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Hot Springs salaries

The median worker in the Hot Springs, AR metro area earned $36,010 a year in 2024, about $17.31 an hour. That ranks #383 of the 391 metro areas published here, 27.3% below the national median.

Arkansas

Median pay $36,010 $17.31 per hour
Vs national -27.3% U.S. $49,500
Workers 37,840 wage and salary
Metro rank #383 of 391 by median pay

What this labour market looks like

Hot Springs pays 12.2% less than Arkansas as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.

Unusually concentrated here

Occupations against their national share, 2024
Occupation Concentration Employed Median
Nursing Assistants 2.61× 890 $29,560
Office Clerks, General 1.78× 1,100 $34,560
Waiters and Waitresses 1.71× 970 $25,750
Cooks, Restaurant 1.69× 600 $28,770
Retail Salespersons 1.58× 1,480 $28,840
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.56× 1,450 $24,990
Cashiers 1.49× 1,150 $27,290
General and Operations Managers 1.45× 1,270 $58,490
Registered Nurses 1.32× 1,060 $76,930
Stockers and Order Fillers 1.32× 900 $31,000
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 0.98× 530 $27,590
Customer Service Representatives 0.76× 510 $34,690

Best paid occupations

Highest median pay in Hot Springs
Occupation Median Hourly Employed
Medical and Health Services Managers $83,630 $40.21 200
Registered Nurses $76,930 $36.99 1,060
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $60,080 n/a 330
General and Operations Managers $58,490 $28.12 1,270
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $56,920 $27.37 270
Business Operations Specialists, All Other $55,730 $26.80 210
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $52,670 n/a 330
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $51,410 $24.72 460
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $49,210 $23.66 420
Electricians $45,770 $22.01 260
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $41,620 $20.01 290
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $39,470 $18.98 220
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $38,150 $18.34 340
Light Truck Drivers $37,280 $17.92 280
Medical Assistants $36,810 $17.70 230
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $36,660 $17.63 480
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $36,010 $17.31 410
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $35,930 $17.27 240
Construction Laborers $35,810 $17.22 280
Customer Service Representatives $34,690 $16.68 510
Office Clerks, General $34,560 $16.62 1,100
Stockers and Order Fillers $31,000 $14.90 900
Receptionists and Information Clerks $30,570 $14.70 430
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $30,550 $14.69 400
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $30,380 $14.61 470
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $30,230 $14.54 320
Childcare Workers $30,100 $14.47 220
Nursing Assistants $29,560 $14.21 890
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $28,990 n/a 270
Retail Salespersons $28,840 $13.86 1,480
Cooks, Restaurant $28,770 $13.83 600
Animal Caretakers $28,110 $13.52 200
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $27,590 $13.26 530
Cashiers $27,290 $13.12 1,150
Food Preparation Workers $27,240 $13.10 280
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $27,030 $13.00 220
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $26,550 $12.77 440
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $25,760 $12.38 210
Waiters and Waitresses $25,750 $12.38 970
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $25,380 $12.20 720
Fast Food and Counter Workers $24,990 $12.01 1,450

Where most people work

Largest occupations in Hot Springs by employment
Occupation Employed Median Hourly
Retail Salespersons 1,480 $28,840 $13.86
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,450 $24,990 $12.01
General and Operations Managers 1,270 $58,490 $28.12
Cashiers 1,150 $27,290 $13.12
Office Clerks, General 1,100 $34,560 $16.62
Registered Nurses 1,060 $76,930 $36.99
Waiters and Waitresses 970 $25,750 $12.38
Stockers and Order Fillers 900 $31,000 $14.90
Nursing Assistants 890 $29,560 $14.21
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 720 $25,380 $12.20
Cooks, Restaurant 600 $28,770 $13.83
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 530 $27,590 $13.26
Customer Service Representatives 510 $34,690 $16.68
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 480 $36,660 $17.63
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 470 $30,380 $14.61
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 460 $51,410 $24.72
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 440 $26,550 $12.77
Receptionists and Information Clerks 430 $30,570 $14.70
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 420 $49,210 $23.66
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 410 $36,010 $17.31

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.

Other Arkansas metro areas

Hot Springs pay: common questions

What is the average salary in Hot Springs?

The median across all occupations is $36,010, or $17.31 an hour, covering 37,840 wage and salary workers. The mean is $46,040, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.

Does Hot Springs pay more than the rest of Arkansas?

No. The metro median of $36,010 is 12.2% below the Arkansas median of $41,020. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.

Which jobs pay best in Hot Springs?

Medical and Health Services Managers ($83,630), Registered Nurses ($76,930), Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education ($60,080). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.

What is Hot Springs unusually full of?

Nursing Assistants, at 2.61× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.