Average ICU Nurse Salary in Arkansas

ICU nurses in Arkansas earn an average of $73,280 per year (or $35.23 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Arkansas
9% lower than the national average
$73,280
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Arkansas ICU nurses earn 9% lower than the national average salary for ICU nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

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ICU nurse salary range in Arkansas

10%
$52,903
MEDIAN
$68,514
90%
$88,457
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $88,457 $42
75th Percentile $83,758 $40
Median $68,514 $32
25th Percentile $66,198 $31

80% of Arkansas ICU nurses earn between $52,903 and $88,457.

Cost-of-living adjusted ICU nurse salary in Arkansas

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Arkansas
$82,153
Overall Average
Arkansas
$73,280

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Arkansas ICU nurses earn about $82,153 per year. Cost-of-living in Arkansas is 10% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Arkansas for ICU nurses

Conway, AR $77,567 per year

Arkansas nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where ICU nurses are paid the highest is Conway, where the average ICU nurses salary is $77,567 and 10,400 registered nurses are currently employed.

ICU nurses salaries in other states

California $127,179 per year
Oregon $98,630 per year
District of Columbia $92,121 per year
Alaska $87,044 per year
Massachusetts $93,409 per year
Washington $97,794 per year
New York $95,186 per year
Nevada $89,750 per year
New Jersey $90,709 per year
Connecticut $88,530 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Arkansas?

Ambulatory Nurse $85,493 per year
Nurse Educator $83,458 per year
PACU Nurse $83,458 per year
OR Nurse $81,422 per year
Primary Care Nurse $79,387 per year
PCU Nurse $77,351 per year
Psychiatric Nurse $74,104 per year
Telemetry Nurse $72,527 per year
NICU Nurse $71,753 per year
Dialysis Nurse $71,743 per year

At a $73,280 average annual salary, ICU nurses in Arkansas tend to earn less than ambulatory nurses ($85,493), nurse educators ($83,458), PACU nurses ($83,458), OR nurses ($81,422), primary care nurses ($79,387), PCU nurses ($77,351), and psychiatric nurses ($74,104). They tend to earn more than telemetry nurses ($72,527), NICU nurses ($71,753), and dialysis nurses ($71,743).

More about ICU nurses

ICU nurses or critical care nurses provide care to patients with life-threatening illnesses or conditions. They are trained to provide care for patients who need 24/7 nursing care. Their patients can be on several life-saving machines and medications.

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Data sources: rn salary data, cost of living data, proprietary data from Incredible Health