Real Salaries: What They Pay

By Arkansas Next on Monday, October 25, 2021

Fill in the blanks with our guide to Arkansas occupations and the average salaries professionals make in that field.

OCCUPATION AVG. SALARY
Accountants $69,740
Agricultural & Food Science Technicians $42,540
Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians $52,860
Airline Pilots $106,620
Animal Trainers $38,460
Applications Software Developers $87,720
Architects $72,510
Art Directors $70,980
Artists (Fine Arts) $49,120
Athletic Trainers $52,040
Auto Body Repairers $41,420
Biomedical Engineers $92,620
Business Professors $87,450
Carpenters $40,290
Chefs & Head Cooks $49,300
Chemists $79,380
Civil Engineers $82,380
Coaches & Scouts $52,280
Computer Programmers $85,390
Conservation Scientists $66,240
Construction Managers $85,500
Correctional Officers $35,620
Counselors $37,780
Court Reporters $47,940
Dental Hygienists $65,730
Detectives & Criminal Investigators $67,670
Dietitian & Nutritionists $61,600
Economists $78,180
Editors $46,410
Electrical Engineers $85,360
Electricians $43,280
Elementary School Teachers $49,380
EMTs & Paramedics $34,630
Environmental Engineers $75,820
Epidemiologist $67,120
Farmers & Ranchers $75,820
Fashion Designers $75,810
Film & Video Editor $56,480
Financial Analyst $79,060
Financial Managers $112,190
Firefighters $39,730
Floral Designers $27,550
Food Scientists & Technologists $70,110
Food Service Managers $47,910
Forensic Science Technicians $44,650
Graphic Designers $45,000
Hairdressers, Hairstylists & Cosmetologists $25,400
High School Teachers $52,540
High School Special Education Teachers $50,940
History Professors $67,440
Home Appliance Repairers $29,590
Home Health Aides $23,510
Human Resources Specialists $58,050
Industrial Engineers $84,710
Information Security Analysts $89,500
Insurance Sales Agents $70,070
Interior Designers $73,840
Interpreters & Translators $45,060
Janitors & Cleaners $26,680
Kindergarten Teachers $48,600
Landscape Architects $70,630
Legal Secretaries $35,490
Librarians $52,520
Massage Therapists $46,020
Mechanical Engineers $73,390
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $41,170
Microbiologists $68,190
Middle School Teachers $51,360
Multimedia Artists & Animators $53,230
Nuclear Medicine Technologists $70,290
Nurse Practitioners $106,210
Occupational Therapists $82,710
Optometrists $109,320
Personal Financial Advisers $91,960
Pest Control Workers $41,690
Photographers $42,790
Physical Therapists $84,410
Physician Assistants $101,740
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers $42,530
Police, Fire & Ambulance Dispatchers $37,790
Postal Service Clerks $48,620
Power Plant Operators $70,430
Preschool Teachers $32,390
Private Detectives & Investigators $77,980
Psychologists $93,190
Public Relations Specialists $70,240
Radiation Therapists $73,460
Radio & Television Announcers $37,520
Radiologic & MRI Technologists $52,290
Real Estate Sales Agents $51,220
Registered Nurses $63,640
Reporters & Correspondents $46,300
Secretaries & Administrative Assistants $32,000
Security Guards $30,150
Sleep Technician $54,620
Social Workers $50,590
Speech-Language Pathologists $73,630
Statisticians $93,290
Surgery Technician $49,710
Tax Examiners & Collectors $58,600
Technical Writers $62,180
Travel Agents $46,940
Veterinarians $110,480
Waiters & Waitresses $22,220
Web Developers $47,140
Welders $39,560
Writers & Authors $43,800

The TOP 25 HIGHEST-PAYING JOBS IN ARKANSAS

1. Obstetricians and Gynecologists $258,940
2. Anesthesiologist $234,970
3. Surgeons, except ophthalmologists $227,080
4. Family Medicine physicians $209,370
5. Ophthalmologists, except pediatric $209,160
6. Pediatricians $195,690
7. Nurse Anesthetists $167,030
8. Dentists $163,260
9. Psychiatrists $157,240
10. Judges, Magistrate Judges and Magistrates $157,170
11. Marketing Managers $140,710
12. Sales Manager $138,030
13. Chief Executives $136,410
14. Architectural and engineering managers $134,690
15. Public Relations and Fundraising Managers $134,170
16. Natural sciences managers $125,910
17. Computer and Information Research Scientist $125,120
18. Purchasing Managers $124,410
19. Podiatrists $123,760
20. Pharmacists $120,040
21. Commercial Pilot $118,570
22. Advertising and Promotional Managers $116,080
23. Education Administrators Post-Secondary $114,970
24. Computer and Information Systems Managers $114,770
25. Data Scientist + Mathematical Science Occupations $113,530

Source: bls.gov