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Top Paying Jobs in Arkansas (2026)

Arkansas has 90 jobs across diverse industries. The highest-paying occupations include Psychiatrists ($195,430), Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates ($192,910), Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary ($178,830).

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Highest paying careers in Arkansas

RankOccupationCategoryMedian salaryHourly
1PsychiatristsHealthcare$195K$93.96/hr
2Judges, Magistrate Judges, and MagistratesLegal$193K$92.74/hr
3Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryEducation$179K$/hr
4Dentists, All Other SpecialistsHealthcare$176K$84.48/hr
5Dentists, GeneralHealthcare$172K$82.93/hr
6Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight EngineersTransportation$166K$/hr
7Biochemists and BiophysicistsScience$143K$68.99/hr
8Public Relations ManagersManagement$141K$67.77/hr
9Natural Sciences ManagersManagement$134K$64.63/hr
10PharmacistsHealthcare$134K$64.54/hr
11Nurse AnesthetistsHealthcare$134K$64.53/hr
12Architectural and Engineering ManagersManagement$133K$63.78/hr
13PhysicistsScience$132K$63.4/hr
14Marketing ManagersManagement$127K$61.21/hr
15Computer Hardware EngineersEngineering$123K$59.07/hr
16Chief ExecutivesManagement$121K$58.28/hr
17Sales ManagersManagement$120K$57.69/hr
18Psychologists, All OtherScience$119K$57.02/hr
19Computer and Information Systems ManagersManagement$118K$56.84/hr
20Industrial Production ManagersManagement$117K$56.09/hr
21Purchasing ManagersManagement$116K$55.8/hr
22Power Distributors and DispatchersProduction & Manufacturing$114K$54.7/hr
23Nurse PractitionersHealthcare$114K$54.64/hr
24PodiatristsHealthcare$114K$54.61/hr
25Computer Network ArchitectsTechnology$110K$52.84/hr
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