Salaries in Arkansas: pay for 682 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Arkansas had a median pay of $43,630 a year ($20.98 an hour) in May 2025, with 1,303,630 jobs counted. That is 14% below the national median of $50,980.

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Occupation	Median a year	Median an hour	Jobs
Accountants and Auditors	$66,330	$31.89	7,870
Actors	not published	$19.49	70
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$49,770	$23.93	310
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$63,660	$30.60	340
Administrative Services Managers	$84,480	$40.62	1,110
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$43,240	$20.79	230
Advertising Sales Agents	$49,120	$23.61	900
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$74,880	$36.00	140
Aerospace Engineers	$102,040	$49.06	180
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$78,560	$37.77	30
Agricultural Engineers	$57,740	$27.76	40
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$32,060	$15.41	350
Agricultural Inspectors	$42,060	$20.22	410
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,340	not published	170
Agricultural Technicians	$46,750	$22.48	260
Agricultural Workers, All Other	$33,490	$16.10	220
Air Traffic Controllers	$109,760	$52.77	80
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$73,520	$35.34	40
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$65,420	$31.45	720
Aircraft Service Attendants	$38,290	$18.41	110
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$46,290	$22.25	780
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$168,970	not published	250
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$32,720	$15.73	70
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$26,850	$12.91	2,250
Animal Caretakers	$30,230	$14.54	2,040
Animal Control Workers	$34,410	$16.54	180
Animal Scientists	not published	not published	60
Animal Trainers	$39,400	$18.94	110
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$62,160	$29.89	60
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$78,190	$37.59	720
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$62,420	$30.01	980
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,600	$67.60	1,220
Archivists	$58,560	$28.15	40
Art Directors	$71,930	$34.58	240
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$60,650	not published	360
Athletic Trainers	$57,240	not published	240
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$71,940	$34.59	not published
Audio and Video Technicians	$43,910	$21.11	150
Audiologists	$96,980	$46.63	110
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$46,530	$22.37	220
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$49,310	$23.71	1,140
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$45,180	$21.72	190
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$44,160	$21.23	7,310
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$34,750	$16.71	870
Avionics Technicians	$54,160	$26.04	100
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$31,200	$15.00	60
Bailiffs	$45,090	$21.68	140
Bakers	$30,380	$14.61	2,400
Barbers	$25,640	$12.33	170
Bartenders	$25,090	$12.06	3,020
Bill and Account Collectors	$39,110	$18.80	850
Billing and Posting Clerks	$38,780	$18.65	4,390
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$82,390	$39.61	not published
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$67,850	$32.62	30
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,670	not published	430
Biological Scientists, All Other	$76,400	$36.73	360
Biological Technicians	$46,930	$22.56	420
Boilermakers	$76,810	$36.93	50
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$42,840	$20.60	12,510
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$55,100	$26.49	450
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$36,160	$17.38	300
Broadcast Technicians	$41,870	$20.13	220
Brokerage Clerks	$58,670	$28.21	90
Budget Analysts	$71,800	$34.52	320
Bus Drivers, School	$45,500	$21.87	4,340
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$37,520	$18.04	570
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$52,330	$25.16	4,090
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$61,240	$29.44	8,200
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,620	not published	450
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$34,380	$16.53	1,290
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$75,870	$36.48	4,510
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$50,070	$24.07	920
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	not published	not published	230
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$48,680	$23.40	60
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$74,800	$35.96	410
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$60,760	not published	90
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$50,120	$24.10	1,550
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,780	not published	1,000
Cargo and Freight Agents	$50,500	$24.28	not published
Carpenters	$47,760	$22.96	4,030
Carpet Installers	$37,390	$17.98	50
Cashiers	$27,670	$13.30	28,270
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$46,230	$22.23	1,900
Chefs and Head Cooks	$46,170	$22.20	880
Chemical Engineers	$105,270	$50.61	290
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$64,440	$30.98	1,160
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$91,610	$44.04	240
Chemical Technicians	$45,230	$21.74	500
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,720	not published	110
Chemists	$75,570	$36.33	380
Chief Executives	$119,990	$57.69	3,550
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$43,330	$20.83	1,150
Childcare Workers	$28,450	$13.68	5,400
Chiropractors	$76,290	$36.68	320
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$51,750	$24.88	not published
Civil Engineers	$85,020	$40.88	1,870
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$73,920	$35.54	2,660
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,970	$16.81	5,140
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$37,490	$18.02	90
Clergy	$49,070	$23.59	350
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$49,670	$23.88	3,180
