Top 100 highest-paying jobs in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area are those of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates, with an average annual salary of $157,600. The second highest-paying jobs are those of pharmacists, with an average salary of $129,510.

All of the shown salary and employment information for West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$157,600	$86,110	40
2	Pharmacists	$129,510	$98,020	220
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,250	$81,900	70
4	Chemical Engineers	$106,180	$75,500	30
5	Physical Therapists	$104,520	$66,500	100
6	Industrial Production Managers	$103,780	$63,050	270
7	Nurse Practitioners	$103,340	$85,080	170
8	Sales Managers	$97,430	$54,330	90
9	Purchasing Managers	$97,320	$60,390	60
10	Occupational Therapists	$95,450	$47,450	60
11	Marketing Managers	$94,690	$41,560	40
12	Civil Engineers	$94,020	$59,540	70
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$92,630	$62,380	80
14	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$83,920	$50,040	130
15	Human Resources Managers	$82,070	$53,800	70
16	Mechanical Engineers	$81,670	$59,450	140
17	Project Management Specialists	$81,610	$46,590	170
18	Industrial Engineers	$81,110	$62,330	350
19	Software Developers	$80,280	$56,950	50
20	Financial Managers	$79,500	$44,840	430
21	Dental Hygienists	$79,040	$49,850	60
22	Facilities Managers	$79,000	$45,760	50
23	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$78,920	$58,610	70
24	Electrical Engineers	$78,900	$55,760	70
25	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$78,430	$50,920	110
26	Commercial Pilots	$78,250	$35,100	60
27	Financial Analysts	$77,890	$48,650	50
28	All Other Managers	$77,500	$39,400	290
29	Medical and Health Services Managers	$77,240	$53,610	440
30	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$77,100	$51,710	70
31	Computer Systems Analysts	$76,840	$37,320	50
32	Physical Therapist Assistants	$76,160	$51,050	110
33	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$76,070	$61,150	240
34	Other Education Administrators	$74,170	$45,100	60
35	Loan Officers	$74,040	$37,810	240
36	Construction Managers	$72,800	$61,730	100
37	Chief Executives	$72,630	$27,480	230
38	Lawyers	$71,550	$33,110	100
39	Administrative Services Managers	$70,050	$50,550	60
40	Foresters	$69,310	$43,000	40
41	Logisticians	$67,630	$41,350	60
42	Speech-Language Pathologists	$65,620	$47,250	90
43	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$64,410	$38,370	510
44	Engineers, All Other	$63,890	$39,940	40
45	Registered Nurses	$63,530	$48,750	1,420
46	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$62,660	$32,070	120
47	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$62,450	$46,670	50
48	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$62,440	$52,730	110
49	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$62,400	$34,400	70
50	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$62,320	$36,010	60
51	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$61,310	$39,520	100
52	Respiratory Therapists	$60,530	$46,390	100
53	Cost Estimators	$60,260	$30,260	60
54	Compliance Officers	$59,950	$32,220	120
55	General and Operations Managers	$59,650	$28,000	2,090
56	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$59,370	$44,550	60
57	Instructional Coordinators	$59,300	$46,520	110
58	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$58,820	$31,270	560
59	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$58,710	$32,320	210
60	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$58,490	$37,540	540
61	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$58,030	$30,280	30
62	Accountants and Auditors	$57,090	$36,480	410
63	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$54,180	$34,770	60
64	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$53,810	$37,760	1,360
65	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$53,040	$30,430	80
66	Postal Service Clerks	$52,370	$31,320	130
67	Computer Network Support Specialists	$52,340	$37,810	50
68	Fish and Game Wardens	$52,030	$41,550	40
69	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$51,740	$30,770	70
70	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$51,440	$33,040	230
71	Other Business Operations Specialists	$51,200	$35,810	430
72	Crane and Tower Operators	$50,780	$34,450	110
73	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$50,690	$39,250	420
74	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$50,640	$34,950	470
75	Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	$50,450	$38,210	50
76	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$50,380	$36,380	200
77	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$50,310	$35,770	870
78	Human Resources Specialists	$49,990	$34,510	280
79	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$49,890	$39,640	330
80	Farm and Home Management Advisors	$49,650	$35,980	30
81	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$49,400	$37,380	130
82	Millwrights	$49,350	$42,680	200
83	Healthcare Social Workers	$49,340	$37,240	70
84	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$49,300	$37,920	70
85	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$49,100	$26,510	160
86	Radiologic Technologists	$48,960	$38,650	140
87	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$48,920	$39,660	130
88	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$48,880	$32,350	60
89	Electricians	$48,200	$31,440	500
90	Construction and Building Inspectors	$48,190	$28,660	50
91	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$48,030	$37,150	30
92	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$47,830	$29,190	120
93	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$47,780	$37,660	500
94	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$47,780	$36,180	100
95	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$47,630	$36,300	40
96	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$47,520	$35,960	70
97	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$47,340	$38,020	1,140
98	Biological Technicians	$47,280	$34,000	40
99	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$47,150	$38,030	120
100	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$47,150	$29,120	140

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$126,950
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,500
3	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$100,860
4	Nurse Practitioners	$100,600
5	Marketing Managers	$99,280
6	Physical Therapists	$98,850
7	Industrial Production Managers	$98,580
8	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$97,820
9	Human Resources Managers	$97,810
10	Civil Engineers	$97,580

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$134,270
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$120,230
3	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$107,740
4	Occupational Therapists	$106,420
5	Physical Therapists	$105,130
6	Nurse Practitioners	$101,300
7	Industrial Production Managers	$100,230
8	Chemists	$100,000
9	Purchasing Managers	$99,680
10	Sales Managers	$98,240

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$193,160
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$159,010
3	Pharmacists	$132,070
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$121,780
5	Occupational Therapists	$106,350
6	Purchasing Managers	$103,390
7	Sales Managers	$102,630
8	Nurse Practitioners	$99,320
9	Physical Therapists	$97,800
10	Chemists	$90,970

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