Hot Springs, AR metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Hot Springs Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Hot Springs, AR metro area

Figures describe the Hot Springs, AR metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Hot Springs city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked.

Top 25 of 182 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Hot Springs, AR metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$292,120	$140.44	40
2	Physicians, All Other	$181,120	$87.08	130
3	Dentists, General	$161,820	$77.80	60
4	Pharmacists	$135,200	$65.00	100
5	Nurse Practitioners	$122,940	$59.11	210
6	Physician Assistants	$122,720	$59.00	30
7	Chief Executives	$119,990	$57.69	90
8	Software Developers	$117,610	$56.54	60
9	Sales Managers	$107,240	$51.56	80
10	Industrial Production Managers	$103,580	$49.80	60
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$102,950	$49.49	50
12	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$101,100	Not published	80
13	Physical Therapists	$97,260	$46.76	90
14	Financial Managers	$95,010	$45.68	120
15	Lawyers	$92,700	$44.57	90
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$92,320	$44.39	220
17	Marketing Managers	$92,100	$44.28	40
18	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$87,420	$42.03	30
19	Loan Officers	$83,990	$40.38	70
20	Dental Hygienists	$82,970	$39.89	70
21	Occupational Therapists	$82,410	$39.62	100
22	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$81,330	$39.10	50
23	Aerospace Engineers	$79,610	$38.28	30
24	Speech-Language Pathologists	$79,060	$38.01	60
25	Registered Nurses	$78,590	$37.79	1,160

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Hot Springs metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.