High paying medical jobs in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR. 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR run 10.6% below the national average (2024), so a Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · Employed

1Dentists, General$172,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$100,460 – $280,340240
2Pharmacists$136,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$94,120 – $166,5701,020
3Nurse Practitioners$126,680
Master's degree
$100,540 – $215,2901,360
4Physician Assistants$109,110
Master's degree
$49,970 – $145,970340
5Veterinarians$107,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,000 – $148,520120
6Occupational Therapists$104,680
Master's degree
$65,160 – $137,620760
7Physical Therapists$99,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,640 – $126,4801,040
8Dental Hygienists$89,160
Associate's degree
$83,200 – $96,230490
9Speech-Language Pathologists$86,380
Master's degree
$62,880 – $134,060810
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,200
Associate's degree
$66,900 – $100,100190
11Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$81,330
Master's degree
$55,030 – $149,430120
12Registered Nurses$81,070
Bachelor's degree
$60,270 – $114,19011,550
13Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$79,840
Associate's degree
$61,840 – $97,570150
14Respiratory Therapists$75,300
Associate's degree
$61,630 – $96,470530
15Physicians, All Other$74,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,480 – $402,1902,150
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,830
Associate's degree
$48,500 – $99,760630
17Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$73,680
Associate's degree
$45,410 – $103,960150
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$63,010
Bachelor's degree
$46,570 – $86,260260
19Surgical Technologists$60,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,930 – $76,330640
20Therapists, All Other$60,750
Bachelor's degree
$39,650 – $97,980140
21Paramedics$59,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,840 – $70,800250
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,550 – $68,9802,470
23Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$52,120
Bachelor's degree
$37,250 – $80,3101,110
24Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,260 – $75,930360
25Opticians, Dispensing$43,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,360 – $74,450200
26Medical Records Specialists$41,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,880 – $66,380670
27Pharmacy Technicians$38,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,870 – $53,9301,370
28Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$38,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,770 – $47,160210
29Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$37,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,230 – $63,800290
30Psychiatric Technicians$37,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,390 – $47,420490
31Emergency Medical Technicians$37,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,850 – $47,500240

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

#	Occupation	MedianLittle Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$172,250	$100,460 – $280,340	240
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$136,700	$94,120 – $166,570	1,020
3	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$126,680	$100,540 – $215,290	1,360
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$109,110	$49,970 – $145,970	340
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$107,330	$38,000 – $148,520	120
6	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$104,680	$65,160 – $137,620	760
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,940	$73,640 – $126,480	1,040
8	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$89,160	$83,200 – $96,230	490
9	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$86,380	$62,880 – $134,060	810
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,200	$66,900 – $100,100	190
11	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All OtherMaster's degree	$81,330	$55,030 – $149,430	120
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,070	$60,270 – $114,190	11,550
13	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$79,840	$61,840 – $97,570	150
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$75,300	$61,630 – $96,470	530
15	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$74,500	$61,480 – $402,190	2,150
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,830	$48,500 – $99,760	630
17	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,680	$45,410 – $103,960	150
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$63,010	$46,570 – $86,260	260
19	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,910	$39,930 – $76,330	640
20	Therapists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$60,750	$39,650 – $97,980	140
21	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,910	$40,840 – $70,800	250
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,240	$46,550 – $68,980	2,470
23	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$52,120	$37,250 – $80,310	1,110
24	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,110	$36,260 – $75,930	360
25	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,280	$32,360 – $74,450	200
26	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,780	$34,880 – $66,380	670
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,860	$35,870 – $53,930	1,370
28	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,320	$30,770 – $47,160	210
29	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,660	$30,230 – $63,800	290
30	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,630	$31,390 – $47,420	490
31	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,530	$31,850 – $47,500	240

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR. 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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