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Family nurse practitioner jobs in Arkansas

open family nurse practitioner jobs in Arkansas at . BLS measures a median of $60.41 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Arkansas) for nurse practitioners here.

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Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

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Where the family nurse practitioner 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 family nurse practitioners 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

$60.41/hr ($125,660 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Arkansas)

Median for nurse practitioners, against $63.61 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, national) for the whole US; 3,970 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Arkansas) employed in Arkansas. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

By metro area

  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR$59.91/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR) · 1,800 (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR) employed
  • Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$60.90/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR) · 1,360 (source: BLS OEWS, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR) employed
  • Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$61.24/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR) · 600 (source: BLS OEWS, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR) employed
  • Jonesboro, AR$60.94/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Jonesboro, AR) · 280 (source: BLS OEWS, Jonesboro, AR) employed
  • Fort Smith, AR-OK$62.15/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Smith, AR-OK) · 270 (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Smith, AR-OK) employed
  • Hot Springs, AR$59.11/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Hot Springs, AR) · 210 (source: BLS OEWS, Hot Springs, AR) employed
  • Texarkana, TX-AR$61.50/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Texarkana, TX-AR) · 150 (source: BLS OEWS, Texarkana, TX-AR) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Nurse Practitioners; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring family nurse practitioners in Arkansas

What the job takes

An RN license, then a family nurse practitioner MSN or DNP program and the FNP board exam.

  • License

    Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN)

    State board of nursing. Required in every state; most states ask for national board certification first

  • Certification

    Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-C)

    American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board. One of the two national FNP boards states accept

  • Certification

    Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-BC)

    American Nurses Credentialing Center

Family nurse practitioner jobs in Arkansas: common questions

How much do family nurse practitioners make in Arkansas?

Too few open family nurse practitioner jobs in Arkansas post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $60.41/hr ($125,660 a year) for nurse practitioners in Arkansas (May 2025), against $63.61 nationally, 44th highest of 51 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

Where in Arkansas are the most family nurse practitioner jobs?

Huntsville (2), Blytheville (1), Hot Springs (1), Marshall (1) and Newport (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring family nurse practitioners in Arkansas?

By open jobs on this board: Boston Mountain Rural Health Center (2), Fast Pace Health (2) and Unity Health (1). In all, 4 employers have family nurse practitioner jobs open in Arkansas.

What do you need to work as a family nurse practitioner in Arkansas?

An RN license, then a family nurse practitioner MSN or DNP program and the FNP board exam. Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN) (State board of nursing; required in every state; most states ask for national board certification first), Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-C) (American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board; one of the two national FNP boards states accept) and Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-BC) (American Nurses Credentialing Center). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Arkansas's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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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.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Arkansas, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners (SOC 29-1171), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN): State board of nursing
  6. Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-C): American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board
  7. Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-BC): American Nurses Credentialing Center

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Family nurse practitioner jobs in Arkansas. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/family-nurse-practitioner/arkansas

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