Salaries in West Arkansas

BLS OEWS May 2025 • West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area • 311 occupations

Highest-paying occupations in West Arkansas

OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
Dentists, General $170,340 60
Architectural and Engineering Managers $165,080 60
Pharmacists $133,330 180
Chief Executives $105,580 150
Nurse Practitioners $104,590 140
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other $104,110 60

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      OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
      Dentists, General $170,340 60
      Architectural and Engineering Managers $165,080 60
      Pharmacists $133,330 180
      Chief Executives $105,580 150
      Nurse Practitioners $104,590 140
      Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other $104,110 60
      Occupational Therapists $102,040 70
      Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $99,240 30
      Veterinarians $97,030 50
      Civil Engineers $96,420 40
      Industrial Production Managers $94,750 220
      Software Developers $94,020 50
      Facilities Managers $92,590 60
      Electrical Engineers $90,660 60
      Financial Managers $86,640 350
      Lawyers $86,140 120
      Physical Therapists $85,380 100
      Dental Hygienists $84,120 130
      Medical and Health Services Managers $83,350 250
      Industrial Engineers $82,570 70
      Sales Managers $82,300 70
      Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $81,780 220
      Marketing Managers $80,620 30
      Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $79,290 150
      Computer and Information Systems Managers $79,130 90
      Construction Managers $79,080 80
      Biological Scientists, All Other $77,940 50
      Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $77,350 50
      Mechanical Engineers $77,070 60
      Human Resources Managers $76,270 70
      Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $74,840 70
      Instructional Coordinators $72,260 110
      Computer Systems Analysts $72,210 40
      Education Administrators, All Other $71,830 60
      Registered Nurses $71,650 1,130
      Managers, All Other $71,540 320
      Foresters $71,280 30
      First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $70,570 550
      First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $70,050 40
      Network and Computer Systems Administrators $69,490 70
      Project Management Specialists $68,860 210
      Gas Plant Operators $68,380 40
      Personal Financial Advisors $67,610 30
      Physical Therapist Assistants $67,330 60
      Administrative Services Managers $66,750 50
      Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $66,020 60
      Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $65,960 30
      Real Estate Sales Agents $65,960 —
      Business Operations Specialists, All Other $63,960 410
      Loan Officers $63,900 230
      Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $63,500 70
      Respiratory Therapists $63,220 80
      Education Administrators, Postsecondary $63,120 210
      Cost Estimators $62,870 50
      Accountants and Auditors $62,850 330
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $62,310 150
      English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $62,070 70
      Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary $62,040 40
      Millwrights $61,430 100
      First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $60,940 1,130
      General and Operations Managers $60,610 2,040
      Compliance Officers $60,440 180
      Healthcare Social Workers $60,420 50
      First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $60,400 380
      Buyers and Purchasing Agents $60,260 160
      Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary $60,240 70
      Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $60,150 130
      Computer Occupations, All Other $59,840 40
      Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners $59,820 30
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $59,800 100
      Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $58,820 40
      Physicians, All Other $58,710 270
      Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary $58,240 40
      Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $58,230 220
      Athletic Trainers $57,940 30
      First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $57,900 50
      Postal Service Clerks $57,870 130
      Architectural and Civil Drafters $57,860 30
      First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $57,130 140
      Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $57,010 150
      Industrial Machinery Mechanics $56,840 560
      Postal Service Mail Carriers $56,450 280
      First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $55,660 360
      Computer Network Support Specialists $55,340 70
      Public Relations Specialists $54,890 50
      Forest and Conservation Technicians $54,310 130
      Clergy $53,890 30
      Brickmasons and Blockmasons $53,640 60
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $53,330 460
      Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $53,300 70
      History Teachers, Postsecondary $52,990 50
      Food Service Managers $52,720 150
      Insurance Sales Agents $52,700 190
      Maintenance Workers, Machinery $52,690 150
      Management Analysts $52,590 90
      Electricians $52,330 480
      Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $51,970 170
      Speech-Language Pathologists $51,850 160
      Tutors $51,750 30
      Property Appraisers and Assessors $51,330 100
      Special Education Teachers, Middle School $51,330 90
      Financial and Investment Analysts $51,310 40
      Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $51,260 60
      Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $50,990 1,220
      Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $50,870 180
      Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $50,650 690
      Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $50,650 120
      Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $50,440 50
      Logging Equipment Operators $50,410 260
      Drafters, All Other $50,100 30
      Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $50,050 180
      Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $50,020 1,200
      Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $49,990 130
      Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $49,990 130
      Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $49,930 100
      First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $49,790 40
      Cargo and Freight Agents $49,770 140
      Human Resources Specialists $49,720 260
      Paralegals and Legal Assistants $49,250 90
      Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $49,150 760
      Occupational Health and Safety Technicians $49,090 30
      Surveying and Mapping Technicians $49,000 40
      Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $48,830 190
      Machinists $48,820 310
      Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $48,700 80
      Construction and Building Inspectors $48,630 40
      Tool and Die Makers $48,290 30
      First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $47,780 730
      Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $47,680 50
      Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $47,650 2,410
      Bus Drivers, School $47,640 530
      Surgical Technologists $47,460 50
      Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $47,280 90
      Chefs and Head Cooks $47,220 50
      Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $47,210 320
      Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $47,080 80
      Lodging Managers $46,960 40
      Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,850 130
      Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $46,730 420
      Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $46,490 50
      Printing Press Operators $46,470 90
      Biological Technicians $46,320 40
      Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $46,240 350
      Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $46,210 60
      Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,080 60
      Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $45,890 60
      Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $45,800 30
      Social and Community Service Managers $45,760 100
      Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $45,730 170
      Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $45,720 30
      Opticians, Dispensing $45,440 40
      First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $45,420 90
      Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $45,400 200
      Automotive Body and Related Repairers $45,320 70
      Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $45,240 30
      Hazardous Materials Removal Workers $45,160 110
      Rock Splitters, Quarry $45,030 40
      Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $44,770 450
      Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $44,710 —
      First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $44,570 60
      Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $44,080 100
      Paramedics $43,970 80
      Child, Family, and School Social Workers $43,860 60
      Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $43,850 40
      Loan Interviewers and Clerks $43,850 190
      Social Workers, All Other $43,720 70
      Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $43,660 90
      Computer User Support Specialists $43,270 140
      Carpenters $42,730 170
      Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $42,730 1,170
      Detectives and Criminal Investigators $42,720 50
      Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $42,290 500
      Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $42,200 70
      Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $42,130 30
      Psychiatric Technicians $41,900 50
      Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $41,590 260
      Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $41,170 320
      Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $41,050 150
      Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $41,020 240
      Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $40,120 60
      Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $39,760 70
      Graphic Designers $39,700 40
      Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $39,690 40
      Residential Advisors $39,680 90
      Forensic Science Technicians $39,680 30
      Information and Record Clerks, All Other $39,560 60
      Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $39,490 230
      Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $39,250 1,030
      Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $38,990 250
      Training and Development Specialists $38,910 250
      Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $38,880 420
      Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $38,710 450
      Painters, Construction and Maintenance $38,490 50
      Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $38,300 770
      Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $38,000 230
      Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $37,960 650
      Sheet Metal Workers $37,930 70
      Pipelayers $37,750 30
      Plant and System Operators, All Other $37,690 40
      Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $37,540 40
      Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $37,480 100
      Meter Readers, Utilities $37,340 30
      Driver/Sales Workers $37,270 110
      Firefighters $37,120 80
      Coaches and Scouts $37,110 180
      Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators $37,100 90
      Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $37,030 40
      Security Guards $36,970 470
      Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $36,730 80
      Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $36,720 90
      Public Safety Telecommunicators $36,610 190
      Customer Service Representatives $36,590 1,040
      Food Batchmakers $36,550 420
      Medical Records Specialists $36,450 70
      Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $36,440 90
      Protective Service Workers, All Other $36,190 30
      Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $36,160 100
      Food Processing Workers, All Other $36,070 240
      Tax Preparers $36,060 50
      Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $36,030 30
      Pest Control Workers $36,000 90
      Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $35,970 40
      Pharmacy Technicians $35,850 320
      Data Entry Keyers $35,830 80
      Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $35,780 850
      Dental Assistants $35,760 140
      Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $35,720 120
      First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $35,700 80
      Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $35,700 600
      Billing and Posting Clerks $35,680 240
      Phlebotomists $35,550 40
      Machine Feeders and Offbearers $35,550 120
      Butchers and Meat Cutters $35,520 50
      Medical Assistants $35,510 220
      Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $35,420 930
      Construction Laborers $35,320 480
      First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $35,230 890
      Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders $35,130 40
      Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $35,100 140
      Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $35,090 2,330
      Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $35,020 280
      Office Clerks, General $35,020 2,160
      Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $34,670 550
      Tellers $34,630 370
      Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $34,630 700
      Correctional Officers and Jailers $34,620 290
      Stockers and Order Fillers $34,610 2,400
      Helpers--Production Workers $34,300 1,150
      Production Workers, All Other $34,260 140
      Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $34,220 50
      Highway Maintenance Workers $33,980 180
      Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $33,970 40
      Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers $33,960 30
      Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders $33,890 80
      Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $33,480 320
      Light Truck Drivers $33,220 370
      Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products $33,020 330
      Packers and Packagers, Hand $32,730 480
      First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $32,140 30
      Social and Human Service Assistants $31,880 240
      Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $31,800 40
      Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $31,790 110
      Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $30,510 340
      Counter and Rental Clerks $30,200 180
      Nursing Assistants $30,180 1,240
      Parts Salespersons $30,120 210
      Tire Repairers and Changers $29,710 120
      First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $29,530 870
      Receptionists and Information Clerks $29,460 480
      Emergency Medical Technicians $29,430 100
      Sewing Machine Operators $29,200 50
      Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $29,190 100
      Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing $29,060 280
      Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $28,920 30
      Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $28,870 690
      Floral Designers $28,800 50
      Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $28,780 150
      Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $28,690 1,030
      Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $28,640 1,350
      Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $28,180 180
      Retail Salespersons $28,110 1,800
      Bakers $28,000 120
      Animal Caretakers $27,960 130
      Cooks, Restaurant $27,870 660
      Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $27,850 240
      Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $27,820 40
      School Bus Monitors $27,750 40
      Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $27,550 190
      Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $27,190 110
      Food Preparation Workers $26,980 390
      Special Education Teachers, Preschool $26,810 40
      Cashiers $26,810 2,990
      Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $26,720 110
      Self-Enrichment Teachers $26,680 50
      Cooks, Fast Food $26,550 190
      Rehabilitation Counselors $26,420 120
      Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $26,200 500
      Recreation Workers $26,110 90
      Home Health and Personal Care Aides $25,910 980
      Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $25,860 170
      Bartenders $25,720 140
      Fast Food and Counter Workers $25,720 2,910
      Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $25,140 180
      Dishwashers $25,120 210
      Amusement and Recreation Attendants $24,580 120
      Waiters and Waitresses $24,440 960
      Teachers and Instructors, All Other $24,300 90
      Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $23,970 40
      Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $23,880 50
      Childcare Workers $23,800 450
      Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary $23,270 70