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$77,520	$37.27	370
Coaches and Scouts	$38,930	not published	2,070
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,380	$22.30	1,870
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$50,010	$24.04	430
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$46,940	$22.57	60
Commercial Pilots	$94,410	not published	460
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$92,540	$44.49	230
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,810	not published	140
Community Health Workers	$44,890	$21.58	not published
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$40,840	$19.64	450
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$100,810	$48.47	140
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$61,280	$29.46	490
Compliance Officers	$64,680	$31.10	3,120
Computer Hardware Engineers	$120,290	$57.83	160
Computer Network Architects	$110,400	$53.08	910
Computer Network Support Specialists	$59,460	$28.59	1,470
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$50,280	$24.17	2,180
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$56,390	$27.11	210
Computer Occupations, All Other	$86,940	$41.80	1,120
Computer Programmers	$111,840	$53.77	1,050
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$56,180	not published	160
Computer Systems Analysts	$81,760	$39.31	4,100
Computer User Support Specialists	$46,360	$22.29	4,390
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$127,220	$61.16	3,420
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$45,970	$22.10	560
Concierges	$31,340	$15.07	90
Conservation Scientists	$73,320	$35.25	230
Construction Laborers	$37,630	$18.09	10,650
Construction Managers	$86,310	$41.50	2,280
Construction and Building Inspectors	$52,700	$25.34	800
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$47,890	$23.03	80
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$61,440	$29.54	440
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$36,940	$17.76	300
Cooks, All Other	$30,780	$14.80	90
Cooks, Fast Food	$27,710	$13.32	7,860
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$30,240	$14.54	6,530
Cooks, Restaurant	$30,180	$14.51	11,270
Cooks, Short Order	$30,510	$14.67	160
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$38,090	$18.31	270
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$40,330	$19.39	4,460
Cost Estimators	$61,470	$29.55	1,400
Counselors, All Other	$49,310	$23.71	110
Counter and Rental Clerks	$34,940	$16.80	3,560
Couriers and Messengers	$37,070	$17.82	300
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$59,180	$28.45	130
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$36,960	$17.77	2,090
Crane and Tower Operators	$41,600	$20.00	880
Credit Analysts	$71,370	$34.31	300
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	not published	not published	160
Credit Counselors	$45,060	$21.67	50
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,380	not published	60
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$30,830	$14.82	not published
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,910	$18.71	520
Curators	$53,870	$25.90	80
Customer Service Representatives	$37,840	$18.19	20,680
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,320	$22.75	800
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,580	$21.91	3,020
Data Entry Keyers	$33,860	$16.28	1,000
Data Scientists	$109,390	$52.59	530
Database Administrators	$82,480	$39.66	420
Database Architects	$104,070	$50.04	360
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$33,640	$16.18	180
Dental Assistants	$42,830	$20.59	2,950
Dental Hygienists	$86,760	$41.71	1,740
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$49,960	$24.02	840
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$232,730	$111.89	40
Dentists, General	$178,930	$86.02	1,210
Dermatologists	$422,060	$202.91	40
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$50,070	$24.07	50
Designers, All Other	$44,470	$21.38	40
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$54,500	$26.20	560
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$81,500	$39.18	640
Dietetic Technicians	$31,900	$15.34	210
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$65,540	$31.51	650
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$27,670	$13.30	2,160
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$33,920	$16.31	140
Dishwashers	$27,540	$13.24	2,630
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$47,130	$22.66	1,780
Drafters, All Other	$48,020	$23.09	100
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,730	$22.47	60
Driver/Sales Workers	$39,820	$19.14	3,170
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$44,550	$21.42	240
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$46,160	$22.19	110
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,610	not published	40
Economists	$91,560	$44.02	50
Editors	$50,180	$24.13	260
Education Administrators, All Other	$76,990	$37.01	520
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$86,330	not published	2,760
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$78,240	$37.62	1,970
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,500	not published	250
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$44,990	$21.63	1,090
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$39,380	$18.93	260
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$59,770	$28.74	2,310
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$51,670	$24.84	90
Electrical Engineers	$96,860	$46.57	900
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$81,450	$39.16	1,510
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$69,960	$33.63	310
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$66,980	$32.20	330
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$101,120	$48.62	260
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$46,200	$22.21	1,500
Electricians	$49,070	$23.59	7,500
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$41,510	$19.96	80
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$109,830	$52.80	150
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$52,700	not published	12,590
