Painter/Illustrator Salary in Arkansas

How much does a Painter/Illustrator make in Arkansas?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Painter/Illustrator in Arkansas is $43,712 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, a Painter/Illustrator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,115
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $36,422 to $52,822
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,784

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Painter/Illustrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,822	$4,402	$1,016	$25
Average	$43,712	$3,643	$841	$21
25th Percentile	$36,422	$3,035	$700	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Painter/Illustrator Salaries

A Painter/Illustrator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Painter/Illustrator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Painter/Illustrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $53,573.
California: $53,370.
Massachusetts: $52,659.

District of Columbia $53,573 California $53,370 Massachusetts $52,659 Washington $52,465 New Jersey $52,446 Alaska $52,378 Connecticut $51,711 New York $51,440

Hawaii $50,573 Rhode Island $50,167 Maryland $49,891 Minnesota $49,514 Colorado $49,369 Illinois $49,320 Oregon $49,136 Delaware $49,001

New Hampshire $48,916 Virginia $48,725 Pennsylvania $48,169 Nevada $47,888 North Dakota $47,796 Michigan $47,651 Wisconsin $47,598 Vermont $47,491

Texas $47,196 Maine $47,177 Arizona $47,148 Ohio $47,114 Georgia $46,669 Indiana $46,446 Wyoming $46,403 Utah $46,335

Iowa $46,306 Kansas $46,074 Louisiana $46,006 North Carolina $45,982 Missouri $45,972 Florida $45,783 Montana $45,682 Nebraska $45,585

Kentucky $45,532 South Carolina $45,338 Tennessee $45,217 Idaho $45,169 New Mexico $44,815 Oklahoma $44,738 Alabama $44,453 South Dakota $43,974

Arkansas $43,712 West Virginia $43,572 Mississippi $43,151

Top Paying Cities for Painter/Illustrators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Star City: $42,997
Wesley: $43,665
West Fork: $43,943

Star City, AR $42,997 Wesley, AR $43,665 West Fork, AR $43,943 Witter, AR $43,244 Russellville, AR $42,623 Alix, AR $42,532 Altus, AR $42,540 Atkins, AR $42,681

Belleville, AR $42,372 Blue Mountain, AR $42,585 Bluffton, AR $42,319 Briggsville, AR $42,326 Centerville, AR $42,578 Clarksville, AR $42,557 Coal Hill, AR $42,595 Danville, AR $42,378

Dardanelle, AR $42,476 Delaware, AR $42,346 Dover, AR $42,348 Gravelly, AR $42,349 Hagarville, AR $42,279 Hartman, AR $42,513 Harvey, AR $42,325 Havana, AR $42,407

Hector, AR $42,292 Knoxville, AR $42,431 Mc Dougal, AR $42,599 Manila, AR $43,283 Marmaduke, AR $42,443 Maynard, AR $42,433 Minturn, AR $42,430 Monette, AR $43,022

Tillar, AR $42,506 Warren, AR $42,569 Watson, AR $42,438 Wilmar, AR $42,468 Wilmot, AR $42,538 Winchester, AR $42,537 Yorktown, AR $43,092 Camden, AR $42,514

Bearden, AR $42,572 Beirne, AR $42,484 Bluff City, AR $42,321 Calion, AR $42,567 Carthage, AR $43,040 Chidester, AR $42,382 Curtis, AR $42,467 El Dorado, AR $42,538

Emerson, AR $42,715 Fordyce, AR $42,779 Gurdon, AR $42,413 Hampton, AR $42,438 Harrell, AR $42,553 Huttig, AR $42,564 Ivan, AR $42,977 Junction City, AR $42,475

Lawson, AR $42,607 Louann, AR $42,424 Mc Neil, AR $42,433 Magnolia, AR $42,614 Mount Holly, AR $42,382 Norphlet, AR $42,595 Smackover, AR $42,483 Sparkman, AR $42,489

Stephens, AR $42,401 Joiner, AR $44,590 Keiser, AR $44,009 La Grange, AR $43,212 Lambrook, AR $42,251 Lepanto, AR $43,964 Lexa, AR $42,515 Luxora, AR $43,373

Madison, AR $43,855 Marianna, AR $43,132 Marion, AR $45,275 Marked Tree, AR $44,042 Marvell, AR $42,461 Mellwood, AR $42,203 Moro, AR $42,643 Oneida, AR $42,588

