Healthcare salaries in Arkansas (2025): 73 jobs compared

Occupation	Median	vs U.S.	Jobs
Registered Nurses	$78,940	−19%	29,400
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$27,660	−23%	19,840
Nursing Assistants	$34,430	−19%	17,260
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$56,620	−12%	10,010
Medical Assistants	$37,760	−17%	5,150
Pharmacy Technicians	$38,680	−15%	4,560
Physicians, All Other	$136,880	−49%	4,290
Nurse Practitioners	$125,660	−5%	3,970
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$49,670	−21%	3,180
Dental Assistants	$42,830	−11%	2,950
Pharmacists	$136,060	−3%	2,900
Physical Therapists	$99,010	−4%	2,680
Speech-Language Pathologists	$83,580	−15%	2,430
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$63,640	−21%	2,210
Occupational Therapists	$106,360	+6%	2,160
Medical Records Specialists	$41,740	−18%	1,920
Psychiatric Technicians	$35,930	−20%	1,900
Dental Hygienists	$86,760	−12%	1,740
Surgical Technologists	$57,400	−11%	1,640
Physical Therapist Assistants	$64,520	−6%	1,620
Respiratory Therapists	$73,870	−10%	1,400
Dentists, General	$178,930	+5%	1,210
Paramedics	$50,310	−17%	1,170
Emergency Medical Technicians	$36,230	−19%	1,120
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$42,820	−15%	1,100
Phlebotomists	$37,450	−17%	1,100
Physician Assistants	$118,430	−13%	850
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$38,040	−21%	790
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$78,940	+9%	730
Opticians, Dispensing	$42,880	−9%	690
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$65,540	−14%	650
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$81,500	−16%	640
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$37,660	−43%	610
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$37,340	−18%	540
Psychiatric Aides	$36,270	−19%	490
Therapists, All Other	$61,920	−21%	460
Massage Therapists	$39,990	−32%	430
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$74,800	+1%	410
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$78,780	−17%	380
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$262,470	−27%	350
Chiropractors	$76,290	−4%	320
Optometrists	$124,470	−9%	320
Medical Equipment Preparers	$38,100	−20%	320
Family Medicine Physicians	$215,820	−12%	290
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$233,130	−9%	290
Surgeons, All Other	$254,940	−38%	280
Medical Transcriptionists	$35,100	−13%	280
Athletic Trainers	$57,240	−8%	240
Dietetic Technicians	$31,900	−15%	210
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$81,330	−29%	200
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$83,670	−17%	190
Orderlies	$31,540	−18%	170
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$239,200+	−18%	160
Physical Therapist Aides	$29,450	−16%	160
Psychiatrists	$124,750	−56%	150
Radiologists	$75,600	−82%	150
Physicians, Pathologists	$214,100	−31%	130
Pharmacy Aides	$36,860	−2%	120
Audiologists	$96,980	+1%	110
Pediatricians, General	$160,440	−24%	100
Radiation Therapists	$78,950	−25%	80
Surgical Assistants	$49,600	−26%	80
Recreational Therapists	$42,670	−31%	70
Neurologists	$317,880	+28%	70
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$239,200+	−29%	60
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$232,730	+3%	40
Exercise Physiologists	$48,850	−18%	40
Dermatologists	$422,060	+28%	40
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$78,850	−3%	40
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$259,320	−14%	30
Medical Dosimetrists	$138,260	−6%	30
Nurse Anesthetists	$224,280	−5%	–
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$93,300	+37%	–

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, all industries.