Arkansas · current pay rates
How much do Disability Determination for Social Security Administration employees make?
$59,146a year
Typical salary · 490 salaried
Most between $51,236 and $85,489
✓ Official data from State of Arkansas (Transparency.Arkansas.gov)Matches the agency's latest releasearkansas.gov ↗
What these figures are
State of Arkansas (Transparency.Arkansas.gov) publishes the pay rate of everyone on its current employee list: a yearly salary for salaried jobs, and a wage per hour for the rest. That is what the job pays today, not what someone was paid over a year, so overtime, extra pay and time not worked are not part of it.
- 100%490 people salaried: typical salary $59,146 a year, most between $51,236 and $85,489.
- 13people work part-time; 477 work full-time.
Pay rates · 2026
What a typical job pays
Disability Determination for Social Security Administration
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| Salary490 people | $59,146a year |
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The rate each job pays on the current employee list. Overtime and extra pay are not included.
Matches the agency's latest release
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people today. Typical rate for each pay type; "Most get" is the range for most people in the job.
| Job | People | Salary | Most get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disability Adjudicator III | 150 | $59,072 | $57,924 – $59,146/yr |
| Disability Adjudicator I | 58 | $47,397 | $47,397 – $47,397/yr |
| Disability Adjudicator V | 49 | $87,521 | $84,609 – $90,013/yr |
| Disability Claims Assistant | 47 | $42,154 | $39,563 – $46,923/yr |
| Disability Adjudicator IV | 41 | $70,739 | $67,325 – $73,305/yr |
| Disability Unit Supervisor/Expert | 25 | $88,691 | $86,687 – $90,783/yr |
| Disability Physician Specialist | 16 | $196,747 | $179,664 – $215,577/yr |
| Disability Adjudicator II | 14 | $52,659 | $52,137 – $52,659/yr |
| Disability Unit Manager | 13 | $100,599 | $100,442 – $105,925/yr |
| Disability Claims Specialist | 13 | $44,231 | $43,519 – $46,443/yr |
| Disability Physician Consultant | 9 | $169,108 | $137,111 – $172,655/yr |
| Disability Quality Assurance Coordinator | 8 | $87,202 | $86,233 – $88,056/yr |
| Disability Psychologist | 7 | $140,085 | $137,153 – $160,795/yr |
| Disability Hearing Officer | 6 | $90,013 | $88,265 – $94,291/yr |
| Fiscal Support Specialist | 5 | $44,381 | $44,381 – $47,093/yr |
Salaries: how many get what
- Under $30k4
- $30k – $50k114
- $50k – $70k203
- $70k – $90k87
- $90k – $110k43
- $110k – $130k7
- $130k – $150k5
- $150k or more27
People paid a yearly salary.
Highest salaries at Disability Determination for Social Security Administration
Yearly salary on the current employee list (salaried jobs only).
- 1Stephen A. Whaley M.D.Disability Chief Physician Specialist$269,268
- 2Jay Kevin RankinDisability Senior Physician Specialist$250,481
- 3Elizabeth J BerryDisability Senior Physician Specialist$239,205
- 4Susan Manley M.D.Disability Physician Specialist$220,882
- 5Lucy SauerDisability Physician Specialist$220,882
- 6Kay K CogbillDisability Physician Specialist$216,593
- 7Alice Kay DavidsonDisability Physician Specialist$216,593
- 8Valeria I MalakDisability Physician Specialist$215,577
- 9Jonathan G NorcrossDisability Physician Specialist$213,578
- 10Jerrye A WoodsDisability Physician Specialist$197,592
Common questions
How much do Disability Determination for Social Security Administration employees make?
490 people salaried: typical salary $59,146 a year, most between $51,236 and $85,489.
Is this what people were actually paid?
No. These are pay rates: the salary or wage each job pays on the current employee list. What someone takes home over a year also depends on overtime, extra pay and how much of the year they worked, which this list does not show.
Who has the highest salary at Disability Determination for Social Security Administration?
Stephen A. Whaley M.D. (Disability Chief Physician Specialist) with a salary of $269,268 a year.
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From State of Arkansas (Transparency.Arkansas.gov) (arkansas.gov). It is current fiscal year, updated by the state. Our figures match the agency's latest release.
"Typical" is the middle value: half are paid more, half less. "Most" is the middle half of people. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official employee list. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals