Communications Executive Salary in Arkansas

How much does a Communications Executive make in Arkansas?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Communications Executive in Arkansas is $88,477 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

However, a Communications Executive's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,891
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,758 to $98,116
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,820

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,116	$8,176	$1,887	$47
Average	$88,477	$7,373	$1,701	$43
25th Percentile	$79,758	$6,647	$1,534	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Communications Executive Salaries

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

How Experience Level Affects Communications Executive Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Communications Executive's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $54,939
Early Career (1-2 years): $66,863
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $86,469
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,151
Expert (over 8 years): $93,212

Levels	Salary
Communica... Level Communications Executive	$54,939
Communica... Level Communications Executive	$66,863
Communica... Level Communications Executive	$86,469
Communica... Level Communications Executive	$99,151
Communica... Level Communications Executive	$93,212

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How Do Communications Executive 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 Communications Executives. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $108,437.
California: $108,026.
Massachusetts: $106,586.

District of Columbia $108,437 California $108,026 Massachusetts $106,586 Washington $106,194 New Jersey $106,155 Alaska $106,018 Connecticut $104,667 New York $104,118

Hawaii $102,365 Rhode Island $101,542 Maryland $100,984 Minnesota $100,220 Colorado $99,926 Illinois $99,828 Oregon $99,456 Delaware $99,182

New Hampshire $99,010 Virginia $98,624 Pennsylvania $97,497 Nevada $96,929 North Dakota $96,743 Michigan $96,450 Wisconsin $96,342 Vermont $96,126

Texas $95,529 Maine $95,490 Arizona $95,431 Ohio $95,362 Georgia $94,461 Indiana $94,011 Wyoming $93,923 Utah $93,786

Iowa $93,727 Kansas $93,257 Louisiana $93,120 North Carolina $93,071 Missouri $93,051 Florida $92,669 Montana $92,463 Nebraska $92,268

Kentucky $92,160 South Carolina $91,768 Tennessee $91,523 Idaho $91,425 New Mexico $90,710 Oklahoma $90,554 Alabama $89,976 South Dakota $89,006

Arkansas $88,477 West Virginia $88,193 Mississippi $87,341

Top Paying Cities for Communications Executives

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: $87,029
Wesley: $88,382
West Fork: $88,944

Star City, AR $87,029 Wesley, AR $88,382 West Fork, AR $88,944 Witter, AR $87,530 Russellville, AR $86,272 Alix, AR $86,088 Altus, AR $86,104 Atkins, AR $86,389

Belleville, AR $85,765 Blue Mountain, AR $86,195 Bluffton, AR $85,657 Briggsville, AR $85,671 Centerville, AR $86,181 Clarksville, AR $86,140 Coal Hill, AR $86,216 Danville, AR $85,777

Dardanelle, AR $85,974 Delaware, AR $85,713 Dover, AR $85,716 Gravelly, AR $85,718 Hagarville, AR $85,575 Hartman, AR $86,049 Harvey, AR $85,669 Havana, AR $85,836

Hector, AR $85,602 Knoxville, AR $85,883 Mc Dougal, AR $86,224 Manila, AR $87,608 Marmaduke, AR $85,908 Maynard, AR $85,889 Minturn, AR $85,881 Monette, AR $87,080

Tillar, AR $86,035 Warren, AR $86,163 Watson, AR $85,899 Wilmar, AR $85,958 Wilmot, AR $86,100 Winchester, AR $86,099 Yorktown, AR $87,223 Camden, AR $86,051

Bearden, AR $86,170 Beirne, AR $85,992 Bluff City, AR $85,662 Calion, AR $86,159 Carthage, AR $87,117 Chidester, AR $85,785 Curtis, AR $85,957 El Dorado, AR $86,101

Emerson, AR $86,458 Fordyce, AR $86,589 Gurdon, AR $85,847 Hampton, AR $85,898 Harrell, AR $86,132 Huttig, AR $86,152 Ivan, AR $86,990 Junction City, AR $85,972

Lawson, AR $86,240 Louann, AR $85,870 Mc Neil, AR $85,889 Magnolia, AR $86,255 Mount Holly, AR $85,785 Norphlet, AR $86,215 Smackover, AR $85,989 Sparkman, AR $86,001

Stephens, AR $85,824 Joiner, AR $90,253 Keiser, AR $89,078 La Grange, AR $87,466 Lambrook, AR $85,521 Lepanto, AR $88,988 Lexa, AR $86,053 Luxora, AR $87,790

Madison, AR $88,765 Marianna, AR $87,303 Marion, AR $91,641 Marked Tree, AR $89,144 Marvell, AR $85,944 Mellwood, AR $85,423 Moro, AR $86,314 Oneida, AR $86,202

Osceola, AR $89,127 Palestine, AR $86,964 Parkin, AR $89,369 Poplar Grove, AR $86,441 Proctor, AR $91,100 Rivervale, AR $88,719 Snow Lake, AR $85,374 Turner, AR $85,592

Turrell, AR $90,845 Tyronza, AR $89,856 Vanndale, AR $88,324 Wabash, AR $85,601 West Helena, AR $87,169 West Ridge, AR $88,862 Wheatley, AR $86,278 Widener, AR $89,418

Wilson, AR $89,710 Wynne, AR $87,796 Jonesboro, AR $87,187 Alicia, AR $85,538 Bay, AR $87,358 Beech Grove, AR $85,610 Biggers, AR $85,602 Black Oak, AR $87,322

Black Rock, AR $85,691 Bono, AR $85,892 Brookland, AR $86,807 Caraway, AR $87,833 Cash, AR $85,791 Corning, AR $85,989 Datto, AR $85,926 Delaplaine, AR $85,535

Dell, AR $87,809 Egypt, AR $85,980 Etowah, AR $87,906 Fisher, AR $86,715 Greenway, AR $86,085 Grubbs, AR $86,053 Harrisburg, AR $87,583 Hoxie, AR $85,757

Imboden, AR $85,658 Knobel, AR $85,551 Lafe, AR $85,772 Lake City, AR $87,194 Leachville, AR $87,111 Light, AR $85,611 Lynn, AR $85,714 London, AR $85,826

O Kean, AR $85,851 Paragould, AR $86,092 Peach Orchard, AR $85,535 Piggott, AR $86,202 Pocahontas, AR $85,792 Pollard, AR $85,913 Portia, AR $86,091 Powhatan, AR $85,676

Ravenden, AR $85,625 Ravenden Springs, AR $85,743 Rector, AR $85,978 Reyno, AR $85,918 Saint Francis, AR $86,556 Sedgwick, AR $85,792 Smithville, AR $85,582 State University, AR $87,034

Strawberry, AR $85,612 Success, AR $85,813 Swifton, AR $85,618 Trumann, AR $88,067 Tuckerman, AR $85,725 Walcott, AR $85,698 Waldenburg, AR $86,615 Walnut Ridge, AR $85,716

Warm Springs, AR $85,792 New Blaine, AR $85,760 Oark, AR $86,191 Ola, AR $85,978 Ozone, AR $86,094 Paris, AR $85,953 Pelsor, AR $85,447 Plainview, AR $85,756

Pottsville, AR $86,257 Rover, AR $85,713 Scranton, AR $85,938 Subiaco, AR $85,978 Fort Smith, AR $85,549 Alma, AR $85,697 Barling, AR $85,568 Boles, AR $85,636

Booneville, AR $85,786 Branch, AR $85,874 Cecil, AR $85,750 Cedarville, AR $85,891 Charleston, AR $85,811 Chester, AR $86,578 Dyer, AR $85,852 Greenwood, AR $85,641

Hackett, AR $85,578 Hartford, AR $85,608 Huntington, AR $85,585 Lavaca, AR $85,646 Magazine, AR $85,838 Mansfield, AR $85,605 Midland, AR $85,586 Mountainburg, AR $86,595

Mulberry, AR $86,227 Natural Dam, AR $86,483 Ozark, AR $86,220 Parks, AR $85,629 Ratcliff, AR $85,915 Rudy, AR $85,814 Uniontown, AR $85,896 Van Buren, AR $85,576

Waldron, AR $85,722 Winslow, AR $87,937 Quitman, AR $86,466 Redfield, AR $87,900 Reydell, AR $86,046 Roe, AR $86,237 Roland, AR $87,939 Romance, AR $86,871

Rose Bud, AR $86,597 Russell, AR $86,248 Saint Charles, AR $85,761 Scotland, AR $85,766 Scott, AR $88,305 Searcy, AR $86,650 Sheridan, AR $87,751 Sherrill, AR $87,720

Shirley, AR $85,616 Solgohachia, AR $86,529 Springfield, AR $86,719 Stuttgart, AR $86,550 Sweet Home, AR $88,549 Thida, AR $85,607 Tichnor, AR $85,554 Traskwood, AR $87,286

Tucker, AR $87,811 Tupelo, AR $85,755 Ulm, AR $86,478 Vilonia, AR $87,699 Wabbaseka, AR $87,407 Ward, AR $87,462 West Point, AR $86,642 Wilburn, AR $85,948

Woodson, AR $88,045 Wooster, AR $87,407 Wright, AR $87,819 Wrightsville, AR $88,372 Little Rock, AR $88,556 West Memphis, AR $91,641 Armorel, AR $87,307 Aubrey, AR $87,028

Barton, AR $86,701 Bassett, AR $90,038 Blytheville, AR $87,519 Gosnell, AR $87,228 Brickeys, AR $89,008 Burdette, AR $87,738 Caldwell, AR $88,092 Cherry Valley, AR $87,693

Clarkedale, AR $90,951 Colt, AR $87,335 Crawfordsville, AR $90,900 Tontitown, AR $88,897 Strong, AR $86,059 Thornton, AR $86,250 Waldo, AR $85,863 Whelen Springs, AR $86,037

Hope, AR $85,921 Alleene, AR $85,703 Ashdown, AR $85,940 Ben Lomond, AR $85,903 Blevins, AR $85,835 Bradley, AR $87,188 Buckner, AR $85,862 Cale, AR $85,781

Columbus, AR $85,723 De Queen, AR $85,884 Dierks, AR $85,749 Doddridge, AR $87,031 Emmet, AR $85,805 Foreman, AR $85,833 Fouke, AR $86,700 Fulton, AR $85,719

Garland City, AR $86,385 Genoa, AR $86,355 Gillham, AR $85,746 Horatio, AR $85,830 Laneburg, AR $85,816 Lewisville, AR $86,286 Lockesburg, AR $85,737 Mc Caskill, AR $85,754

Mineral Springs, AR $85,820 Nashville, AR $85,865 Ogden, AR $85,819 Texarkana, AR $86,099 Ozan, AR $85,751 Prescott, AR $85,851 Rosston, AR $85,778 Saratoga, AR $85,778

Stamps, AR $86,295 Taylor, AR $87,087 Washington, AR $85,747 Willisville, AR $85,954 Wilton, AR $86,089 Winthrop, AR $85,752 Hot Springs National Park, AR $86,891 Hot Springs Village, AR $86,918

Alpine, AR $85,792 Amity, AR $85,789 Antoine, AR $85,932 Arkadelphia, AR $85,957 Bauxite, AR $87,829 Crumrod, AR $85,345 Driver, AR $89,477 Dyess, AR $89,532

Earle, AR $90,116 Edmondson, AR $91,154 Elaine, AR $85,569 Forrest City, AR $88,141 Frenchmans Bayou, AR $90,687 Gilmore, AR $90,472 Goodwin, AR $86,521 Haynes, AR $87,623

Helena, AR $86,564 Heth, AR $90,134 Hickory Ridge, AR $86,700 Hughes, AR $90,102 Bismarck, AR $86,119 Board Camp, AR $85,773 Bonnerdale, AR $85,775 Caddo Gap, AR $85,669

Cove, AR $85,789 Delight, AR $85,787 Donaldson, AR $86,329 Friendship, AR $86,351 Glenwood, AR $85,848 Grannis, AR $85,763 Hatfield, AR $85,801 Jessieville, AR $86,078