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$61,530	$29.58	60
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$45,340	$21.80	610
Embalmers	$58,250	$28.01	90
Emergency Management Directors	$50,180	$24.12	160
Emergency Medical Technicians	$36,230	$17.42	1,120
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	60
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$54,620	$26.26	70
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,210	not published	120
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$68,060	$32.72	230
Engineers, All Other	$76,940	$36.99	820
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$56,520	not published	320
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$49,640	$23.87	230
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$45,290	$21.78	200
Environmental Engineers	$85,280	$41.00	210
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,910	not published	40
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$48,390	$23.26	160
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$57,220	$27.51	270
Etchers and Engravers	$46,780	$22.49	180
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$46,170	$22.20	250
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$51,600	$24.81	2,070
Exercise Physiologists	$48,850	$23.49	40
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$42,140	$20.26	1,390
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$53,120	$25.54	90
Extraction Workers, All Other	$47,200	$22.69	70
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,150	$24.11	1,270
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$47,770	$22.97	90
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,320	$23.23	2,190
Facilities Managers	$89,810	$43.18	880
Fallers	$67,060	$32.24	not published
Family Medicine Physicians	$215,820	$103.76	290
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$49,030	$23.57	790
Farm and Home Management Educators	$49,640	$23.87	200
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$63,920	$30.73	50
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$32,970	$15.85	390
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$29,340	$14.11	460
Fashion Designers	not published	not published	190
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$26,250	$12.62	35,660
Fence Erectors	$46,150	$22.19	270
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$39,320	$18.90	360
File Clerks	$38,470	$18.49	310
Film and Video Editors	$48,480	$23.31	80
Financial Clerks, All Other	$56,600	$27.21	210
Financial Examiners	$57,590	$27.69	540
Financial Managers	$116,570	$56.05	7,120
Financial Risk Specialists	$66,110	$31.79	150
Financial Specialists, All Other	$60,600	$29.13	370
Financial and Investment Analysts	$81,110	$38.99	1,390
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$32,340	$15.55	40
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$57,990	$27.88	40
Firefighters	$39,690	$19.08	2,480
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$61,230	$29.44	6,590
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$49,590	$23.84	1,720
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$36,830	$17.71	540
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$62,790	$30.19	240
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$61,890	$29.75	920
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$33,800	$16.25	11,200
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$57,890	$27.83	110
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$37,500	$18.03	1,490
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$49,890	$23.99	1,140
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$71,460	$34.36	7,590
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$64,980	$31.24	1,800
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$58,100	$27.93	13,630
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$39,420	$18.95	960
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$62,290	$29.95	2,100
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,090	$30.33	11,000
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$66,010	$31.74	300
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$36,950	$17.77	11,050
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$54,000	$25.96	970
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$56,810	$27.31	5,120
Fish and Game Wardens	$72,200	$34.71	80
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$40,750	$19.59	210
Floral Designers	$29,910	$14.38	420
Food Batchmakers	$38,990	$18.75	2,120
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,480	$19.46	330
Food Preparation Workers	$27,660	$13.30	5,500
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$31,660	$15.22	430
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$37,840	$18.19	1,770
Food Science Technicians	$46,810	$22.50	140
Food Scientists and Technologists	$84,330	$40.54	310
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$27,600	$13.27	3,540
Food Service Managers	$55,120	$26.50	2,720
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,080	$21.67	580
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,900	not published	120
Forensic Science Technicians	$44,670	$21.48	100
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	$43,310	$20.82	140
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$53,290	$25.62	310
Forest and Conservation Workers	$47,310	$22.75	30
Foresters	$69,240	$33.29	130
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,120	$18.33	140
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$42,200	$20.29	60
Fundraisers	$50,190	$24.13	360
Fundraising Managers	$71,110	$34.19	150
Funeral Attendants	$31,630	$15.21	140
Funeral Home Managers	$60,260	$28.97	230
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$43,560	$20.94	150
Furniture Finishers	$39,140	$18.82	30
Gambling Dealers	$28,380	$13.65	360
Gambling Managers	$77,860	$37.44	50
Gas Plant Operators	$100,870	$48.49	400
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$233,130	$112.08	290
General and Operations Managers	$74,050	$35.60	34,570
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$47,250	$22.72	30
