Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in Arkansas

Find out how your pay in Arkansas:

  • Compares to surrounding states
  • Ranks in the US

Then click on other states to see how they compare.


Salary for Workers in Arkansas vs. surrounding states

Arkansas:Avg Hourly: $16.80Avg Yearly: $34,940# Employed: 10,860

Blue areas make more money than Arkansas.

Red areas make less money than Arkansas.

Arkansas pays less than most surrounding states.

Salary for workers in Arkansas relative to surrounding states.
Area Annual Avg. Pay Hourly Avg. Pay
Illinois$12,100 more/yr$5.81 more/hr
Kentucky$7,060 more/yr$3.39 more/hr
Missouri$7,000 more/yr$3.37 more/hr
Tennessee$6,060 more/yr$2.91 more/hr
Texas$5,310 more/yr$2.55 more/hr
Kansas$4,680 more/yr$2.25 more/hr
Louisiana$4,190 more/yr$2.01 more/hr
Oklahoma$2,600 more/yr$1.25 more/hr
Arkansas$34,940.00/yr$16.80/hr
Mississippi$960 less/yr$0.46 less/hr

How salary for workers in Arkansas ranks in the US

ArkansasHIGHEST PAYING STATELOWEST PAYING STATEIN THE NATIONFORWorkersmore than Mississippiless than Alaska

The average pay for workers in Arkansas is $34,940 per year, or $16.8 per hour.

Arkansas pays workers $960 (2.8%) more per year than Mississippi, the lowest paid state ($33,980) in the US.

Arkansas pays workers $18,300 (34.4%) less per year than Alaska, the highest paid state ($53,240) in the US.


Data from the May 2020 Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics program, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

February 1, 2022

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