Osceola, AR $44,033 Palestine, AR $42,965 Parkin, AR $44,153 Poplar Grove, AR $42,706 Proctor, AR $45,008 Rivervale, AR $43,832 Snow Lake, AR $42,179 Turner, AR $42,287

Turrell, AR $44,882 Tyronza, AR $44,394 Vanndale, AR $43,636 Wabash, AR $42,291 West Helena, AR $43,066 West Ridge, AR $43,902 Wheatley, AR $42,626 Widener, AR $44,177

Wilson, AR $44,321 Wynne, AR $43,376 Jonesboro, AR $43,075 Alicia, AR $42,260 Bay, AR $43,159 Beech Grove, AR $42,296 Biggers, AR $42,292 Black Oak, AR $43,141

Black Rock, AR $42,336 Bono, AR $42,435 Brookland, AR $42,887 Caraway, AR $43,394 Cash, AR $42,385 Corning, AR $42,483 Datto, AR $42,452 Delaplaine, AR $42,259

Dell, AR $43,382 Egypt, AR $42,478 Etowah, AR $43,430 Fisher, AR $42,842 Greenway, AR $42,530 Grubbs, AR $42,515 Harrisburg, AR $43,271 Hoxie, AR $42,368

Imboden, AR $42,319 Knobel, AR $42,266 Lafe, AR $42,376 Lake City, AR $43,078 Leachville, AR $43,037 Light, AR $42,296 Lynn, AR $42,347 London, AR $42,402

O Kean, AR $42,415 Paragould, AR $42,534 Peach Orchard, AR $42,259 Piggott, AR $42,588 Pocahontas, AR $42,386 Pollard, AR $42,446 Portia, AR $42,533 Powhatan, AR $42,328

Ravenden, AR $42,303 Ravenden Springs, AR $42,361 Rector, AR $42,477 Reyno, AR $42,448 Saint Francis, AR $42,763 Sedgwick, AR $42,386 Smithville, AR $42,282 State University, AR $42,999

Strawberry, AR $42,296 Success, AR $42,396 Swifton, AR $42,299 Trumann, AR $43,510 Tuckerman, AR $42,353 Walcott, AR $42,339 Waldenburg, AR $42,792 Walnut Ridge, AR $42,348

Warm Springs, AR $42,386 New Blaine, AR $42,370 Oark, AR $42,582 Ola, AR $42,477 Ozone, AR $42,535 Paris, AR $42,465 Pelsor, AR $42,215 Plainview, AR $42,368

Pottsville, AR $42,615 Rover, AR $42,346 Scranton, AR $42,458 Subiaco, AR $42,477 Fort Smith, AR $42,266 Alma, AR $42,339 Barling, AR $42,275 Boles, AR $42,309

Booneville, AR $42,383 Branch, AR $42,426 Cecil, AR $42,365 Cedarville, AR $42,434 Charleston, AR $42,395 Chester, AR $42,774 Dyer, AR $42,415 Greenwood, AR $42,311

Hackett, AR $42,280 Hartford, AR $42,295 Huntington, AR $42,283 Lavaca, AR $42,313 Magazine, AR $42,408 Mansfield, AR $42,293 Midland, AR $42,284 Mountainburg, AR $42,782

Mulberry, AR $42,600 Natural Dam, AR $42,727 Ozark, AR $42,597 Parks, AR $42,305 Ratcliff, AR $42,446 Rudy, AR $42,397 Uniontown, AR $42,437 Van Buren, AR $42,279

Waldron, AR $42,351 Winslow, AR $43,445 Quitman, AR $42,718 Redfield, AR $43,427 Reydell, AR $42,511 Roe, AR $42,605 Roland, AR $43,446 Romance, AR $42,919

Rose Bud, AR $42,783 Russell, AR $42,611 Saint Charles, AR $42,370 Scotland, AR $42,373 Scott, AR $43,627 Searcy, AR $42,809 Sheridan, AR $43,353 Sherrill, AR $43,338

Shirley, AR $42,298 Solgohachia, AR $42,750 Springfield, AR $42,844 Stuttgart, AR $42,760 Sweet Home, AR $43,748 Thida, AR $42,294 Tichnor, AR $42,268 Traskwood, AR $43,124