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$67,880	$32.64	70
Glaziers	$44,700	$21.49	480
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$35,310	$16.98	1,650
Graphic Designers	$46,220	$22.22	1,390
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$38,960	$18.73	140
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,590	$19.03	340
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$28,830	$13.86	1,410
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$36,630	$17.61	440
Health Education Specialists	$62,270	$29.94	200
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$93,300	$44.86	not published
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$124,890	not published	2,080
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$42,820	$20.59	1,100
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$101,590	$48.84	130
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$81,330	$39.10	200
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$37,660	$18.11	610
Healthcare Social Workers	$55,640	$26.75	1,250
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$38,040	$18.29	790
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,590	$18.07	200
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$48,110	$23.13	4,960
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$51,550	$24.79	32,220
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$37,440	$18.00	160
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$39,810	$19.14	90
Helpers--Carpenters	$46,800	$22.50	100
Helpers--Electricians	$39,510	$18.99	300
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$33,630	$16.17	1,140
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$37,670	$18.11	330
Helpers--Production Workers	$35,540	$17.09	6,760
Helpers--Roofers	$35,950	$17.29	110
Highway Maintenance Workers	$35,740	$17.19	860
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$47,860	not published	290
Home Appliance Repairers	$38,680	$18.60	230
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$27,660	$13.30	19,840
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$26,760	$12.87	3,110
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$28,300	$13.61	2,420
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$46,190	$22.21	720
Human Resources Managers	$108,580	$52.20	1,290
Human Resources Specialists	$55,010	$26.45	6,230
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$62,210	$29.91	330
Industrial Engineers	$98,410	$47.31	1,710
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$59,760	$28.73	6,270
Industrial Production Managers	$118,120	$56.79	2,560
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$43,780	$21.05	10,850
Information Security Analysts	$103,490	$49.76	1,460
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$44,160	$21.23	950
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$44,570	$21.43	5,880
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$45,830	$22.03	1,350
Instructional Coordinators	$67,100	$32.26	1,300
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$43,730	$21.03	350
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$51,390	$24.71	130
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$63,960	$30.75	not published
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$45,220	$21.74	1,500
Insurance Sales Agents	$56,720	$27.27	4,580
Insurance Underwriters	$82,130	$39.48	290
Interior Designers	$69,990	$33.65	740
Interpreters and Translators	$52,490	$25.24	220
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$37,150	$17.86	2,990
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$29,750	$14.30	19,490
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$35,950	$17.28	270
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	not published	not published	240
Judicial Law Clerks	$80,150	$38.54	50
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$52,060	not published	1,490
Labor Relations Specialists	$62,070	$29.84	180
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$35,920	$17.27	21,430
Landscape Architects	$60,840	$29.25	100
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$35,770	$17.20	6,610
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,060	$18.78	190
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$28,460	$13.68	1,640
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,630	not published	30
Lawyers	$98,880	$47.54	3,430
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$41,410	$19.91	610
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$44,670	$21.48	290
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$56,800	$27.31	1,490
Library Assistants, Clerical	$31,100	$14.95	390
Library Technicians	$28,570	$13.73	390
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$56,620	$27.22	10,010
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$59,310	$28.52	350
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$27,000	$12.98	530
Light Truck Drivers	$37,080	$17.83	9,340
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$45,140	$21.70	1,970
Loan Officers	$70,260	$33.78	2,610
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$27,180	$13.07	50
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$35,770	$17.20	100
Locomotive Engineers	$78,930	$37.95	620
Lodging Managers	$45,870	$22.05	480
Log Graders and Scalers	$42,340	$20.36	190
Logging Equipment Operators	$48,280	$23.21	1,280
Logisticians	$78,400	$37.69	2,220
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$45,250	$21.75	1,580
Machinists	$51,140	$24.59	2,150
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$78,780	$37.88	380
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$27,960	$13.44	6,930
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$37,940	$18.24	330
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$53,250	$25.60	770
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$43,400	$20.87	12,410
Management Analysts	$72,950	$35.07	6,250
Managers, All Other	$87,520	$42.08	5,690
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$27,690	$13.31	230
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$65,430	$31.46	6,250
Marketing Managers	$136,520	$65.63	1,860
Marriage and Family Therapists	$64,340	$30.93	80
