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Retail Salespersons Salary in Arkansas

The median annual wage for retail salespersons in Arkansas is $29,270 ($14.07 per hour) -17.3% vs. the national median of $35,410. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$29,270
Mean annual wage
$32,350
Median hourly wage
$14.07
Employment in AR
35,510

35,510 employed · 27.2 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Arkansas

Wage distribution for retail salespersons in Arkansas (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$23,830$11.46
25th percentile$26,980$12.97
Median (50th)$29,270$14.07
75th percentile$35,350$17.00
90th percentile$39,790$19.13

What this salary is worth in Arkansas

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$33,668

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

Median rent burden
38.8%

Median gross rent in Arkansas: $947/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $732/mo

Est. affordable home price
$106,775

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 13, 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.