Tucker, AR $43,383 Tupelo, AR $42,367 Ulm, AR $42,725 Vilonia, AR $43,328 Wabbaseka, AR $43,183 Ward, AR $43,211 West Point, AR $42,806 Wilburn, AR $42,462

Woodson, AR $43,499 Wooster, AR $43,183 Wright, AR $43,387 Wrightsville, AR $43,660 Little Rock, AR $43,751 West Memphis, AR $45,275 Armorel, AR $43,134 Aubrey, AR $42,996

Barton, AR $42,835 Bassett, AR $44,483 Blytheville, AR $43,239 Gosnell, AR $43,095 Brickeys, AR $43,975 Burdette, AR $43,347 Caldwell, AR $43,522 Cherry Valley, AR $43,325

Clarkedale, AR $44,935 Colt, AR $43,148 Crawfordsville, AR $44,909 Tontitown, AR $43,919 Strong, AR $42,518 Thornton, AR $42,612 Waldo, AR $42,421 Whelen Springs, AR $42,506

Hope, AR $42,449 Alleene, AR $42,341 Ashdown, AR $42,459 Ben Lomond, AR $42,440 Blevins, AR $42,407 Bradley, AR $43,075 Buckner, AR $42,420 Cale, AR $42,380

Columbus, AR $42,352 De Queen, AR $42,431 Dierks, AR $42,364 Doddridge, AR $42,998 Emmet, AR $42,392 Foreman, AR $42,406 Fouke, AR $42,834 Fulton, AR $42,350

Garland City, AR $42,679 Genoa, AR $42,664 Gillham, AR $42,363 Horatio, AR $42,404 Laneburg, AR $42,398 Lewisville, AR $42,630 Lockesburg, AR $42,358 Mc Caskill, AR $42,367

Mineral Springs, AR $42,400 Nashville, AR $42,422 Ogden, AR $42,399 Texarkana, AR $42,537 Ozan, AR $42,365 Prescott, AR $42,415 Rosston, AR $42,379 Saratoga, AR $42,379

Stamps, AR $42,634 Taylor, AR $43,025 Washington, AR $42,363 Willisville, AR $42,465 Wilton, AR $42,532 Winthrop, AR $42,366 Hot Springs National Park, AR $42,928 Hot Springs Village, AR $42,942

Alpine, AR $42,386 Amity, AR $42,384 Antoine, AR $42,455 Arkadelphia, AR $42,467 Bauxite, AR $43,392 Crumrod, AR $42,165 Driver, AR $44,206 Dyess, AR $44,233

Earle, AR $44,522 Edmondson, AR $45,035 Elaine, AR $42,275 Forrest City, AR $43,546 Frenchmans Bayou, AR $44,804 Gilmore, AR $44,698 Goodwin, AR $42,746 Haynes, AR $43,290

Helena, AR $42,767 Heth, AR $44,531 Hickory Ridge, AR $42,834 Hughes, AR $44,515 Bismarck, AR $42,547 Board Camp, AR $42,376 Bonnerdale, AR $42,377 Caddo Gap, AR $42,325

Cove, AR $42,384 Delight, AR $42,383 Donaldson, AR $42,651 Friendship, AR $42,662 Glenwood, AR $42,413 Grannis, AR $42,371 Hatfield, AR $42,390 Jessieville, AR $42,527

Kirby, AR $42,408 Langley, AR $42,322 Mena, AR $42,369 Mountain Pine, AR $42,710 Mount Ida, AR $42,374 Murfreesboro, AR $42,382 Newhope, AR $42,351 Norman, AR $42,336

Oden, AR $42,343 Okolona, AR $42,326 Pearcy, AR $42,576 Pencil Bluff, AR $42,368 Royal, AR $42,508 Sims, AR $42,334 Story, AR $42,340 Umpire, AR $42,326

Vandervoort, AR $42,330 Wickes, AR $42,362 Adona, AR $42,829 Alexander, AR $43,545 Almyra, AR $42,559 Altheimer, AR $43,298 Amagon, AR $42,545 Augusta, AR $42,391

Austin, AR $43,342 Bald Knob, AR $42,530 Beebe, AR $43,160 Bee Branch, AR $42,616 Beedeville, AR $42,652 Benton, AR $43,272 Bigelow, AR $43,303 Biscoe, AR $42,692