Massage Therapists	$39,990	$19.23	430
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$35,650	$17.14	80
Materials Engineers	$103,900	$49.95	90
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$54,340	not published	290
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$37,980	$18.26	9,030
Mechanical Door Repairers	$38,290	$18.41	230
Mechanical Drafters	$59,960	$28.83	250
Mechanical Engineers	$80,180	$38.55	1,410
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$32,280	$15.52	40
Medical Appliance Technicians	$39,450	$18.97	60
Medical Assistants	$37,760	$18.15	5,150
Medical Dosimetrists	$138,260	$66.47	30
Medical Equipment Preparers	$38,100	$18.32	320
Medical Equipment Repairers	$38,950	$18.72	510
Medical Records Specialists	$41,740	$20.07	1,920
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$72,530	$34.87	230
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$37,000	$17.79	2,190
Medical Transcriptionists	$35,100	$16.87	280
Medical and Health Services Managers	$94,340	$45.35	6,440
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$53,040	$25.50	550
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$58,590	$28.17	1,040
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$36,230	$17.42	1,670
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$40,570	$19.51	180
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$39,920	$19.19	490
Meter Readers, Utilities	$37,340	$17.95	230
Microbiologists	$59,750	$28.73	140
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,570	not published	6,140
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,440	$21.36	160
Millwrights	$56,310	$27.07	1,140
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$36,990	$17.78	12,460
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$42,670	$20.51	120
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,650	$21.47	1,100
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$60,530	$29.10	1,190
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$35,620	$17.13	190
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,790	$21.53	2,520
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$36,120	$17.37	360
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$36,090	$17.35	140
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$45,860	$22.05	200
Motorcycle Mechanics	$47,350	$22.77	180
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,080	$21.19	1,570
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$41,280	$19.84	110
Musicians and Singers	not published	not published	110
Natural Sciences Managers	$119,430	$57.42	340
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$81,590	$39.23	1,750
Neurologists	$317,880	$152.83	70
New Accounts Clerks	$35,680	$17.16	730
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$37,450	$18.00	260
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$83,670	$40.23	190
Nurse Anesthetists	$224,280	$107.83	not published
Nurse Practitioners	$125,660	$60.41	3,970
Nursing Assistants	$34,430	$16.55	17,260
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,090	not published	830
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	160
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$73,130	$35.16	850
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$50,840	$24.44	510
Occupational Therapists	$106,360	$51.14	2,160
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$78,940	$37.95	730
Office Clerks, General	$37,050	$17.81	29,940
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$36,520	$17.56	190
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$38,530	$18.52	1,450
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$44,520	$21.41	5,800
Operations Research Analysts	$59,030	$28.38	210
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$37,060	$17.82	170
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$37,340	$17.95	540
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$259,320	$124.67	30
Opticians, Dispensing	$42,880	$20.62	690
Optometrists	$124,470	$59.84	320
Order Clerks	$41,760	$20.08	290
Orderlies	$31,540	$15.16	170
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$262,470	$126.19	350
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$78,850	$37.91	40
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$37,610	$18.08	390
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,740	$18.15	4,630
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$33,930	$16.31	3,050
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$40,090	$19.28	890
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$40,310	$19.38	50
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,630	$23.38	2,060
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$47,420	$22.80	1,610
Paramedics	$50,310	$24.19	1,170
Parking Attendants	$29,890	$14.37	310
Parking Enforcement Workers	$30,100	$14.47	50
Parts Salespersons	$35,320	$16.98	3,330
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$44,010	$21.16	490
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$46,110	$22.17	1,220
Pediatricians, General	$160,440	$77.13	100
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$31,200	$15.00	120
Personal Financial Advisors	$79,420	$38.18	1,320
Pest Control Workers	$37,710	$18.13	1,030
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$37,860	$18.20	490
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$86,580	$41.63	220
Pharmacists	$136,060	$65.41	2,900
Pharmacy Aides	$36,860	$17.72	120
Pharmacy Technicians	$38,680	$18.60	4,560
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,100	not published	60
Phlebotomists	$37,450	$18.01	1,100
Photographers	$32,810	$15.78	240
Physical Therapist Aides	$29,450	$14.16	160
Physical Therapist Assistants	$64,520	$31.02	1,620
Physical Therapists	$99,010	$47.60	2,680
Physician Assistants	$118,430	$56.94	850
Physicians, All Other	$136,880	$65.81	4,290
Physicians, Pathologists	$214,100	$102.93	130
Physicists	$135,820	$65.30	60
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,900	not published	30
Pipelayers	$37,650	$18.10	430
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$46,020	$22.13	120
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,140	$24.59	230
