Entry-level Physician salary in Little Rock, AR

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Conway, North Little Rock, Pulaski, Sherwood.

Median salary$69,073
Middle 50%$66.1k–$74.4k
vs. all levels here−68%comparison median $217,000
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,490 and $333,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,296
25th$66,102
50th (median)$69,073
75th$74,438
90th$77,605

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2022: median $57,530 (10 filings) FY2025: median $67,044 (15 filings) FY2026: median $71,101 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1 filings FY20 FY2021: 1 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 2 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 15
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–––1
FY2021–––1
FY2022$57,530$57,530$179,38310
FY2023–––7
FY2024–––2
FY2025$67,044$67,044$73,06815
FY2026$71,101$66,102$76,05311

Cost of living

Little Rock's median entry-level Physician salary of $69,073 is worth about $77,300 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 $69,073, 7% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences$67,04425

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.