Highest TEst

Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?

We had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in Arkansas. And if you can’t tell by that sentence, we’re a bit of what you’d call data nerds.

We decided to go directly to the source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Internists, General are the highest paid people in Arkansas.

Everyone’s favorite dentists place number 8 on the list of highest paid professions in Arkansas. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Arkansas

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 654 job classifications in Arkansas in order to identify those that get paid the most.

Pretty straightforward and easy to do when the government does your job for you 🙂

Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Arkansas

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Internists, General	$265,000	$171,000	320
2	Surgeons	$258,000	$125,000	560
3	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$240,000	$135,000	130
4	Anesthesiologists	$236,000	$57,000	170
5	Family and General Practitioners	$211,000	$94,000	1,560
6	Pediatricians, General	$192,000	$101,000	160
7	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	$173,000	$48,000	2,430
8	Dentists, General	$171,000	$62,000	750
9	Nurse Anesthetists	$158,000	$108,000	500
10	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$157,000	$47,000	30
11	Podiatrists	$145,000	$51,000	60
12	Marketing Managers	$125,000	$55,000	1,190
13	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$122,000	$45,000	120
14	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$118,000	$44,000	120
15	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$118,000	$45,000	160
16	Optometrists	$117,000	$63,000	360
17	Purchasing Managers	$115,000	$47,000	490
18	Pharmacists	$115,000	$66,000	3,290
19	Sales Managers	$114,000	$50,000	3,280
20	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$114,000	$68,000	550
21	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$110,000	$29,000	1,290
22	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$108,000	$57,000	2,020
23	Managers, All Other	$108,000	$39,000	3,110
24	Psychiatrists	$105,000	$44,000	320
25	Lawyers	$100,000	$43,000	3,240
26	Financial Managers	$99,000	$31,000	2,750
27	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$99,000	$52,000	1,440
28	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$96,000	$19,000	320
29	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$96,000	$70,000	120
30	Personal Financial Advisors	$95,000	$29,000	860
31	Nurse Practitioners	$93,000	$48,000	1,360
32	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,000	$45,000	100
33	Sales Engineers	$91,000	$48,000	130
34	Natural Sciences Managers	$90,000	$45,000	310
35	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$89,000	$50,000	230
36	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$88,000	$51,000	160
37	Air Traffic Controllers	$88,000	$66,000	100
38	Industrial Production Managers	$87,000	$51,000	1,880
39	Human Resources Managers	$87,000	$40,000	820
40	Computer Network Architects	$86,000	$53,000	1,350
41	Materials Engineers	$86,000	$50,000	60
42	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,000	$44,000	50
43	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$85,000	$33,000	310
44	Electrical Engineers	$85,000	$54,000	760
45	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$85,000	$57,000	30
46	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$85,000	$51,000	160
47	General and Operations Managers	$84,000	$27,000	19,910
48	Chemical Engineers	$84,000	$63,000	200
49	Veterinarians	$84,000	$45,000	540
50	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$83,000	$42,000	1,340
51	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,000	$40,000	300
52	Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$82,000	$25,000	1,230
53	Occupational Therapists	$82,000	$49,000	910
54	Medical and Health Services Managers	$81,000	$44,000	3,160
55	Software Developers, Applications	$81,000	$46,000	1,910
56	Psychologists, All Other	$81,000	$42,000	80
57	Administrative Services Managers	$80,000	$41,000	1,890
58	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,000	$40,000	690
59	Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,000	$52,000	30
60	Environmental Engineers	$78,000	$50,000	160
61	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,000	$35,000	290
62	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,000	$44,000	210
63	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,000	$48,000	120
64	Civil Engineers	$77,000	$42,000	1,230
65	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$77,000	$40,000	2,280
66	Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	$76,000	$55,000	2,290
67	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$76,000	$23,000	230
68	Therapists, All Other	$76,000	$30,000	30
69	Database Administrators	$75,000	$44,000	740
70	Computer Occupations, All Other	$75,000	$46,000	570
71	Mechanical Engineers	$75,000	$38,000	1,200
72	Soil and Plant Scientists	$75,000	$38,000	80
73	Microbiologists	$75,000	$35,000	180
74	Broadcast News Analysts	$75,000	$35,000	40
75	Radiation Therapists	$75,000	$42,000	220
76	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$75,000	$23,000	1,210
77	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$75,000	$61,000	90
78	Power Plant Operators	$75,000	$57,000	430
79	Commercial Pilots	$75,000	$21,000	640
80	Training and Development Managers	$74,000	$33,000	360
81	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$74,000	$42,000	70
82	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$74,000	$30,000	2,380
83	Education Administrators, All Other	$73,000	$40,000	110
84	Financial Examiners	$73,000	$38,000	170
85	Industrial Engineers	$73,000	$48,000	1,580
86	Physical Therapists	$73,000	$28,000	1,940
87	Construction Managers	$72,000	$37,000	1,660
88	Computer Hardware Engineers	$72,000	$41,000	190
89	Chemists	$72,000	$42,000	500
90	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$72,000	$38,000	60
91	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$72,000	$39,000	100
92	Physician Assistants	$72,000	$28,000	400
93	Speech-Language Pathologists	$72,000	$37,000	1,710
94	Information Security Analysts	$70,000	$32,000	2,160
95	Computer Programmers	$70,000	$51,000	3,110
96	Software Developers, Systems Software	$70,000	$43,000	1,020
97	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$70,000	$38,000	250
98	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$70,000	$46,000	80
99	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$69,000	$50,000	210
100	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$68,000	$34,000	8,950