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$48,660	$23.39	3,370
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$47,670	$22.92	5,710
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$58,350	not published	80
Postal Service Clerks	$59,490	$28.60	970
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,700	$28.70	3,030
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$58,470	$28.11	570
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$97,880	$47.06	180
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$54,620	not published	1,530
Pourers and Casters, Metal	$45,410	$21.83	90
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$117,370	$56.43	210
Power Plant Operators	$97,760	$47.00	220
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$60,990	$29.32	130
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$52,800	$25.39	160
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$34,190	$16.44	3,270
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$29,880	$14.37	470
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$41,040	$19.73	200
Printing Press Operators	$46,470	$22.34	1,760
Private Detectives and Investigators	$47,750	$22.96	370
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$51,180	$24.61	850
Procurement Clerks	$47,760	$22.96	400
Producers and Directors	$38,820	$18.66	700
Production Workers, All Other	$36,030	$17.32	3,800
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$50,350	$24.21	2,390
Project Management Specialists	$77,170	$37.10	5,510
Property Appraisers and Assessors	$50,840	$24.44	810
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$47,760	$22.96	2,310
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$31,270	$15.03	560
Psychiatric Aides	$36,270	$17.44	490
Psychiatric Technicians	$35,930	$17.27	1,900
Psychiatrists	$124,750	$59.97	150
Psychologists, All Other	$114,340	$54.97	120
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$60,730	not published	190
Public Relations Managers	$104,170	$50.08	340
Public Relations Specialists	$65,000	$31.25	980
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$38,240	$18.39	1,460
Purchasing Managers	$156,450	$75.22	930
Radiation Therapists	$78,950	$37.96	80
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$63,640	$30.60	2,210
Radiologists	$75,600	$36.35	150
Rail Car Repairers	$53,810	$25.87	340
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$38,980	$18.74	70
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$60,230	$28.96	150
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$67,710	$32.56	390
Real Estate Brokers	$73,800	$35.48	120
Real Estate Sales Agents	$38,180	$18.36	1,640
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,840	$16.75	10,870
Recreation Workers	$27,770	$13.35	1,740
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,020	not published	110
Recreational Therapists	$42,670	$20.52	70
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$48,800	$23.46	190
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$35,640	$17.13	1,600
Registered Nurses	$78,940	$37.95	29,400
Rehabilitation Counselors	$35,210	$16.93	600
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$45,700	$21.97	not published
Religious Workers, All Other	$44,760	$21.52	100
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$42,040	$20.21	430
Residential Advisors	$38,300	$18.41	910
Respiratory Therapists	$73,870	$35.51	1,400
Retail Salespersons	$29,270	$14.07	35,510
Riggers	$59,680	$28.69	120
Rock Splitters, Quarry	not published	not published	150
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,890	$22.06	420
Roofers	$47,470	$22.82	950
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$37,700	$18.12	70
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$44,960	$21.62	120
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$23,960	$11.52	70
Sales Engineers	$130,760	$62.86	30
Sales Managers	$108,330	$52.08	3,710
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$50,570	$24.31	5,750
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$55,120	$26.50	12,740
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$71,830	$34.53	1,520
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$26,490	$12.74	not published
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$36,740	$17.66	1,240
School Bus Monitors	$28,260	$13.59	780
School Psychologists	$64,030	$30.78	440
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,660	not published	12,890
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$37,630	$18.09	8,590
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$54,660	$26.28	2,330
Security Guards	$35,770	$17.20	6,390
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$48,950	$23.53	620
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$30,810	$14.81	900
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	$40,610	$19.53	40
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,720	$20.06	500
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$38,330	$18.43	not published
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$48,120	$23.14	220
Set and Exhibit Designers	$38,700	$18.61	50
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,630	$17.13	860
Sheet Metal Workers	$45,820	$22.03	1,230
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$40,500	$19.47	7,650
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$29,740	$14.30	1,910
Skincare Specialists	$36,520	$17.56	340
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$37,800	$18.17	2,140
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$37,490	not published	80
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$76,400	$36.73	250
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$60,470	not published	70
Social Workers, All Other	$47,790	$22.98	690
Social and Community Service Managers	$56,100	$26.97	2,850
Social and Human Service Assistants	$36,770	$17.68	3,530
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,390	not published	30
Software Developers	$104,490	$50.23	6,050
Soil and Plant Scientists	not published	not published	110
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$44,820	$21.55	not published