Bradford, AR $42,327 Brinkley, AR $42,488 Bryant, AR $43,546 Cabot, AR $43,459 Carlisle, AR $43,155 Casa, AR $42,682 Casscoe, AR $42,540 Center Ridge, AR $42,686

Choctaw, AR $42,473 Clarendon, AR $42,585 Cleveland, AR $42,545 Clinton, AR $42,368 Conway, AR $43,384 Cotton Plant, AR $42,446 Coy, AR $43,220 Crocketts Bluff, AR $42,355

Damascus, AR $42,791 Des Arc, AR $42,797 De Valls Bluff, AR $42,768 De Witt, AR $42,505 Diaz, AR $42,489 Edgemont, AR $42,208 El Paso, AR $43,283 England, AR $43,298

Enola, AR $43,094 Ethel, AR $42,243 Fox, AR $42,194 Garner, AR $42,978 College Station, AR $43,750 Gillett, AR $42,431 Grapevine, AR $43,317 Greenbrier, AR $43,057

Gregory, AR $42,645 Griffithville, AR $42,737 Guy, AR $42,857 Hattieville, AR $42,651 Hazen, AR $42,881 Hensley, AR $43,536 Hickory Plains, AR $43,057 Higden, AR $42,483

Higginson, AR $42,882 Holly Grove, AR $42,288 Houston, AR $43,192 Humnoke, AR $43,114 Humphrey, AR $43,033 Hunter, AR $42,671 Jacksonport, AR $42,484 Jacksonville, AR $43,601

Jefferson, AR $43,346 Jerusalem, AR $42,438 Judsonia, AR $42,588 Kensett, AR $42,823 Keo, AR $43,453 Leola, AR $42,791 Letona, AR $42,683 Lonoke, AR $43,398

Lonsdale, AR $43,108 Weiner, AR $42,763 Williford, AR $42,297 Batesville, AR $42,350 Horseshoe Bend, AR $42,357 Ash Flat, AR $42,299 Bexar, AR $42,205 Brockwell, AR $42,242

Calico Rock, AR $42,237 Camp, AR $42,293 Cave City, AR $42,324 Charlotte, AR $42,333 Concord, AR $42,275 Cord, AR $42,261 Cherokee Village, AR $42,407 Cushman, AR $42,287

Desha, AR $42,370 Dolph, AR $42,235 Drasco, AR $42,306 Elizabeth, AR $42,276 Evening Shade, AR $42,272 Fifty Six, AR $42,157 Floral, AR $42,285 Franklin, AR $42,259

Gamaliel, AR $42,438 Gepp, AR $42,362 Glencoe, AR $42,282 Guion, AR $42,205 Hardy, AR $42,327 Heber Springs, AR $42,641 Henderson, AR $42,367 Ida, AR $42,396

Locust Grove, AR $42,266 Magness, AR $42,435 Mammoth Spring, AR $42,384 Marcella, AR $42,247 Melbourne, AR $42,238 Mountain View, AR $42,222 Mount Pleasant, AR $42,244 Newark, AR $42,326

Oil Trough, AR $42,301 Oxford, AR $42,274 Pineville, AR $42,233 Pleasant Grove, AR $42,242 Pleasant Plains, AR $42,326 Poughkeepsie, AR $42,272 Rosie, AR $42,305 Saffell, AR $42,296

Sage, AR $42,268 Salado, AR $42,298 Salem, AR $42,311 Sidney, AR $42,255 Sturkie, AR $42,397 Sulphur Rock, AR $42,325 Tumbling Shoals, AR $42,487 Viola, AR $42,359

Violet Hill, AR $42,249 Wideman, AR $42,216 Wiseman, AR $42,214 Harrison, AR $42,386 Alpena, AR $42,581 Beaver, AR $42,992 Bergman, AR $42,478 Berryville, AR $42,882

Big Flat, AR $42,165 Bull Shoals, AR $42,491 Clarkridge, AR $42,437 Compton, AR $42,665 Cotter, AR $42,406 Deer, AR $42,487 Dennard, AR $42,234 Diamond City, AR $42,740

Eureka Springs, AR $42,979 Everton, AR $42,285 Fairfield Bay, AR $42,474 Flippin, AR $42,307 Gassville, AR $42,376 Gilbert, AR $42,366 Green Forest, AR $42,715 Harriet, AR $42,199

