Salaries in East Arkansas

BLS OEWS May 2025 • East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area • 265 occupations

Highest-paying occupations in East Arkansas

OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
Physicians, All Other $258,940 100
Dentists, General $159,000 40
Pharmacists $135,350 150
Architectural and Engineering Managers $122,550 30
Nurse Practitioners $111,730 130
Chief Executives $106,470 140

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      OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
      Physicians, All Other $258,940 100
      Dentists, General $159,000 40
      Pharmacists $135,350 150
      Architectural and Engineering Managers $122,550 30
      Nurse Practitioners $111,730 130
      Chief Executives $106,470 140
      Occupational Therapists $106,350 60
      Materials Engineers $100,540 50
      Industrial Production Managers $99,110 170
      First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $98,750 40
      Physical Therapists $97,880 80
      Construction Managers $97,200 130
      Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other $95,700 40
      Software Developers $94,810 30
      Financial Managers $94,790 220
      Sales Managers $92,100 70
      Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $91,590 100
      Administrative Services Managers $91,240 40
      Electrical Engineers $91,010 40
      Lawyers $89,490 100
      Computer and Information Systems Managers $89,130 80
      Locomotive Engineers $87,510 30
      Human Resources Managers $86,320 50
      Dental Hygienists $86,080 110
      Medical and Health Services Managers $83,580 270
      Chefs and Head Cooks $81,720 40
      Civil Engineers $80,400 40
      Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $80,050 170
      Industrial Engineers $78,590 100
      Loan Officers $78,330 130
      Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $76,810 40
      Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $76,570 70
      Project Management Specialists $74,870 120
      Education Administrators, All Other $74,760 40
      Computer Systems Analysts $74,730 50
      Speech-Language Pathologists $73,860 130
      Occupational Therapy Assistants $73,590 30
      Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $72,600 30
      Physical Therapist Assistants $72,210 60
      Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $71,730 70
      Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $71,680 50
      Mechanical Engineers $70,130 70
      Conservation Scientists $69,950 30
      Education Administrators, Postsecondary $69,520 60
      Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $68,850 40
      Cost Estimators $67,490 50
      Registered Nurses $67,390 990
      First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $66,220 380
      Managers, All Other $66,040 200
      Engineers, All Other $65,450 80
      First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $64,670 390
      Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $64,520 90
      Healthcare Social Workers $64,430 70
      Teachers and Instructors, All Other $63,860 50
      Accountants and Auditors $62,120 270
      Construction and Building Inspectors $60,730 50
      Instructional Coordinators $60,630 50
      Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $60,540 240
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $60,400 110
      General and Operations Managers $60,040 1,820
      Logisticians $59,780 40
      Millwrights $59,510 210
      First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $59,330 970
      Respiratory Therapists $59,070 70
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $58,430 80
      Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $58,280 110
      Network and Computer Systems Administrators $58,040 40
      Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $57,670 120
      Carpenters $56,720 210
      Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $56,340 130
      Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other $55,860 30
      Postal Service Clerks $55,720 120
      Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $55,380 30
      Buyers and Purchasing Agents $55,010 170
      Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $54,350 140
      Postal Service Mail Carriers $53,290 260
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $53,040 590
      Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $52,950 50
      Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $51,730 120
      Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $51,580 80
      First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $50,550 370
      Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $50,510 250
      Business Operations Specialists, All Other $50,440 240
      Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $50,350 900
      Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $50,200 100
      Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $50,190 120
      Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $50,180 940
      Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $49,990 120
      First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $49,500 560
      Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $49,460 280
      Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $49,210 120
      Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $49,040 690
      First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $49,020 160
      First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $48,950 30
      Tool and Die Makers $48,890 50
      Computer Network Support Specialists $48,780 30
      Insurance Sales Agents $48,730 100
      Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $48,440 50
      Compliance Officers $48,300 100
      Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $48,060 60
      Chemical Plant and System Operators $47,960 50
      Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $47,930 110
      Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $47,880 130
      Industrial Machinery Mechanics $47,870 710
      Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $47,850 130
      Funeral Home Managers $47,690 30
      Maintenance Workers, Machinery $47,680 50
      Human Resources Specialists $47,490 260
      Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $47,380 140
      Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $47,340 60
      Electricians $47,130 900
      Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $47,070 170
      Food Service Managers $46,350 90
      First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $46,310 100
      Automotive Body and Related Repairers $46,210 50
      Correctional Officers and Jailers $46,050 510
      Machinists $46,020 250
      Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $46,020 300
      New Accounts Clerks $45,800 40
      Sheet Metal Workers $45,520 90
      Opticians, Dispensing $45,440 30
      Management Analysts $45,270 60
      Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $45,250 160
      Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $45,110 40
      Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $45,060 520
      Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $44,990 1,430
      Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $44,950 50
      Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $44,660 60
      Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $44,530 50
