High paying business and finance jobs in Arkansas

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Arkansas. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Arkansas run 13.1% below the national average (2024), so a Arkansas salary is worth about 1.15× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Arkansas.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Arkansas · Employed

1Financial and Investment Analysts$81,110
Bachelor's degree
$48,850 – $137,2101,390
2Personal Financial Advisors$79,420
Bachelor's degree
$36,710 – $207,5601,320
3Logisticians$78,400
Bachelor's degree
$45,780 – $134,9102,220
4Project Management Specialists$77,170
Bachelor's degree
$47,620 – $133,4205,510
5Buyers and Purchasing Agents$75,870
Bachelor's degree
$42,710 – $135,8304,510
6Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$73,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,490 – $103,4202,660
7Management Analysts$72,950
Bachelor's degree
$47,260 – $141,8006,250
8Loan Officers$70,260
Bachelor's degree
$39,210 – $136,5002,610
9Accountants and Auditors$66,330
Bachelor's degree
$45,810 – $119,5207,870
10Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$65,430
Bachelor's degree
$34,560 – $136,3106,250
11Compliance Officers$64,680
Bachelor's degree
$43,160 – $132,7603,120
12Cost Estimators$61,470
Bachelor's degree
$38,480 – $110,0401,400
13Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$61,280
Bachelor's degree
$40,830 – $106,780490
14Business Operations Specialists, All Other$61,240
Bachelor's degree
$37,390 – $115,5008,200
15Financial Examiners$57,590
Bachelor's degree
$46,630 – $125,840540
16Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$55,140
Bachelor's degree
$30,840 – $85,090440
17Human Resources Specialists$55,010
Bachelor's degree
$32,030 – $99,9906,230
18Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$53,040
Bachelor's degree
$31,190 – $102,170550
19Training and Development Specialists$52,290
Bachelor's degree
$29,490 – $96,9503,880
20Property Appraisers and Assessors$50,840
Bachelor's degree
$34,750 – $89,400810
21Tax Preparers$35,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,990 – $66,420550

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianArkansas	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$81,110	$48,850 – $137,210	1,390
2	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$79,420	$36,710 – $207,560	1,320
3	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$78,400	$45,780 – $134,910	2,220
4	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,170	$47,620 – $133,420	5,510
5	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$75,870	$42,710 – $135,830	4,510
6	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,920	$46,490 – $103,420	2,660
7	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$72,950	$47,260 – $141,800	6,250
8	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$70,260	$39,210 – $136,500	2,610
9	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$66,330	$45,810 – $119,520	7,870
10	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$65,430	$34,560 – $136,310	6,250
11	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$64,680	$43,160 – $132,760	3,120
12	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$61,470	$38,480 – $110,040	1,400
13	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$61,280	$40,830 – $106,780	490
14	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$61,240	$37,390 – $115,500	8,200
15	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$57,590	$46,630 – $125,840	540
16	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$55,140	$30,840 – $85,090	440
17	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$55,010	$32,030 – $99,990	6,230
18	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$53,040	$31,190 – $102,170	550
19	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$52,290	$29,490 – $96,950	3,880
20	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$50,840	$34,750 – $89,400	810
21	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,040	$28,990 – $66,420	550

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Arkansas. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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