Arkansas · current pay rates

How much do Arkansas public employees make?

$55,930a year

Typical salary · 29,011 salaried

Most between $45,885 and $69,706

Official pay rates for 29,172 people at 113 employers. Select an employer below to look up a name.

✓ Official data from State of Arkansas (Transparency.Arkansas.gov) · latest release · arkansas.gov ↗

Pay rates by employer

State of Arkansas (Transparency.Arkansas.gov) publishes the pay rate of everyone on the current employee list: a yearly salary or an hourly wage. That is what the job pays today, not what someone was paid over a year.

Employer	Typical salary	Typical hourly
Department of Human Services6,130 people	$50,0986,130 salaried	–
Department of Transportation4,061 people	$53,4304,060 salaried	–
Department of Corrections3,522 people	$56,4893,522 salaried	–
Department of Health1,630 people	$59,2871,630 salaried	–
DFA Revenue Services Division1,204 people	$44,6251,204 salaried	–
Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism1,112 people	$39,5631,112 salaried	–
State Police978 people	$71,101978 salaried	–
Auditor of State732 people	$103,991693 salaried	–
Division of Community Correction712 people	$62,138712 salaried	–
Game and Fish Commission685 people	$62,468685 salaried	–
Division of Workforce Services662 people	$54,094662 salaried	–
Department of Agriculture650 people	$53,701650 salaried	–
DFA Office of Child Support Enforcement600 people	$46,411600 salaried	–
Department of the Military533 people	$47,871412 salaried	–
Disability Determination for Social Security Administration490 people	$59,146490 salaried	–
Department of Education451 people	$63,872451 salaried	–
Public Defender Commission377 people	$59,901377 salaried	–
Administrative Office of the Courts372 people	$65,962372 salaried	–
Legislative Audit262 people	$106,363262 salaried	–
Division of Environmental Quality260 people	$59,287260 salaried	–
Attorney General's Office182 people	$98,500182 salaried	–
School for the Deaf and Arkansas School for the Blind178 people	$52,137178 salaried	–
Secretary of State177 people	$62,500177 salaried	–
Department of Finance and Administration161 people	$75,297161 salaried	–
Office of State Technology154 people	$75,355154 salaried	–
Department of Shared Administrative Services152 people	$60,461152 salaried	–
State Crime Laboratory147 people	$71,737147 salaried	–
Department of Veterans Affairs134 people	$44,096134 salaried	–
Insurance Department132 people	$60,461132 salaried	–
Bureau of Legislative Research110 people	$89,527110 salaried	–
Division of Arkansas Heritage109 people	$52,659109 salaried	–
Northwest Technical Institute105 people	$45,234105 salaried	–
Public Service Commission87 people	$76,51387 salaried	–
State Bank Department85 people	$80,47485 salaried	–
Teacher Retirement System83 people	$59,07283 salaried	–
Division of Emergency Management77 people	$53,70177 salaried	–
Workers' Compensation Commission77 people	$59,07277 salaried	–
Department of Public Safety76 people	$59,17076 salaried	–
Arkansas PBS (Educational Television Division)75 people	$59,07275 salaried	–
Public Employees Retirement System66 people	$59,30566 salaried	–
DFA Office of the Arkansas Lottery59 people	$56,57259 salaried	–
DFA Alcoholic Beverage Control Division58 people	$58,72758 salaried	–
Division of Labor56 people	$53,08956 salaried	–
DFA Division of Racing54 people	$43,08854 salaried	–
Natural Resources Commission52 people	$58,59052 salaried	–
Department of the Inspector General48 people	$85,94348 salaried	–
Oil and Gas Commission48 people	$56,96148 salaried	–
Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training48 people	$61,83148 salaried	–
Economic Development Commission48 people	$80,44448 salaried	–
Building Authority Division48 people	$52,65948 salaried	–
Supreme Court48 people	$92,52048 salaried	–
Crime Information Center48 people	$48,38148 salaried	–
Court of Appeals48 people	$96,71748 salaried	–
Division of Higher Education44 people	$72,06844 salaried	–
Office of the Governor of Arkansas41 people	$72,12041 salaried	–
Department of Energy and Environment40 people	$69,33540 salaried	–
Department of Commerce37 people	$71,02737 salaried	–
Commissioner of State Lands36 people	$62,61636 salaried	–
State Library35 people	$53,70135 salaried	–
Securities Department34 people	$75,64434 salaried	–
State Board of Nursing32 people	$56,30232 salaried	–
Treasurer of State30 people	$91,27130 salaried	–
Department of Labor and Licensing29 people	$70,95329 salaried	–
Department of Career Education27 people	$66,50727 salaried	–
State Medical Board26 people	$43,77226 salaried	–
House of Representatives25 people	$76,33525 salaried	–
Spinal Cord Commission23 people	$54,09423 salaried	–
Post-Prison Transfer Board20 people	$82,10620 salaried	–
Assessment Coordination Department18 people	$55,47818 salaried	–
Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator16 people	$61,95316 salaried	–
Contractors Licensing Board16 people	$52,65916 salaried	–
Senate13 people	$82,12313 salaried	–
Geographic Information Systems Office13 people	$77,68313 salaried	–
Real Estate Commission13 people	$47,87113 salaried	–
State Claims Commission10 people	$41,20010 salaried	–
State Board of Pharmacy10 people	$102,04910 salaried	–
Ethics Commission10 people	$61,15710 salaried	–
State Board of Election Commissioners8 people	$73,9458 salaried	–
Minority Health Commission8 people	$59,0728 salaried	–
Governor's Mansion Commission8 people	$71,1688 salaried	–
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board7 people	$47,1937 salaried	–
State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors6 people	$55,1286 salaried	–
Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, Abstracters and Home Inspectors5 people	$53,7015 salaried	–
Board of Examiners in Counseling5 people	$46,0215 salaried	–
State Board of Public Accountancy5 people	$43,5195 salaried	–
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas5 people	$82,5005 salaried	–
Department of Aeronautics4 people	–	–
Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission4 people	–	–
Martin Luther King Jr. Commission4 people	–	–
Motor Vehicle Commission4 people	–	–
Manufactured Home Commission3 people	–	–
State Board of Barber Examiners3 people	–	–
Health Services Permit Agency3 people	–	–
Fire Protection Licensing Board3 people	–	–
Board of Architects, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers3 people	–	–
Sentencing Commission3 people	–	–
Towing and Recovery Board3 people	–	–
Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology2 people	–	–
Psychology Board2 people	–	–
State Board of Dental Examiners2 people	–	–
Capitol Zoning District Commission2 people	–	–
Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board2 people	–	–
Social Work Licensing Board2 people	–	–
State Board of Chiropractic Examiners2 people	–	–
State Board of Optometry2 people	–	–
Dietetics Licensing Board2 people	–	–
State Board of Physical Therapy2 people	–	–
Auctioneers Licensing Board2 people	–	–
State Athletic Commission1 people	–	–
State Board of Dispensing Opticians1 people	–	–
Waterways Commission1 people	–	–
State Board of Collection Agencies1 people	–	–
Tobacco Settlement Commission1 people	–	–

