Jobs in Arkansas: pay, hiring and what a paycheck buys
Arkansas has 926 open job postings from 131 employers in our data. 10.9% list a pay range, the median posted pay is $126,500 a year, 5.4% are remote and 16.1% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
A $126,500 posted salary in Arkansas buys about what $145,500 buys in the average US state, because prices here run 13% below the national average.
Housing costs run 42% below the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($43,500) is worth $50,000 in average-US dollars, 35th of 41 states.
10.9% of open job postings list a pay range, 37th of 41 states.
16.1% of open postings have been listed for more than 60 days (median 18 days), 40th highest of 41 states.
Arkansas compared with similar-sized states: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
Prices in Arkansas run 13% below the national average, and housing runs 42% below it. The official median wage for all jobs is $43,500, which is worth $50,000 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $126,500 is worth $145,500.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
Employers with the most openings
Tyson Foods: 192 postings
Georgfischer: 80 postings
Olsson: 71 postings
Abb: 67 postings
Indeedbtrbt: 61 postings
Federal government hiring
156 federal job announcements open to the public list Arkansas, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $100,500. Agencies hiring most: Veterans Health Administration (31), Federal Aviation Administration (17), Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System (16), Department of the Air Force Headquarters (15), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (13). Source: USAJOBS.
A posting that lists several states counts in each. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in Arkansas. Methodology · All states (CSV)
