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Nursing Assistants Salary in Arkansas

What Nursing Assistants earn in Arkansas, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 7 counties.

Average in AR
$34,448
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
38 of 40
published states
Workers in state
22,820
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
2
7 counties

Pay by labor market in Arkansas

Nursing Assistants pay by wage area in Arkansas
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$38,010$31,396$10,370Crittenden County, AR
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$35,370$29,377$11,016Pulaski County, AR

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Nursing Assistants in Arkansas counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Grant County, AR$35,370$29,377$12,984
2Pulaski County, AR$35,370$29,377$11,016
3Faulkner County, AR$35,370$29,377$11,016
4Saline County, AR$35,370$29,377$11,016
5Lonoke County, AR$35,370$29,377$11,016
6Perry County, AR$35,370$29,377$11,016
7Crittenden County, AR$38,010$31,396$10,370

Nursing Assistants pay in Arkansas

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Nursing Assistants in Arkansas is $34,448, based on 22,820 workers. Among the 40 states with published data, that ranks number 38. The BLS national median for the occupation is $42,260, so Arkansas averages 18.5% below it.

Inside Arkansas, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $38,010 in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR area and the lowest is $35,370 in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, a difference of $2,640 across 2 wage areas.

Cost of living for Nursing Assistants in Arkansas

We compare 7 Arkansas counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Grant County, AR leaves the largest yearly margin, $12,984. Crittenden County, AR leaves the smallest, $10,370. The median wage covers all four basics in 7 of the 7 counties.

Nursing Assistants in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Nursing Assistants are Washington ($50,153), Oregon ($49,511), California ($48,606) and New Jersey ($48,154).

Frequently asked questions: Nursing Assistants in Arkansas

How much do Nursing Assistants earn in Arkansas?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $34,448, from $35,370 to $38,010 depending on the labor market.

Which Arkansas county is best for Nursing Assistants?

Grant County, AR leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($12,984). Pulaski County, AR follows at $11,016.