Hasty, AR $42,315 Jasper, AR $42,509 Lakeview, AR $42,436 Lead Hill, AR $42,537 Leslie, AR $42,222 Marble Falls, AR $42,421 Marshall, AR $42,252 Midway, AR $42,444

Mountain Home, AR $42,356 Mount Judea, AR $42,224 Timbo, AR $42,199 Norfork, AR $42,239 Oak Grove, AR $42,712 Oakland, AR $42,360 Omaha, AR $42,581 Onia, AR $42,194

Parthenon, AR $42,589 Peel, AR $42,400 Pindall, AR $42,320 Ponca, AR $42,656 Pyatt, AR $42,289 Saint Joe, AR $42,235 Summit, AR $42,360 Tilly, AR $42,217

Valley Springs, AR $42,263 Vendor, AR $42,386 Western Grove, AR $42,301 Witts Springs, AR $42,223 Yellville, AR $42,279 Fayetteville, AR $43,954 Avoca, AR $43,493 Bentonville, AR $43,470

Bella Vista, AR $43,359 Canehill, AR $43,301 Cave Springs, AR $43,746 Centerton, AR $43,491 Combs, AR $43,194 Decatur, AR $43,380 Elkins, AR $43,726 Elm Springs, AR $43,875

Evansville, AR $42,971 Farmington, AR $43,948 Garfield, AR $43,317 Gateway, AR $43,207 Gentry, AR $43,505 Goshen, AR $43,949 Gravette, AR $43,305 Greenland, AR $43,953

Hindsville, AR $43,731 Hiwasse, AR $43,369 Huntsville, AR $43,374 Johnson, AR $43,953 Kingston, AR $43,124 Lincoln, AR $43,580 Lowell, AR $43,804 Maysville, AR $43,235

Morrow, AR $43,355 Pea Ridge, AR $43,366 Pettigrew, AR $42,767 Prairie Grove, AR $43,753 Rogers, AR $43,597 Saint Paul, AR $43,203 Siloam Springs, AR $43,570 Springdale, AR $43,902

Sulphur Springs, AR $43,067 Summers, AR $43,503 Rohwer, AR $42,493 Prim, AR $42,241 Little Rock Air Force Base, AR $43,632 Mc Crory, AR $42,576 Mc Rae, AR $42,931 Mabelvale, AR $43,633

Malvern, AR $42,882 Jones Mill, AR $42,946 Mayflower, AR $43,424 Menifee, AR $43,167 Monroe, AR $42,548 Morrilton, AR $42,917 Mount Vernon, AR $43,055 Newport, AR $42,356

Maumelle, AR $43,693 North Little Rock, AR $43,751 Sherwood, AR $43,678 Pangburn, AR $42,506 Paron, AR $43,245 Patterson, AR $42,561 Perry, AR $43,034 Perryville, AR $42,874

Plumerville, AR $43,068 Poyen, AR $43,063 Prattsville, AR $43,182 Lamar, AR $42,390 Pine Bluff, AR $43,273 White Hall, AR $43,306 Arkansas City, AR $42,756 Banks, AR $42,450

Crossett, AR $42,616 Dermott, AR $42,632 Dumas, AR $42,553 Eudora, AR $42,891 Fountain Hill, AR $42,390 Gould, AR $42,702 Grady, AR $43,042 Hamburg, AR $42,488

Hermitage, AR $42,398 Jersey, AR $42,343 Kingsland, AR $43,027 Lake Village, AR $42,903 Mc Gehee, AR $42,707 Monticello, AR $42,492 Montrose, AR $42,563 Moscow, AR $43,148

New Edinburg, AR $42,694 Parkdale, AR $42,548 Pickens, AR $42,394 Portland, AR $42,784 Rison, AR $43,123

Painter/Illustrator Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Painter/Illustrator salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $43,712. While startup companies pay approximate $43,712.

Painter/Illustrator Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$43,712
Growth Stage	51~500	$43,712
Established	501~5000	$43,712
Enterprise	5000+	$43,712

Painter/Illustrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Painter/Illustrator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$36,422

Average $43,712/year

$52,822

$3,035

Average $3,643/month

$4,402

$700

Average $841/week

$1,016

$18

Average $21/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,822	$4,402	$1,016	$25
Average	$43,712	$3,643	$841	$21
25th Percentile	$36,422	$3,035	$700	$18

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