Jonesboro, AR

Across all occupations in the Jonesboro, AR metropolitan area, the median wage is $42,240 a year ($20.31 an hour) and the mean $52,610, May 2025. That median is −17% against the US median of $50,980 and −3% against Arkansas's $43,630. BLS counts 60,620 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is registered nurses.

All occupations: Jonesboro, AR vs Arkansas and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Jonesboro, AR area, Arkansas and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Jonesboro, AR	Hourly	$12.92	$14.77	$20.31	$28.90	$40.86	$25.29	60,620
Jonesboro, AR	Annual	$26,880	$30,710	$42,240	$60,120	$84,990	$52,610	60,620
Arkansas	Hourly	$12.99	$15.33	$20.98	$29.74	$45.55	$26.39	1,303,630
Arkansas	Annual	$27,020	$31,880	$43,630	$61,850	$94,740	$54,890	1,303,630
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

249 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Arkansas. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Jonesboro, AR

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$312,020	$150.01	130
2	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$269,990	$129.80	30
3	Dentists, General	$169,850	$81.66	60
4	Pharmacists	$133,520	$64.19	170
5	Nurse Practitioners	$126,760	$60.94	280
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Arkansas	$123,630	$59.44	80
7	Chief Executives	$120,020	$57.70	140
8	Physician Assistants	$117,660	$56.57	30
9	Marketing Managers	$112,820	$54.24	30
10	Industrial Production Managers	$109,210	$52.50	90
11	Occupational Therapists	$106,360	$51.14	140
12	Sales Managers in Arkansas	$104,670	$50.32	120
13	Financial Managers in Arkansas	$103,230	$49.63	250
14	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$103,100	$49.57	80
15	Industrial Engineers	$101,150	$48.63	70
16	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$100,080	$48.12	60
17	Physical Therapists	$100,010	$48.08	190
18	Medical and Health Services Managers	$97,300	$46.78	350
19	Therapists, All Other	$97,190	$46.73	50
20	Purchasing Managers	$95,290	$45.81	40

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Jonesboro, AR

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Registered Nurses in Arkansas	1,990	32.84	1.51	$78,940
2	Retail Salespersons in Arkansas	1,940	31.98	1.28	$28,960
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Arkansas	1,900	31.28	1.26	$26,260
4	General and Operations Managers in Arkansas	1,470	24.24	1.08	$69,370
5	Cashiers in Arkansas	1,340	22.04	1.11	$28,090
6	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Arkansas	1,280	21.11	1.11	$37,500
7	Office Clerks, General in Arkansas	1,260	20.86	1.32	$36,400
8	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Arkansas	1,220	20.15	1.52	$47,670
9	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Arkansas	1,180	19.51	1.37	$27,890
10	Stockers and Order Fillers in Arkansas	1,170	19.33	1.06	$31,330
11	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Arkansas	1,110	18.39	0.66	$27,430
12	Nursing Assistants in Arkansas	1,050	17.39	1.87	$35,210
13	Waiters and Waitresses in Arkansas	920	15.22	1.04	$24,680
14	Customer Service Representatives in Arkansas	730	12.12	0.73	$36,770
15	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Arkansas	720	11.87	1.31	$44,050
16	Receptionists and Information Clerks in Arkansas	670	11.07	1.89	$32,540
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Arkansas	630	10.40	2.49	$50,980
18	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Arkansas	620	10.27	2.37	$60,450
19	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Arkansas	610	10.09	1.47	$60,920
20	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Arkansas	590	9.77	1.23	$60,910

Most concentrated occupations in Jonesboro, AR

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	10.25	100	1.66	$37,210
2	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	8.56	130	2.09	$59,390
3	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	5.05	100	1.73	$39,780
4	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.57	170	2.79	$49,440
5	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.40	100	1.70	$43,160
6	Psychiatric Technicians	4.28	260	4.32	$37,330
7	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	4.06	230	3.86	$37,200
8	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	3.97	250	4.19	$23,080
8	Physical Therapist Assistants	3.97	170	2.87	$62,700
10	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	3.39	100	1.70	$77,590

Occupation groups in Jonesboro, AR

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$80,350	$96,450	3,910	64.48	0.90
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$77,510	$88,900	6,160	101.69	1.61
Architecture and Engineering	$76,690	$81,140	460	7.59	0.45
Computer and Mathematical	$68,620	$80,310	610	10.12	0.30
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$66,030	$79,770	180	3.03	0.32
Legal	$61,290	$96,280	190	3.14	0.37
Business and Financial Operations	$59,330	$67,120	2,050	33.77	0.50
Educational Instruction and Library	$52,960	$57,110	3,940	65.03	1.11
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$47,960	$52,690	3,030	49.94	1.28
Community and Social Service	$47,160	$51,530	900	14.87	0.87
Production	$46,380	$47,130	5,090	83.95	1.52
Construction and Extraction	$45,540	$47,410	2,130	35.07	0.85
Protective Service	$44,280	$46,940	970	15.98	0.66
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$38,990	$45,250	450	7.42	0.56
Office and Administrative Support	$38,560	$42,510	6,810	112.27	0.98
Transportation and Material Moving	$37,660	$42,150	6,000	99.04	1.13
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$35,360	$38,210	220	3.69	1.32
Healthcare Support	$31,180	$35,530	3,160	52.14	1.03
Sales and Related	$30,930	$41,810	5,420	89.36	1.04
Personal Care and Service	$29,330	$32,900	1,200	19.87	0.95
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$28,970	$32,510	2,060	34.03	1.16
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$27,670	$30,560	5,670	93.54	1.06

Every occupation in Arkansas, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 249 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Jonesboro, AR estimates (area 27860).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Jonesboro, AR area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.