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Highest Paying Jobs in Arkansas

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Arkansas, among 19 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Arkansas
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1General and Operations Managers$80,30841,560
2Registered Nurses$79,78044,220
3First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,71022,110
4Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,22848,850
5Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,21018,530
6Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,53614,990
7Light Truck Drivers$42,72317,050
8Customer Service Representatives$39,93228,300
9Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$39,2739,640
10Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,28758,500
11Office Clerks, General$37,51336,880
12Security Guards$35,36714,240
13Stockers and Order Fillers$34,72040,490
14Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,64827,250
15Retail Salespersons$30,20153,380
16Home Health and Personal Care Aides$28,31227,950
17Cashiers$28,00739,880
18Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,07252,370
19Waiters and Waitresses$24,54426,490

Highest-paying jobs in Arkansas

This ranking covers 19 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Arkansas. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. General and Operations Managers comes first at $80,308 a year; number 19 on the list, Waiters and Waitresses, averages $24,544.

Each occupation links to its Arkansas page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.