High paying jobs in Jonesboro, AR

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Jonesboro, AR. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Jonesboro, AR run 14.1% below the national average (2024), so a Jonesboro, AR salary is worth about 1.16× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Jonesboro, AR · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$312,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,990 – $406,860130
2Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$269,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$164,790 – $573,21030
3Dentists, General$169,850
Doctoral or professional degree
$96,630 – $253,12060
4Pharmacists$133,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$114,260 – $167,320170
5Nurse Practitioners$126,760
Master's degree
$102,980 – $163,780280
6Computer and Information Systems Managers$123,630
Bachelor's degree
$70,500 – $206,28080
7Chief Executives$120,020
Bachelor's degree
$49,890 – $330,180140
8Physician Assistants$117,660
Master's degree
$96,790 – $124,88030
9Marketing Managers$112,820
Bachelor's degree
$57,340 – $210,16030
10Industrial Production Managers$109,210
Bachelor's degree
$75,390 – $173,27090
11Occupational Therapists$106,360
Master's degree
$75,310 – $135,200140
12Sales Managers$104,670
Bachelor's degree
$48,670 – $302,440120
13Financial Managers$103,230
Bachelor's degree
$60,780 – $207,390250
14Education Administrators, Postsecondary$103,100
Master's degree
$50,610 – $220,29080
15Industrial Engineers$101,150
Bachelor's degree
$75,540 – $130,79070
16Architectural and Engineering Managers$100,080
Bachelor's degree
$84,760 – $175,23060
17Physical Therapists$100,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,050 – $123,010190
18Medical and Health Services Managers$97,300
Bachelor's degree
$59,320 – $168,610350
19Therapists, All Other$97,190
Bachelor's degree
$58,230 – $132,62050
20Purchasing Managers$95,290
Bachelor's degree
$66,600 – $200,84040
21Electrical Engineers$95,250
Bachelor's degree
$62,640 – $106,28040
22Loan Officers$94,960
Bachelor's degree
$47,020 – $168,83080
23Lawyers$92,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,890 – $187,36090
24Speech-Language Pathologists$91,020
Master's degree
$45,500 – $128,150240
25Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$88,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,570 – $108,33070
26Administrative Services Managers$87,690
Bachelor's degree
$37,370 – $150,50040
27Dental Hygienists$86,650
Associate's degree
$58,930 – $104,00080
28Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$86,430
Master's degree
$73,690 – $102,440120
29Construction Managers$86,170
Bachelor's degree
$57,150 – $121,99090
30Logisticians$85,340
Bachelor's degree
$45,430 – $102,37040
31Software Developers$84,990
Bachelor's degree
$65,000 – $169,460130
32Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$84,000
Associate's degree
$34,450 – $112,02030
33Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$82,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,760 – $129,80080
34Civil Engineers$81,960
Bachelor's degree
$46,400 – $122,11030
35Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$81,880
Associate's degree
$69,760 – $100,97050
36Network and Computer Systems Administrators$81,370
Bachelor's degree
$54,880 – $155,83050
37Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$81,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,960 – $109,30070
38Computer Systems Analysts$80,330
Bachelor's degree
$62,120 – $103,95080
39Managers, All Other$79,600
Bachelor's degree
$48,500 – $155,570230
40Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$79,510
Associate's degree
$62,960 – $101,42040
41Facilities Managers$79,360
Bachelor's degree
$43,600 – $130,10040
42Registered Nurses$78,940
Bachelor's degree
$64,520 – $100,2501,990
43Occupational Therapy Assistants$78,660
Associate's degree
$52,770 – $93,16090
44Instructional Coordinators$78,060
Master's degree
$45,710 – $95,79050
45Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$77,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,470 – $92,440100
46Mechanical Engineers$76,690
Bachelor's degree
$64,890 – $100,660160
47Personal Financial Advisors$75,610
Bachelor's degree
$36,930 – $205,39040
48General and Operations Managers$69,370
Bachelor's degree
$37,730 – $155,3801,470
49General Internal Medicine Physicians$67,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,180 – $289,27060
50Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$66,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,750 – $93,78040

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

#	Occupation	MedianJonesboro, AR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$312,020	$77,990 – $406,860	130
2	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except PediatricDoctoral or professional degree	$269,990	$164,790 – $573,210	30
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$169,850	$96,630 – $253,120	60
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$133,520	$114,260 – $167,320	170
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$126,760	$102,980 – $163,780	280
6	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,630	$70,500 – $206,280	80
7	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$120,020	$49,890 – $330,180	140
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$117,660	$96,790 – $124,880	30
9	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,820	$57,340 – $210,160	30
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,210	$75,390 – $173,270	90
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$106,360	$75,310 – $135,200	140
12	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,670	$48,670 – $302,440	120
13	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,230	$60,780 – $207,390	250
14	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$103,100	$50,610 – $220,290	80
15	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$101,150	$75,540 – $130,790	70
16	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,080	$84,760 – $175,230	60
17	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,010	$73,050 – $123,010	190
18	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,300	$59,320 – $168,610	350
19	Therapists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$97,190	$58,230 – $132,620	50
20	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$95,290	$66,600 – $200,840	40
21	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$95,250	$62,640 – $106,280	40
22	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$94,960	$47,020 – $168,830	80
23	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$92,510	$50,890 – $187,360	90
24	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$91,020	$45,500 – $128,150	240
25	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$88,360	$55,570 – $108,330	70
26	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$87,690	$37,370 – $150,500	40
27	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$86,650	$58,930 – $104,000	80
28	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$86,430	$73,690 – $102,440	120
29	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$86,170	$57,150 – $121,990	90
30	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$85,340	$45,430 – $102,370	40
31	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$84,990	$65,000 – $169,460	130
32	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$84,000	$34,450 – $112,020	30
33	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,300	$60,760 – $129,800	80
34	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$81,960	$46,400 – $122,110	30
35	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$81,880	$69,760 – $100,970	50
36	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$81,370	$54,880 – $155,830	50
37	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,330	$46,960 – $109,300	70
38	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$80,330	$62,120 – $103,950	80
39	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,600	$48,500 – $155,570	230
40	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$79,510	$62,960 – $101,420	40
41	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$79,360	$43,600 – $130,100	40
42	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$78,940	$64,520 – $100,250	1,990
43	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$78,660	$52,770 – $93,160	90
44	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$78,060	$45,710 – $95,790	50
45	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,590	$62,470 – $92,440	100
46	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$76,690	$64,890 – $100,660	160
47	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$75,610	$36,930 – $205,390	40
48	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$69,370	$37,730 – $155,380	1,470
49	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$67,830	$59,180 – $289,270	60
50	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,860	$36,750 – $93,780	40

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