Of the 32,150 business professionals employed in Arkansas, 2,430 work in Newport. Between 2006 and 2010, in Newport, there has been a 32% growth in the number of business professionals. As the number of business professionals in Newport has increased, overall employment in Newport has also increased.

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As the number of business professionals in Newport has grown, salaries for business professionals have also increased. In 2010 Newport business professionals earned an average yearly salary of $62,246. The average salary for business professionals in Newport was $57,256 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Newport.

Business professionals in Newport make a median yearly salary of $54,364. The difference in pay between the business professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 183%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $32,645 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $92,546 per year.

Business professional salaries in Newport are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Newport's business professionals are graduates of the only accredited business school in the city.

Newport's business schools offer 2 business degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 13 students completed business courses.