Caregiver salary in Arkansas

Open caregiver jobs in Arkansas post a median of $13.25 an hour, the middle half $12.25–$13.50 (about $27,600 a year full time), $4.75 below the national posted median. From 8 jobs at 3 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in AR

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Caregiver jobs in Arkansas · Caregiver pay nationwide

What caregivers are paid in Arkansas

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Median $13.25 an hour. Middle half $12.25 to $13.50. Point at a bar for its count. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted hourly rates of 8 open jobs in Arkansas. Lowest posted $10.50, highest $16.50.

Posted on open jobs in Arkansas

$12.25–$13.50/hr

Middle half of 8 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $13.25. 30% of the 27 open caregiver jobs in Arkansas state an hourly rate.

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Caregiver pay by employer in Arkansas

What each employer posts for caregivers here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Healthmark Services	$13.50	$13–$16.50	3
AFNB Home Care	$12.25	$10.50–$14	3
White River Area Agency on Aging	$13.25	$13–$14	2

Median of each employer's jobs in Arkansas (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for caregivers nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open caregiver jobs in Arkansas

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Caregiver
Healthmark Services · Harrison, AR · 10mo ago
$13–$16.50/hr
Caregiver 2pm/10pm-10/6 am
Healthmark Services · Van Buren, AR · 4w ago
$13.50/hr
Personal Care Aide/Certified Nurses EMAL
White River Area Agency on Aging · Batesville, AR · 1w ago
$13–$14/hr
Personal Care Aide
White River Area Agency on Aging · Searcy, Clinton and 8 more, AR · 3w ago
$13/hr
Caregiver/PCA
AFNB Home Care · Mountain View, AR · 1d ago
$10.50–$14/hr
In-Home Caregiver
AFNB Home Care · Conway and Cave City, AR · 5d ago
$10.50–$14/hr

What BLS measures in Arkansas

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Arkansas. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (31-1120)	$11.51 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	$12.61 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	$13.30 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	$14.06 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	$15.23 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)	19,840 (source: BLS OEWS, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Memphis, TN-MS-AR$14.86/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, opens in a new tab)
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$13.39/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, opens in a new tab)
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$14.15/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, opens in a new tab)
Fort Smith, AR-OK$13.66/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Smith, AR-OK, opens in a new tab)
Texarkana, TX-AR$11.84/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Texarkana, TX-AR, opens in a new tab)
Jonesboro, AR$13.19/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Jonesboro, AR, opens in a new tab)
Hot Springs, AR$12.37/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Hot Springs, AR, opens in a new tab)

Caregiver salary in Arkansas: common questions

How much does a caregiver make in Arkansas?

Open caregiver jobs in Arkansas that state an hourly rate post a median of $13.25, the middle half $12.25–$13.50 (8 jobs from 3 employers). Full time that is about $27,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $13.30/hr ($27,660 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Arkansas (May 2025).

Which employers in Arkansas pay caregivers the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Healthmark Services ($13.50) and AFNB Home Care ($12.25).

How does Arkansas compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Arkansas ($13.25) is $4.75 below the national posted median of $18. In the BLS survey Arkansas ranks 48 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 8 of 27 open caregiver jobs in Arkansas (30%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides (SOC 31-1120), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Caregiver salary in Arkansas. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/caregiver/arkansas

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