High paying management jobs in Arkansas

Every management 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 management 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

1Purchasing Managers$156,450
Bachelor's degree
$74,290 – $273,100930
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$140,600
Bachelor's degree
$98,520 – $209,3201,220
3Marketing Managers$136,520
Bachelor's degree
$67,340 – $223,6801,860
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$127,220
Bachelor's degree
$78,630 – $219,2503,420
5Chief Executives$119,990
Bachelor's degree
$49,830 – $330,4803,550
6Industrial Production Managers$118,120
Bachelor's degree
$74,970 – $201,5602,560
7Financial Managers$116,570
Bachelor's degree
$62,780 – $225,0107,120
8Human Resources Managers$108,580
Bachelor's degree
$62,370 – $218,8301,290
9Sales Managers$108,330
Bachelor's degree
$53,860 – $245,6403,710
10Medical and Health Services Managers$94,340
Bachelor's degree
$55,390 – $155,2106,440
11Facilities Managers$89,810
Bachelor's degree
$53,750 – $168,000880
12Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$89,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,620 – $174,9901,440
13Managers, All Other$87,520
Bachelor's degree
$49,230 – $171,9105,690
14Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$86,330
Master's degree
$68,090 – $107,4102,760
15Construction Managers$86,310
Bachelor's degree
$52,570 – $128,3202,280
16Administrative Services Managers$84,480
Bachelor's degree
$46,270 – $151,0501,110
17Education Administrators, Postsecondary$78,240
Master's degree
$51,910 – $166,2401,970
18Education Administrators, All Other$76,990
Bachelor's degree
$31,550 – $108,560520
19General and Operations Managers$74,050
Bachelor's degree
$36,200 – $173,08034,570
20Social and Community Service Managers$56,100
Bachelor's degree
$36,530 – $91,9202,850
21Food Service Managers$55,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,690 – $79,3002,720
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$47,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,640 – $125,8602,310
23Lodging Managers$45,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,590 – $96,010480
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$44,990
Bachelor's degree
$28,780 – $77,8501,090

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	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$156,450	$74,290 – $273,100	930
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,600	$98,520 – $209,320	1,220
3	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,520	$67,340 – $223,680	1,860
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,220	$78,630 – $219,250	3,420
5	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$119,990	$49,830 – $330,480	3,550
6	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,120	$74,970 – $201,560	2,560
7	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,570	$62,780 – $225,010	7,120
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,580	$62,370 – $218,830	1,290
9	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,330	$53,860 – $245,640	3,710
10	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$94,340	$55,390 – $155,210	6,440
11	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$89,810	$53,750 – $168,000	880
12	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,200	$52,620 – $174,990	1,440
13	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$87,520	$49,230 – $171,910	5,690
14	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$86,330	$68,090 – $107,410	2,760
15	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$86,310	$52,570 – $128,320	2,280
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$84,480	$46,270 – $151,050	1,110
17	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$78,240	$51,910 – $166,240	1,970
18	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$76,990	$31,550 – $108,560	520
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$74,050	$36,200 – $173,080	34,570
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$56,100	$36,530 – $91,920	2,850
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,120	$37,690 – $79,300	2,720
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,760	$26,640 – $125,860	2,310
23	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,870	$34,590 – $96,010	480
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$44,990	$28,780 – $77,850	1,090

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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