CRNA salary by state

CRNA salary in Arkansas

CRNAs in Arkansas earned a mean of $198,540 a year in May 2025, $49,780 below the national mean. That ranks Arkansas 40 of 44 states with published data.

Map of the US with Arkansas highlighted
$198,540mean annual pay
$95.45mean hourly
$224,280median pay
n/pCRNAs employed

Pay range in Arkansas

The middle of the market sits around the median. The lowest-paid 10% earn under $87,120 and the top 10% earn over $300,080.

Compare nearby states

StateMean annual
Louisiana$243,240
Oklahoma$190,820
Texas$255,820

Working as a CRNA in Arkansas

  • Arkansas has opted out of Medicare's physician supervision rule, which affects how CRNAs can practice in hospitals. Learn more.
  • Arkansas has 2 accredited CRNA programs. See CRNA schools in Arkansas.
  • To work in Arkansas you need a Arkansas APRN license (or the state's equivalent) and NBCRNA certification. Arkansas Board of Nursing.

BLS counts employees only, so independent contractors and practice owners are not included, and pay packages also differ in call, benefits and bonuses. See starting salaries and 1099 pay.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

How Arkansas pay compares with other states
$150k$200k$250k$300kUtah: $140kNew Mexico: $150kAlabama: $189kOklahoma: $191kKansas: $206kMississippi: $217kMaryland: $218kTennessee: $219kConnecticut: $226kGeorgia: $226kNorth Carolina: $227kKentucky: $230kPennsylvania: $233kOhio: $237kFlorida: $240kLouisiana: $243kNorth Dakota: $249kSouth Dakota: $250kIllinois: $252kIowa: $254kMichigan: $254kVirginia: $255kNebraska: $256kTexas: $256kArizona: $257kMinnesota: $259kMaine: $259kWyoming: $261kIdaho: $266kMontana: $270kMissouri: $272kWisconsin: $272kWashington: $274kWest Virginia: $275kSouth Carolina: $276kNew Hampshire: $278kOregon: $280kCalifornia: $284kNew York: $285kVermont: $290kNew Jersey: $291kMassachusetts: $303kAlaska: $311kUS mean $248kArkansas: $199k

Number 40 of 44. Each grey dot is one state; hover for names.

Pay range in Arkansas vs the US
Arkansas$224k$87k$300kUnited States$237k$155k$340k

Bars run from the 10th percentile to the 90th percentile; the dark mark is the median.