Veterinary Receptionist Salary in Arkansas
Receptionists and information clerks in Arkansas — a federal occupation, SOC 43-4171, that covers every industry, not only veterinary practices — earned a median annual wage of $34,840 in the May 2025 estimates.
That is $3,170, or 8%, below the national median of $38,010, and 45th of the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median.
The gap is smallest at the floor, where the 10th percentile sits just 4% under the national figure, and the middle band is markedly narrower than the nation's.
What these figures cover
10th percentile
$27,610
25th percentile
$30,290
75th percentile
$37,320
90th percentile
$43,930
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Arkansas, SOC 43-4171 (Receptionists and Information Clerks). Retrieved 2026-09-16 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Arkansas vs. the national figures
The Arkansas median is below the national median by 8%. Among the 51 jurisdictions (states plus DC) where BLS publishes a Receptionists and Information Clerks (SOC 43-4171) median for May 2025, it ranks 45th, and 28th by estimated employment.
Differences are whole percentages, rounded half away from zero, computed from the figures shown.
A floor near the national figures, an upper half well short of them
Every published Arkansas percentile sits below its national counterpart, but the gap is smallest at the floor: the 10th percentile, $27,610, is just $1,150, or 4%, below the national $28,760.
It widens to 11% at the 25th percentile ($30,290), eases to 8% at the median ($34,840 against $38,010), and peaks at the 75th, where the state's $37,320 is $7,810, or 17%, below the national $45,130.
At the 90th percentile, $43,930, the gap narrows again to 12%.
Someone benchmarking an Arkansas posting against national figures for this all-industry occupation would overstate the upper half of the distribution far more than its floor.
A much narrower middle band than the nation's
Half of Arkansas's receptionists and information clerks earned between $30,290 and $37,320, a band $7,030 wide against a national band of $11,170.
The full 10th-to-90th span is $16,320, also narrower than the national $21,190.
Within the band the median sits in its upper half — $4,550 above the 25th percentile and $2,480 below the 75th.
OEWS publishes no causes, and this row counts every industry, so the compressed shape cannot be read as anything about veterinary employers.
Reading an hourly posting against the figures
The Arkansas hourly median is $16.75, against $18.27 nationally — $1.52 less an hour, the same 8% gap as the annual median.
The data set carries hourly pay at the median only, so the hourly median is the figure to hold an hourly posting against.
Before comparing a posted rate with the annual percentiles, ask how many hours a week the role is scheduled.
A mid-sized workforce, counted across every industry
BLS estimates 10,870 receptionists and information clerks were employed in Arkansas, 28th among the 51 jurisdictions.
That is a count across every industry — hotels, offices, clinics and every other employer — so it says nothing about how many work in veterinary settings, and it is a headcount of people in jobs, not a count of openings.
Against the Arkansas vet tech median
In the same release, veterinary technologists and technicians in Arkansas have a median of $38,360 — $3,520, or 10%, more than the all-industry receptionist median on this page.
That comparison sets a veterinary occupation against an all-industry one, so it is context for someone weighing a move into technician work, not a measure of what a veterinary front desk pays.
Same release, same state: veterinary technologists and technicians (SOC 29-2056) in Arkansas have a median of $38,360 ($18.44/hr) — $3,520 above the receptionists and information clerks median shown on this page. Vet tech salary in Arkansas →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median receptionist salary in Arkansas?
For receptionists and information clerks across all industries in Arkansas, the May 2025 BLS median annual wage is $34,840, or $16.75 an hour.
No federal wage series isolates veterinary receptionists, so this figure is not veterinary-specific.
The national median for the same occupation is $38,010, so Arkansas sits 8% below it.
What do the top-paid receptionists in Arkansas earn?
The Arkansas 90th percentile is $43,930: one in ten receptionists and information clerks counted across all industries earned more.
Nationally the 90th percentile is $49,950, so Arkansas is $6,020, or 12%, lower.
It is an all-industry figure, so it is not a ceiling for veterinary front-desk pay specifically.
How does this all-industry figure compare with vet tech pay in Arkansas?
In the same BLS release, veterinary technologists and technicians in Arkansas have a median of $38,360, which is $3,520 above the $34,840 median for receptionists and information clerks across all industries.
The technician median is 1.1 times the receptionist figure.
The two rows describe different occupations, and only one of them is veterinary-specific, so treat the gap as context for a career decision rather than a promised raise.
How many receptionists work in Arkansas?
BLS estimates 10,870 receptionists and information clerks were employed in Arkansas across all industries, 28th among the 51 jurisdictions.
The estimate does not say how many of them work in veterinary settings — BLS publishes no state figure for that.
It is a headcount of people in jobs during the survey period, not a count of vacancies.
What does the low end of the Arkansas distribution look like?
The Arkansas 10th percentile is $27,610 — just $1,150 below the national 10th percentile of $28,760, the smallest gap in the state's distribution at 4%.
The figures cover receptionists and information clerks across all industries, so they are not specific to any employer type.
One in ten workers counted in Arkansas earned less than $27,610.
More Arkansas Veterinary Receptionist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Arkansas, SOC 43-4171 Receptionists and Information Clerks (all industries), and SOC 29-2056 for the technician comparison (BLS Public Data API) (retrieved 2026-09-16)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 national estimates — SOC 43-4171 percentiles (via O*NET OnLine) (retrieved 2026-08-15)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 national estimates — SOC 43-4171 hourly median (BLS Public Data API) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
Wage figures: BLS OEWS May 2025 state and national estimates, SOC 43-4171, retrieved 2026-09-16. Page last updated 2026-09-24.