      Legislators $44,350 110
      Surveying and Mapping Technicians $44,160 50
      Social and Community Service Managers $44,150 80
      Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $44,110 210
      Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $43,960 80
      Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $43,850 50
      Computer User Support Specialists $43,550 120
      Residential Advisors $42,500 110
      Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $42,480 1,160
      Social Workers, All Other $42,440 30
      Paramedics $42,440 90
      Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $42,420 40
      Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $42,390 480
      Helpers--Production Workers $42,370 280
      Graphic Designers $41,880 40
      Driver/Sales Workers $41,860 130
      Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $40,730 190
      Order Clerks $40,550 30
      Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $40,460 40
      Loan Interviewers and Clerks $40,410 110
      Surgical Technologists $40,360 40
      Pourers and Casters, Metal $40,300 —
      Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $39,920 790
      Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $39,530 100
      Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $39,480 440
      Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $39,450 430
      Property Appraisers and Assessors $39,300 70
      Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $39,120 440
      Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $39,090 30
      Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $38,740 240
      Child, Family, and School Social Workers $38,680 100
      Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders $38,630 240
      Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $38,580 450
      Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $38,520 130
      Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $38,330 620
      Production Workers, All Other $38,190 270
      Bus Drivers, School $38,080 410
      Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $38,010 230
      Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $38,000 90
      Construction Laborers $37,630 550
      Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $37,590 30
      Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders $37,590 120
      Information and Record Clerks, All Other $37,480 60
      Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $37,230 100
      Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $37,140 70
      Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products $37,040 60
      Medical Records Specialists $37,000 80
      Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $36,980 720
      Highway Maintenance Workers $36,970 150
      Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $36,820 240
      Coaches and Scouts $36,780 60
      Pest Control Workers $36,780 60
      Dental Assistants $36,530 150
      Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $36,510 110
      Customer Service Representatives $36,500 670
      Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $36,450 130
      Conveyor Operators and Tenders $36,390 150
      Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $36,360 80
      Billing and Posting Clerks $36,320 200
      Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $36,310 100
      First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $36,180 60
      Tax Preparers $36,180 40
      Pharmacy Technicians $36,130 270
      Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $36,080 1,120
      Medical Assistants $35,960 170
      Structural Iron and Steel Workers $35,920 330
      Special Education Teachers, Preschool $35,840 —
      Phlebotomists $35,800 40
      Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $35,800 370
      Crane and Tower Operators $35,580 350
      Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $35,470 560
      Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $35,360 90
      First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $35,340 680
      Social and Human Service Assistants $35,330 160
      Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $35,330 1,180
      Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $35,120 210
      Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $35,120 190
      Office Clerks, General $35,050 1,730
      Security Guards $34,800 170
      Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $34,700 60
      Packers and Packagers, Hand $34,670 160
      First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $34,370 30
      Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation $34,070 —
      Tellers $33,880 320
      Psychiatric Technicians $33,800 150
      Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $33,610 40
      Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $33,350 70
      Light Truck Drivers $31,950 360
      Bill and Account Collectors $31,920 30
      Data Entry Keyers $31,820 40
      Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $31,800 30
      Training and Development Specialists $31,390 140
      Receptionists and Information Clerks $31,130 440
      Stockers and Order Fillers $31,130 1,520
      Counter and Rental Clerks $30,740 170
      Printing Press Operators $30,680 40
      Recreation Workers $30,460 —
      Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $30,310 230
      Parts Salespersons $30,150 230
      First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $29,830 550
      Nursing Assistants $29,790 1,200
      Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $29,600 110
      Firefighters $29,580 140
      Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $29,490 790
      Sewing Machine Operators $29,200 30
      Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $29,140 790
      Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $29,000 470
      Butchers and Meat Cutters $28,970 70
      Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $28,900 50
      Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $28,880 230
      Retail Salespersons $28,800 1,280
      Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $28,740 90
      Agricultural Equipment Operators $28,620 310
      School Bus Monitors $28,600 50
      Public Safety Telecommunicators $28,580 130
      Bakers $28,210 60
      Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $27,790 120
      Cooks, Restaurant $27,550 380
      Emergency Medical Technicians $27,470 110
      Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $27,000 90
      Food Preparation Workers $26,710 250
      Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $26,490 350
      Animal Caretakers $26,460 50
      Cashiers $26,460 2,090
      Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $26,330 120
      Home Health and Personal Care Aides $26,050 1,270
      Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $25,620 60
      Amusement and Recreation Attendants $25,480 40
      Childcare Workers $25,390 490
      Cooks, Fast Food $25,220 440
      Waiters and Waitresses $24,370 570
      Fast Food and Counter Workers $24,100 1,750
      Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $23,960 —
      Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $23,910 70
      Bartenders $23,350 70
      Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary $22,880 50