Director of nursing jobs in Arkansas

55 open director of nursing jobs in Arkansas at 5 employers5 employers. BLS measures a median of $45.35 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers in Arkansas) for medical and health services managers here.

Open in AR

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BLS median in AR

51st of 52 states and territories

10th percentile$26.63/hr
25th percentile$36.61/hr
Median$45.35/hr
75th percentile$55.29/hr
90th percentile$74.62/hr
People employed in it6,440

Medical and Health Services Managers (SOC 11-9111), all industries, Arkansas: the hourly wages BLS measured people employed in it earn, not read from open jobs. The US median is $59.55 an hour. 51st highest of the 52 states and territories BLS publishes a median for. Measured and published by BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers, Arkansas).

BLS median in AR

51st of 52 states and territories

10th percentile$26.63/hr
25th percentile$36.61/hr
Median$45.35/hr
75th percentile$55.29/hr
90th percentile$74.62/hr
People employed in it6,440

Newest director of nursing jobs in Arkansas

Checked 2 Nov 2026, 07:47 UTC

RN Assistant Director of Nursing
The Springs of Harrison · Harrison, AR · 1w ago
Assistant Director of Nursing
Wellpath · Malvern, AR · 2w ago
Senior Director, Nursing (TOSH Northwest, AR)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · Uams, Bentonville and 2 more, AR · 2w ago
Director of Nursing (DON) - Registered Nurse (RN)
The Springs of Fairfield Bay (2) · Fairfield Bay, AR · 4w ago
Assistant Director of Nursing
Springs Pine Bluff · Pine Bluff, AR · 1mo ago

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Where the director of nursing jobs are in Arkansas

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What directors of nursing earn in Arkansas

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Arkansas

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Arkansas, May 2025

$45.35/hr ($94,340 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers in Arkansas)

Median for medical and health services managers, against $59.55 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers, national) for the whole US; 6,440 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers in Arkansas) employed in Arkansas. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse managers.

By metro area

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$48.69/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR) · 2,630 (source: BLS OEWS, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR) employed
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$54.23/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR) · 2,310 (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR) employed
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$47.26/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR) · 970 (source: BLS OEWS, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR) employed
Fort Smith, AR-OK$44.10/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Smith, AR-OK) · 370 (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Smith, AR-OK) employed
Jonesboro, AR$46.78/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Jonesboro, AR) · 350 (source: BLS OEWS, Jonesboro, AR) employed
Texarkana, TX-AR$46.68/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Texarkana, TX-AR) · 300 (source: BLS OEWS, Texarkana, TX-AR) employed
Hot Springs, AR$44.39/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Hot Springs, AR) · 220 (source: BLS OEWS, Hot Springs, AR) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Medical and Health Services Managers; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring directors of nursing in Arkansas

Springs Pine Bluff1 open in Arkansas
The Springs of Fairfield Bay (2)1 open in Arkansas
The Springs of Harrison1 open in Arkansas
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences1 open in Arkansas
Wellpath1 open in Arkansas

What the job takes

An RN license with several years of nursing and management experience.

License
Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN)
State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN. Required in every state
Certification
Nurse executive certification (NE-BC)
American Nurses Credentialing Center

Director of nursing jobs in Arkansas: common questions

How much do directors of nursing make in Arkansas?

Too few open director of nursing jobs in Arkansas post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $45.35/hr ($94,340 a year) for medical and health services managers in Arkansas (May 2025), against $59.55 nationally, 51st highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse managers.

Where in Arkansas are the most director of nursing jobs?

Bentonville (1), Fairfield Bay (1), Fayetteville (1), Harrison (1) and Malvern (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring directors of nursing in Arkansas?

By open jobs on this board: Springs Pine Bluff (1), The Springs of Fairfield Bay (2) (1) and The Springs of Harrison (1). In all, 5 employers have director of nursing jobs open in Arkansas.

What do you need to work as a director of nursing in Arkansas?

An RN license with several years of nursing and management experience. Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN) (State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN; required in every state) and Nurse executive certification (NE-BC) (American Nurses Credentialing Center). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Arkansas's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Arkansas, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.

CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Arkansas, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 2 Nov 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical and Health Services Managers (SOC 11-9111), every state, published 15 May 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical and Health Services Managers, national, published 15 May 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical and Health Services Managers by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN): State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN
Nurse executive certification (NE-BC): American Nurses Credentialing Center

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Director of nursing jobs in Arkansas. Data as of 2 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/director-of-nursing/arkansas

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