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Certified nursing assistant salary in Arkansas

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Arkansas post a median of $16.50 an hour, the middle half $14.38–$18 (about $34,300 a year full time), $5.03 below the national posted median. From 11 jobs at 3 employers that state their pay.

$16.50
Median posted /hr
$14.38–$18
Middle half /hr
$34,300
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$16.55
BLS median in AR
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Certified nursing assistant jobs in Arkansas · Certified nursing assistant pay nationwide

What certified nursing assistants 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 $16.50 an hour. Middle half $14.38 to $18. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted hourly rates of 11 open jobs in Arkansas. Lowest posted $12, highest $27.69.

Posted on open jobs in Arkansas

$14.38–$18/hr

Middle half of 11 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $16.50. 26% of the 42 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Arkansas state an hourly rate.

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Certified nursing assistant pay by town in Arkansas

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Mountain Home$15.25$13–$21.355 (2)
Springdale$18$14–$27.693 (2)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Certified nursing assistant pay by employer in Arkansas

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Healthmark Services$13.50$12–$16.505
UnitedHealth Group$18.49$13–$27.694
Select Medical$18$182

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 certified nursing assistants nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open certified nursing assistant jobs in Arkansas

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

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 occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Nursing Assistants (31-1131)$13.87 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$14.52 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$16.55 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$17.34 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$18.76 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)17,260 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Certified nursing assistant salary in Arkansas: common questions

How much does a certified nursing assistant make in Arkansas?

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Arkansas that state an hourly rate post a median of $16.50, the middle half $14.38–$18 (11 jobs from 3 employers). Full time that is about $34,300 a year. BLS measured a median of $16.55/hr ($34,430 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Arkansas (May 2025).

Where in Arkansas do certified nursing assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Mountain Home ($15.25) and Springdale ($18). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in Arkansas pay certified nursing assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: UnitedHealth Group ($18.49) and Healthmark Services ($13.50).

How does Arkansas compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Arkansas ($16.50) is $5.03 below the national posted median of $21.53. 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: 11 of 42 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Arkansas (26%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Certified nursing assistant pay in other states

Certified nursing assistant salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →The Nursing Assistants & Patient Care Techs job market report →Posted pay against BLS wages →Arkansas pay against its minimum wage →

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.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Certified nursing assistant salary in Arkansas. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/certified-nursing-assistant/arkansas

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