Physician salary in Little Rock, AR

Based on 138 certified H-1B filings in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Conway, North Little Rock, Pulaski, Sherwood.

Median salary$217,000
Middle 50%$67k–$284.3k
vs. national median−12%comparison median $247,000
Filings138FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,339 and $513,088.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,281
25th$67,044
50th (median)$217,000
75th$284,252
90th$416,081

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $160k $260k FY2020: median $222,353 (101 filings) FY2021: median $220,000 (80 filings) FY2022: median $235,805 (87 filings) FY2023: median $116,499 (72 filings) FY2024: median $247,000 (72 filings) FY2025: median $73,982 (88 filings) FY2026: median $242,000 (50 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 101 filings FY20 FY2021: 80 filings FY21 FY2022: 87 filings FY22 FY2023: 72 filings FY23 FY2024: 72 filings FY24 FY2025: 88 filings FY25 FY2026: 50 filings FY26 101
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$222,353$62,840$298,960101
FY2021$220,000$59,658$262,77580
FY2022$235,805$60,851$311,47687
FY2023$116,499$58,681$272,37372
FY2024$247,000$67,044$385,02172
FY2025$73,982$61,281$267,75788
FY2026$242,000$196,097$355,50050

Cost of living

Little Rock's median Physician salary of $217,000 is worth about $242,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Little Rock = 89.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Little Rock, AR area earned a median of $74,500 in May 2025 (2,150 employed). The H-1B median here is $217,000, 191% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences$195,614125
Arkansas Health Grouptoo few6
Veterans Health Administrationtoo few3
St. Vincent Medical Grouptoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $69,073 26
Mid-level · Level II $258,569 17
Senior · Level III $262,302 28
Expert · Level IV $340,000 32

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$62,566$69,07326
Mid-level · Level II$80,746$258,56917
Senior · Level III$96,533$262,30228
Expert · Level IV$98,280$340,00032

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.