High paying medical jobs in Arkansas

Every medical 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 medical 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

1Dentists, General$178,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,010 – $223,0101,210
2Physicians, All Other$136,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,710 – $402,1904,290
3Pharmacists$136,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$105,560 – $164,9402,900
4Nurse Practitioners$125,660
Master's degree
$99,420 – $205,8103,970
5Physician Assistants$118,430
Master's degree
$88,160 – $159,080850
6Veterinarians$107,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,870 – $153,370540
7Occupational Therapists$106,360
Master's degree
$65,160 – $144,2502,160
8Physical Therapists$99,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,050 – $127,2102,680
9Dental Hygienists$86,760
Associate's degree
$62,170 – $97,7301,740
10Speech-Language Pathologists$83,580
Master's degree
$56,250 – $134,4202,430
11Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$81,500
Associate's degree
$64,280 – $102,190640
12Registered Nurses$78,940
Bachelor's degree
$60,780 – $103,66029,400
13Respiratory Therapists$73,870
Associate's degree
$59,550 – $93,4801,400
14Dietitians and Nutritionists$65,540
Bachelor's degree
$44,700 – $174,060650
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$63,640
Associate's degree
$46,810 – $94,1802,210
16Therapists, All Other$61,920
Bachelor's degree
$43,870 – $127,800460
17Surgical Technologists$57,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,750 – $75,4601,640
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$56,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,670 – $65,02010,010
19Paramedics$50,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,840 – $72,8801,170
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$49,670
Bachelor's degree
$35,580 – $79,4203,180
21Opticians, Dispensing$42,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,100 – $73,890690
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$42,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,210 – $64,9401,100
23Medical Records Specialists$41,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,920 – $65,0901,920
24Pharmacy Technicians$38,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,400 – $48,6204,560
25Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$37,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,230 – $63,790610
26Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,210 – $47,160540
27Emergency Medical Technicians$36,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,370 – $49,9101,120
28Psychiatric Technicians$35,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,790 – $44,1301,900

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	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$178,930	$99,010 – $223,010	1,210
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$136,880	$58,710 – $402,190	4,290
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$136,060	$105,560 – $164,940	2,900
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$125,660	$99,420 – $205,810	3,970
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$118,430	$88,160 – $159,080	850
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$107,710	$38,870 – $153,370	540
7	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$106,360	$65,160 – $144,250	2,160
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,010	$73,050 – $127,210	2,680
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$86,760	$62,170 – $97,730	1,740
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$83,580	$56,250 – $134,420	2,430
11	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$81,500	$64,280 – $102,190	640
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$78,940	$60,780 – $103,660	29,400
13	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$73,870	$59,550 – $93,480	1,400
14	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$65,540	$44,700 – $174,060	650
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,640	$46,810 – $94,180	2,210
16	Therapists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$61,920	$43,870 – $127,800	460
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,400	$38,750 – $75,460	1,640
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,620	$44,670 – $65,020	10,010
19	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,310	$38,840 – $72,880	1,170
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$49,670	$35,580 – $79,420	3,180
21	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,880	$30,100 – $73,890	690
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,820	$36,210 – $64,940	1,100
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,740	$33,920 – $65,090	1,920
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,680	$33,400 – $48,620	4,560
25	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,660	$30,230 – $63,790	610
26	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,340	$30,210 – $47,160	540
27	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,230	$28,370 – $49,910	1,120
28	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,930	$29,790 – $44,130	1,900

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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