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Registered nurse salary in Arkansas

Open registered nurse jobs in Arkansas post a median of $43 an hour, the middle half $39–$46.50 (about $89,400 a year full time), $6 below the national posted median. From 53 jobs at 10 employers that state their pay.

$43
Median posted /hr
$39–$47
Middle half /hr
$89,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$37.95
BLS median in AR
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Registered nurse jobs in Arkansas · Registered nurse pay nationwide

What registered nurses are paid in Arkansas

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

Posted hourly rates of 53 open jobs in Arkansas. Lowest posted $24.83, highest $93.38.

Posted on open jobs in Arkansas

$39–$46.50/hr

Middle half of 37 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $43. 11% of the 504 open registered nurse jobs in Arkansas state an hourly rate.

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Registered nurse 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)
Little Rock$43.25$26.14–$6519 (2)
Hot Springs$40.50$24.83–$63.7714 (3)
Sherwood$44.25$30.76–$93.389 (1)
Morrilton$44.75$30–$58.634 (2)
Texarkana$39$35–$453 (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.

Registered nurse pay by employer in Arkansas

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
CommonSpirit Health$42$26.14–$93.3835
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$58.25$57–$59.283
Acadia Healthcare$38$36–$44.503
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences$30$30–$353
Arkansas Children's$65$652
UnitedHealth Group$46.50$30.83–$62.032
CVS Health$44.25$26.01–$68.552
Johnson Regional Medical Center$50$501
Marathon Health$40$35–$451
American Oncology Network$38$24.83–$51.321

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 registered nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

8 open jobs in Arkansas state a yearly salary: a median of $94,000, the middle half $87,100 to $100,100.

Best-paid open registered nurse 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
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$29.22 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$32.04 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$37.95 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$43.40 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$49.84 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)29,400 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Registered nurse salary in Arkansas: common questions

How much does a registered nurse make in Arkansas?

Open registered nurse jobs in Arkansas that state an hourly rate post a median of $43, the middle half $39–$46.50 (53 jobs from 10 employers). Full time that is about $89,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $37.95/hr ($78,940 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Arkansas (May 2025).

Where in Arkansas do registered nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Little Rock ($43.25), Hot Springs ($40.50), Sherwood ($44.25) and Morrilton ($44.75). The town table lists 5.

Which employers in Arkansas pay registered nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: HealthTrust Workforce Solutions ($58.25), CommonSpirit Health ($42) and Acadia Healthcare ($38).

How does Arkansas compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Arkansas ($43) is $6 below the national posted median of $49. In the BLS survey Arkansas ranks 47 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: 53 of 504 open registered nurse jobs in Arkansas (11%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Registered nurse pay in other states

Registered nurse salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

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 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Registered nurse salary in Arkansas. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/registered-nurse/arkansas

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