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$61,690	not published	70
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$54,290	not published	1,430
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$56,830	not published	750
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,580	not published	510
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$57,000	not published	1,280
Speech-Language Pathologists	$83,580	$40.18	2,430
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$58,000	$27.89	200
Statisticians	$105,720	$50.83	570
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,700	$16.68	28,350
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$45,510	$21.88	1,080
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$41,260	$19.84	640
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$51,580	$24.80	2,570
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$29,230	$14.05	2,560
Surgeons, All Other	$254,940	$122.57	280
Surgical Assistants	$49,600	$23.85	80
Surgical Technologists	$57,400	$27.60	1,640
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$46,370	$22.29	810
Surveyors	$51,800	$24.91	550
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$35,290	$16.96	260
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$30,990	$14.90	80
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$33,800	$16.25	150
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$55,140	$26.51	440
Tax Preparers	$35,040	$16.85	550
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$41,940	not published	510
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$28,790	not published	11,270
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$23,140	not published	2,600
Technical Writers	$61,180	$29.41	150
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$49,740	$23.91	1,320
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$60,840	$29.25	1,690
Telemarketers	$29,060	$13.97	840
Tellers	$35,710	$17.17	4,250
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$29,140	$14.01	40
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$33,710	$16.21	110
Therapists, All Other	$61,920	$29.77	460
Tile and Stone Setters	$38,980	$18.74	160
Tire Repairers and Changers	$34,450	$16.56	1,240
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$47,510	$22.84	650
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$38,410	$18.47	160
Tool and Die Makers	$56,840	$27.33	290
Tour and Travel Guides	$34,290	$16.49	160
Traffic Technicians	$49,550	$23.82	50
Training and Development Managers	$101,830	$48.96	210
Training and Development Specialists	$52,290	$25.14	3,880
Transportation Inspectors	$85,130	$40.93	120
Transportation Security Screeners	$61,110	$29.38	190
Transportation Workers, All Other	$51,720	$24.86	50
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$89,200	$42.89	1,440
Travel Agents	$36,600	$17.60	180
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$45,650	$21.95	290
Tutors	$30,830	$14.82	720
Upholsterers	$43,660	$20.99	210
Urban and Regional Planners	$63,530	$30.54	80
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$28,050	$13.49	340
Veterinarians	$107,710	$51.79	540
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$34,570	$16.62	1,460
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$38,360	$18.44	320
Waiters and Waitresses	$24,680	$11.86	17,880
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$44,320	$21.31	2,010
Web Developers	$50,550	$24.30	400
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$45,490	$21.87	1,100
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$47,970	$23.06	6,150
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,880	$22.54	210
Wellhead Pumpers	$64,650	$31.08	90
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$36,850	$17.71	760
Word Processors and Typists	$43,010	$20.68	40
Writers and Authors	$47,970	$23.06	270

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Arkansas

By median pay, Arkansas is number 50 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $27,020 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $94,740. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $31,880 to $61,850. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $54,890, 26% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 1,303,630 jobs counted here are 0.8% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Arkansas are Office and Administrative Support (150,810 jobs, 12%), Transportation and Material Moving (133,870 jobs, 10%), Production (115,410 jobs, 9%) and Sales and Related (114,330 jobs, 9%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products (7.8 times the national share), Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers (7.4 times the national share) and Logging Equipment Operators (7.3 times the national share). The table on this page lists 682 occupations; for 10 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 234 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 9 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 216 pay less and 9 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary ($124,890 here, $107,310 nationally), Computer Programmers ($111,840 here, $100,390 nationally) and Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders ($64,440 here, $58,040 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Physicians, All Other ($136,880 here, $265,930 nationally), Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary ($23,140 here, $42,910 nationally) and Chief Executives ($119,990 here, $213,990 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Arkansas

What is the median salary in Arkansas?

The median pay of all employees in Arkansas was $43,630 a year ($20.98 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Arkansas?

Fast Food and Counter Workers, with 35,660 jobs and a median pay of $26,250 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Arkansas?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Dermatologists ($422,060), Neurologists ($317,880) and Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric ($262,470). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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