The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Arkansas For 2026

Curious about the highest salaries in Arkansas? Wondering how much your dentist earns for their services? You’re not alone.

We share your enthusiasm for uncovering the top-paying professions in Arkansas. Our data-driven approach has led us to analyze the current job market to bring you the most accurate salary insights.

Our analysis reveals that Operators and Truck Drivers hold the highest-paying positions in Arkansas.

Here’s a snapshot of the top ten highest paying jobs in Arkansas:

How We Determined the Highest Paying Jobs in Arkansas for 2026

To produce our salary estimates, Zippia utilizes data from publicly available sources, including the latest release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in March 2026, Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and other reputable sources. Our data science team enhances this information by scanning millions of job postings daily to extract published salaries. We then correlate these salaries with companies, locations, and job titles from other datasets. The result is a weighted average salary estimation for each job title in Arkansas.

In total, our team analyzed salary data across 30 job categories in Arkansas to identify the highest earners.

Detailed List of Highest Paying Jobs in Arkansas

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Operator And Truck Driver	$180,027	$120,000	4,655
2	Owner/operator	$153,003	$102,000	4,168
3	Clinical Physician Assistant	$148,277	$94,000	1,451
4	Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist	$144,974	$92,000	1,718
5	Driver/owner Operator	$139,341	$80,000	4,334
6	Family Practitioner	$139,210	$81,000	1,405
7	Emergency Medicine Specialist	$136,198	$79,000	1,382
8	Engineering And Operations Director	$135,920	$96,000	1,051
9	Senior Director Of Business Development	$128,668	$91,000	1,083
10	Director, Business Development And Strategy	$122,850	$84,000	1,052
11	Director, Software Quality Assurance	$118,211	$75,000	1,052
12	Director Of Business Systems	$117,468	$88,000	1,010
13	Public Health Dentist	$115,329	$66,000	1,908
14	Director Of New Product Development	$112,550	$72,000	1,022
15	Nurse Anesthetist	$112,072	$65,000	1,257
16	Health Information Management Director	$111,569	$77,000	1,182
17	Contractor-Registered Nurse	$111,376	$70,000	1,966
18	Director Of User Experience	$109,211	$71,000	3,653
19	Software Engineer/Technical Lead	$108,594	$82,000	1,113
20	Director Of Strategic Business Development	$106,260	$66,000	1,050
21	Software Engineer-Team Lead	$104,291	$79,000	1,089
22	Business Development Director	$103,880	$63,000	1,067
23	Lead Development Engineer	$102,794	$79,000	1,125
24	Software Development Engineer Lead	$101,758	$78,000	1,163
25	Application Development Team Lead	$98,921	$79,000	1,029
26	Business Services Director	$94,674	$68,000	1,050
27	Director Of Project Management	$93,506	$62,000	1,007
28	Director, International Business Development	$93,377	$53,000	1,011
29	Information Technology Operations Leader	$92,934	$67,000	1,068
30	Developer Support Engineer	$90,361	$69,000	1,093

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2026. This is our sixth ranking of the highest paying jobs in Arkansas.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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