Average Salary in Arkansas
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Arkansas. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$53,070Rank #50 of 51
- Median annual wage$41,020Rank #50 of 51
- Median household income$62,108ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity86.9US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$61,070Rank #47 at national prices
- Total employment1,288,810Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $53,070 is $12,050 (29.4 %) above the median of $41,020, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Arkansas are about 13.1 % below the national average (RPP 86.9, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Arkansas buys what $61,070 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Arkansas is $62,108 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Arkansas
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $135,600 |
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $134,860 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $132,090 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $104,560 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $100,380 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $92,490 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $88,250 |
| Dental Hygienist | 29-1292 | $85,620 |
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