Barbers · SOC 39-5011
Barbers Salary in the Arkansas
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Arkansas
Figures describe the state of Arkansas as a whole.
Barbers in the Arkansas earned a median of $25,640 per year ($12.33 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $24,240 at the 10th percentile to $33,750 at the 90th. BLS estimates 170 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Barbers in the Arkansas earn more than $25,640 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $24,460 and $30,040.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $24,240 | $24,460 | $25,640 | $30,040 | $33,750 |
| Hourly | $11.66 | $11.76 | $12.33 | $14.44 | $16.23 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Arkansas$25,640 median for Arkansas; middle half earns $24,460 to $30,040
- United Statesnational$38,210 median for United States; middle half earns $31,570 to $58,960
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −33% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Arkansas
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for barbers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Arkansasthis page$25,640 median for Arkansas; middle half earns $24,460 to $30,040
- $24,460 median for Little Rock metro area; middle half earns $24,450 to $26,330
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for barberss · Highest-paying occupations in Arkansas
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.