Most common jobs

Typical pay rate for each job across the employers on this page.

Job	People	Salary
Corrections Corporal	1,410	$56,489
Program Eligibility Specialist I	818	$47,871
Administrative Specialist	797	$36,082
Certified Nursing Assistant	759	$39,171
Customer Service Specialist	741	$39,563
Corrections Sergeant	728	$62,138
Maintenance Aide II	611	$42,640
Social Services Specialist	564	$52,659
Administrative Coordinator	506	$44,381
Administrative Analyst	496	$48,819
Registered Nurse	436	$77,502
Maintenance Specialist	403	$49,322
Park Specialist	347	$29,120
Community Supervision Officer III	343	$63,369
Maintenance Aide I	270	$36,504
Residential Care Supervisor/Expert	263	$45,116
Fiscal Support Specialist	243	$44,381
Social Services Assistant	240	$35,966
Corrections Program Specialist	239	$52,659
Inspector II	230	$47,871
Corrections Officer	224	$50,845
Child Support Specialist	221	$44,678
Asp Trooper	215	$71,101
Registered Nurse Supervisor/Expert	204	$92,995
Asp Corporal	204	$89,637
Corrections Lieutenant	190	$68,352
Legal Support Specialist	188	$53,701
Program Eligibility Supervisor/Expert	188	$59,072
Health Program Coordinator	186	$59,072
Revenue Supervisor/Expert	182	$52,659

Highest salaries

Yearly salary on the current employee lists (salaried jobs only).

1Theodore T. BrownChief Medical Examiner · State Crime Laboratory$424,004
2Emily Anne OgdenDeputy Medical Examiner · State Crime Laboratory$386,250
3Teddi Lynn TubreCrime Lab Medical Examiner · State Crime Laboratory$371,315
4Jennifer Anne ForsythCrime Lab Medical Examiner · State Crime Laboratory$371,315
5Stephen A EricksonCrime Lab Medical Examiner · State Crime Laboratory$364,105
6Naveen PatilPhysician Supervisor/Expert · Department of Health$307,540
7Adam F CraigCrime Lab Medical Examiner · State Crime Laboratory$306,030
8Sierra ShohamCrime Lab Medical Examiner · State Crime Laboratory$300,000
9Jusmita Bin SaifullanCrime Lab Medical Examiner · State Crime Laboratory$300,000
10Bala Michael SimonPhysician Supervisor/Expert · Department of Health$297,346

Where this data comes from

State of Arkansas (Transparency.Arkansas.gov)
Current pay rates
29,172 people on the current employee list · Matches the agency's latest release
Official website: arkansas.gov ↗

Common questions

Are public employee salaries public in Arkansas?

Yes. State of Arkansas (Transparency.Arkansas.gov) publishes the pay rate of every employee. We collect it from there, add context, and link back to the original.

Is this what people were actually paid?

No. These are pay rates: the salary or hourly wage each job pays on the current employee list. Overtime, extra pay and time not worked are not included.

Why can't I find someone?

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