Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Arkansas

793 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Arkansas for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$47,860	290	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$47,790	690	View salary detail
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$47,770	90	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$47,760	2,310	View salary detail
Carpenters	$47,760	4,030	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$47,760	400	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$47,750	370	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$47,670	5,710	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$47,670	5,710	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$47,510	650	View salary detail
Roofers	$47,470	950	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$47,420	1,610	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$47,350	180	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,320	800	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers	$47,310	30	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$47,250	30	View salary detail
Extraction Workers, All Other	$47,200	70	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$47,130	1,780	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$46,940	60	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$46,930	420	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,880	210	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$46,810	140	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$46,800	100	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$46,780	180	View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$46,750	260	View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians	$46,750	260	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,730	60	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$46,530	220	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$46,470	1,760	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,380	1,870	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$46,370	810	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$46,360	4,390	View salary detail
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$46,290	780	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$46,230	1,900	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$46,220	1,390	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$46,190	720	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$46,170	250	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$46,170	880	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$46,160	110	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$46,150	270	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$46,110	1,220	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$46,020	120	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$46,020	120	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$45,970	560	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,890	420	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$45,870	480	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$45,860	200	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$45,830	1,350	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$45,830	1,350	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$45,820	1,230	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.