315 Jerusalem, AR $104,089 Judsonia, AR $104,457 Kensett, AR $105,033 Keo, AR $106,579 Leola, AR $104,955 Letona, AR $104,690 Lonoke, AR $106,442

Lonsdale, AR $105,733 Weiner, AR $104,887 Williford, AR $103,744 Batesville, AR $103,872 Horseshoe Bend, AR $103,890 Ash Flat, AR $103,747 Bexar, AR $103,516 Brockwell, AR $103,607

Calico Rock, AR $103,597 Camp, AR $103,732 Cave City, AR $103,809 Charlotte, AR $103,831 Concord, AR $103,689 Cord, AR $103,653 Cherokee Village, AR $104,012 Cushman, AR $103,719

Desha, AR $103,922 Dolph, AR $103,589 Drasco, AR $103,764 Elizabeth, AR $103,690 Evening Shade, AR $103,681 Fifty Six, AR $103,400 Floral, AR $103,714 Franklin, AR $103,650

Gamaliel, AR $104,089 Gepp, AR $103,903 Glencoe, AR $103,706 Guion, AR $103,517 Hardy, AR $103,817 Heber Springs, AR $104,587 Henderson, AR $103,915 Ida, AR $103,986

Locust Grove, AR $103,668 Magness, AR $104,081 Mammoth Spring, AR $103,956 Marcella, AR $103,620 Melbourne, AR $103,598 Mountain View, AR $103,559 Mount Pleasant, AR $103,612 Newark, AR $103,815

Oil Trough, AR $103,752 Oxford, AR $103,687 Pineville, AR $103,585 Pleasant Grove, AR $103,608 Pleasant Plains, AR $103,813 Poughkeepsie, AR $103,682 Rosie, AR $103,761 Saffell, AR $103,740

Sage, AR $103,672 Salado, AR $103,745 Salem, AR $103,778 Sidney, AR $103,639 Sturkie, AR $103,988 Sulphur Rock, AR $103,810 Tumbling Shoals, AR $104,208 Viola, AR $103,894

Violet Hill, AR $103,625 Wideman, AR $103,543 Wiseman, AR $103,540 Harrison, AR $103,962 Alpena, AR $104,438 Beaver, AR $105,448 Bergman, AR $104,186 Berryville, AR $105,177

Big Flat, AR $103,420 Bull Shoals, AR $104,218 Clarkridge, AR $104,087 Compton, AR $104,646 Cotter, AR $104,011 Deer, AR $104,208 Dennard, AR $103,587 Diamond City, AR $104,828

Eureka Springs, AR $105,415 Everton, AR $103,714 Fairfield Bay, AR $104,176 Flippin, AR $103,767 Gassville, AR $103,937 Gilbert, AR $103,912 Green Forest, AR $104,767 Harriet, AR $103,503

Hasty, AR $103,786 Jasper, AR $104,262 Lakeview, AR $104,084 Lead Hill, AR $104,332 Leslie, AR $103,560 Marble Falls, AR $104,046 Marshall, AR $103,633 Midway, AR $104,102

Mountain Home, AR $103,886 Mount Judea, AR $103,563 Timbo, AR $103,503 Norfork, AR $103,601 Oak Grove, AR $104,761 Oakland, AR $103,897 Omaha, AR $104,440 Onia, AR $103,491

Parthenon, AR $104,458 Peel, AR $103,994 Pindall, AR $103,798 Ponca, AR $104,623 Pyatt, AR $103,723 Saint Joe, AR $103,589 Summit, AR $103,897 Tilly, AR $103,545

Valley Springs, AR $103,658 Vendor, AR $103,962 Western Grove, AR $103,753 Witts Springs, AR $103,561 Yellville, AR $103,699 Fayetteville, AR $107,807 Avoca, AR $106,676 Bentonville, AR $106,620

Bella Vista, AR $106,346 Canehill, AR $106,204 Cave Springs, AR $107,296 Centerton, AR $106,670 Combs, AR $105,943 Decatur, AR $106,400 Elkins, AR $107,247 Elm Springs, AR $107,613

Evansville, AR $105,397 Farmington, AR $107,792 Garfield, AR $106,244 Gateway, AR $105,974 Gentry, AR $106,705 Goshen, AR $107,795 Gravette, AR $106,216 Greenland, AR $107,805

Hindsville, AR $107,260 Hiwasse, AR $106,372 Huntsville, AR $106,384 Johnson, AR $107,804 Kingston, AR $105,772 Lincoln, AR $106,890 Lowell, AR $107,438 Maysville, AR $106,044

Morrow, AR $106,338 Pea Ridge, AR $106,364 Pettigrew, AR $104,895 Prairie Grove, AR $107,314 Rogers, AR $106,930 Saint Paul, AR $105,964 Siloam Springs, AR $106,865 Springdale, AR $107,679

Sulphur Springs, AR $105,631 Summers, AR $106,701 Rohwer, AR $104,224 Prim, AR $103,606 Little Rock Air Force Base, AR $107,018 Mc Crory, AR $104,427 Mc Rae, AR $105,298 Mabelvale, AR $107,019

Malvern, AR $105,177 Jones Mill, AR $105,334 Mayflower, AR $106,508 Menifee, AR $105,878 Monroe, AR $104,357 Morrilton, AR $105,263 Mount Vernon, AR $105,602 Newport, AR $103,886

Maumelle, AR $107,166 North Little Rock, AR $107,309 Sherwood, AR $107,131 Pangburn, AR $104,254 Paron, AR $106,067 Patterson, AR $104,390 Perry, AR $105,551 Perryville, AR $105,157

Plumerville, AR $105,633 Poyen, AR $105,622 Prattsville, AR $105,913 Lamar, AR $103,972 Pine Bluff, AR $106,136 White Hall, AR $106,218 Arkansas City, AR $104,869 Banks, AR $104,118

Crossett, AR $104,526 Dermott, AR $104,564 Dumas, AR $104,371 Eudora, AR $105,199 Fountain Hill, AR $103,972 Gould, AR $104,737 Grady, AR $105,570 Hamburg, AR $104,211

Hermitage, AR $103,991 Jersey, AR $103,855 Kingsland, AR $105,532 Lake Village, AR $105,230 Mc Gehee, AR $104,749 Monticello, AR $104,222 Montrose, AR $104,395 Moscow, AR $105,829

New Edinburg, AR $104,716 Parkdale, AR $104,357 Pickens, AR $103,981 Portland, AR $104,936 Rison, AR $105,768

Flight Instructor Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Flight Instructor salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $107,214. While startup companies pay approximate $107,214.

Flight Instructor Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$107,214
Growth Stage	51~500	$107,214
Established	501~5000	$107,214
Enterprise	5000+	$107,214

Flight Instructor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Flight Instructor'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

$98,568

Average $107,214/year

$120,706

$8,214

Average $8,934/month

$10,059

$1,896

Average $2,062/week

$2,321

$47

Average $52/hour

$58

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$120,706	$10,059	$2,321	$58
Average	$107,214	$8,934	$2,062	$52
25th Percentile	$98,568	$8,214	$1,896	$47

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