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Accountants and Auditors Salary in Arkansas

The median annual wage for accountants and auditors in Arkansas is $66,330 ($31.89 per hour) -20.7% vs. the national median of $83,680. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$66,330
Mean annual wage
$76,980
Median hourly wage
$31.89
Employment in AR
7,870

7,870 employed · 6.0 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Arkansas

Wage distribution for accountants and auditors in Arkansas (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$45,810$22.02
25th percentile$52,570$25.27
Median (50th)$66,330$31.89
75th percentile$88,950$42.77
90th percentile$119,520$57.46

What this salary is worth in Arkansas

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$76,297

Arkansas prices are 86.9 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
17.1%

Median gross rent in Arkansas: $947/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,658/mo

Est. affordable home price
$241,967

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Arkansas is $188,000 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.