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
