North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $62,480 here versus $105,770 nationally (-40.9%; 2,970metro-area jobs). Next is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at $26,770 locally versus $35,800 nationally (-25.2%).
- General and Operations Managers$62,480 in North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area sits 40.9% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (2,970 published local jobs).
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$26,770 in North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area sits 25.2% below the national Home Health and Personal Care Aides median of $35,800 (2,550 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$23,830 in North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area sits 23.6% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (3,740 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$75,720 in North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area sits 22.4% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (2,760 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 0500001 · North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #509/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 336 occs
- TOP-LEAD General Intern… · $317K
- EMP-MIX Medical and…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Southwest Missou…
- BOOK-FULL 335 rows · May 2025
Read with Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area ($6 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around North Arkansas nonmetropoli…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Medical and Health Services Managers and Nurse Practitioners lead published employment inside North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 620 jobs · $86,790
- 2. Nurse Practitioners 520 jobs · $105,880
- 3. Financial Managers 490 jobs · $95,940
- 4. Pharmacists 340 jobs · $132,240
- 5. Chief Executives 340 jobs · $106,100
- 6. Physical Therapists 300 jobs · $95,830
- 7. Occupational Therapists 240 jobs · $105,940
- 8. Gas Plant Operators 180 jobs · $100,870
- 9. Industrial Production Managers 180 jobs · $100,120
- 10. Dentists, General 130 jobs · $166,100
- 11. Computer and Information Systems Managers 130 jobs · $96,550
- 12. Software Developers 110 jobs · $103,250
- 13. Physician Assistants 90 jobs · $113,380
- 14. Personal Financial Advisors 90 jobs · $87,340
- 15. Commercial Pilots 80 jobs · $100,220
- 16. Civil Engineers 80 jobs · $90,980
- 17. Human Resources Managers 70 jobs · $104,740
- 18. Veterinarians 70 jobs · $104,190
Occupations Tracked
336
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$47,450
employment-weighted, 335 complete rows
Top Salary
$316,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $86,790 |
| 2 | Nurse Practitioners | $105,880 |
| 3 | Financial Managers | $95,940 |
| 4 | Pharmacists | $132,240 |
| 5 | Chief Executives | $106,100 |
| 6 | Physical Therapists | $95,830 |
| 7 | Occupational Therapists | $105,940 |
| 8 | Gas Plant Operators | $100,870 |
| 9 | Industrial Production Managers | $100,120 |
| 10 | Dentists, General | $166,100 |
| 11 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $96,550 |
| 12 | Software Developers | $103,250 |
| 13 | Physician Assistants | $113,380 |
| 14 | Personal Financial Advisors | $87,340 |
| 15 | Commercial Pilots | $100,220 |
| 16 | Civil Engineers | $90,980 |
| 17 | Human Resources Managers | $104,740 |
| 18 | Veterinarians | $104,190 |
| 19 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $316,730 |
| 20 | Nurse Anesthetists | $260,000 |
| 21 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $131,080 |
| 22 | Marketing Managers | $115,520 |
| 23 | Postmasters and Mail Superintendents | $97,680 |
| 24 | Optometrists | $127,810 |
| 25 | Purchasing Managers | $104,370 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Bartenders | $23,160 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $23,830 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $23,840 |
| Teachers and Instructors, All Other | $24,240 |
| Sales and Related Workers, All Other | $24,960 |
| Producers and Directors | $24,960 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $25,290 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $25,720 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $25,730 |
| Self-Enrichment Teachers | $25,980 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in AR
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside AR. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($47,450 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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