Kirby, AR $85,838 Langley, AR $85,663 Mena, AR $85,758 Mountain Pine, AR $86,449 Mount Ida, AR $85,768 Murfreesboro, AR $85,784 Newhope, AR $85,721 Norman, AR $85,692

Oden, AR $85,707 Okolona, AR $85,672 Pearcy, AR $86,177 Pencil Bluff, AR $85,757 Royal, AR $86,040 Sims, AR $85,687 Story, AR $85,700 Umpire, AR $85,671

Vandervoort, AR $85,679 Wickes, AR $85,745 Adona, AR $86,690 Alexander, AR $88,139 Almyra, AR $86,144 Altheimer, AR $87,639 Amagon, AR $86,114 Augusta, AR $85,803

Austin, AR $87,728 Bald Knob, AR $86,084 Beebe, AR $87,359 Bee Branch, AR $86,258 Beedeville, AR $86,331 Benton, AR $87,586 Bigelow, AR $87,649 Biscoe, AR $86,412

Bradford, AR $85,674 Brinkley, AR $85,999 Bryant, AR $88,140 Cabot, AR $87,965 Carlisle, AR $87,349 Casa, AR $86,391 Casscoe, AR $86,104 Center Ridge, AR $86,401

Choctaw, AR $85,969 Clarendon, AR $86,196 Cleveland, AR $86,115 Clinton, AR $85,757 Conway, AR $87,813 Cotton Plant, AR $85,915 Coy, AR $87,481 Crocketts Bluff, AR $85,730

Damascus, AR $86,613 Des Arc, AR $86,624 De Valls Bluff, AR $86,566 De Witt, AR $86,033 Diaz, AR $86,001 Edgemont, AR $85,433 El Paso, AR $87,609 England, AR $87,638

Enola, AR $87,227 Ethel, AR $85,503 Fox, AR $85,404 Garner, AR $86,991 College Station, AR $88,555 Gillett, AR $85,884 Grapevine, AR $87,678 Greenbrier, AR $87,151

Gregory, AR $86,317 Griffithville, AR $86,503 Guy, AR $86,746 Hattieville, AR $86,330 Hazen, AR $86,795 Hensley, AR $88,120 Hickory Plains, AR $87,151 Higden, AR $85,990

Higginson, AR $86,798 Holly Grove, AR $85,594 Houston, AR $87,425 Humnoke, AR $87,267 Humphrey, AR $87,103 Hunter, AR $86,370 Jacksonport, AR $85,991 Jacksonville, AR $88,253

Jefferson, AR $87,736 Jerusalem, AR $85,899 Judsonia, AR $86,202 Kensett, AR $86,677 Keo, AR $87,953 Leola, AR $86,614 Letona, AR $86,394 Lonoke, AR $87,841

Lonsdale, AR $87,255 Weiner, AR $86,557 Williford, AR $85,614 Batesville, AR $85,719 Horseshoe Bend, AR $85,734 Ash Flat, AR $85,617 Bexar, AR $85,426 Brockwell, AR $85,501

Calico Rock, AR $85,492 Camp, AR $85,604 Cave City, AR $85,668 Charlotte, AR $85,686 Concord, AR $85,569 Cord, AR $85,539 Cherokee Village, AR $85,835 Cushman, AR $85,593

Desha, AR $85,761 Dolph, AR $85,486 Drasco, AR $85,630 Elizabeth, AR $85,570 Evening Shade, AR $85,562 Fifty Six, AR $85,330 Floral, AR $85,589 Franklin, AR $85,536

Gamaliel, AR $85,899 Gepp, AR $85,745 Glencoe, AR $85,582 Guion, AR $85,427 Hardy, AR $85,674 Heber Springs, AR $86,310 Henderson, AR $85,755 Ida, AR $85,813

Locust Grove, AR $85,551 Magness, AR $85,892 Mammoth Spring, AR $85,789 Marcella, AR $85,512 Melbourne, AR $85,493 Mountain View, AR $85,461 Mount Pleasant, AR $85,505 Newark, AR $85,672

Oil Trough, AR $85,621 Oxford, AR $85,567 Pineville, AR $85,482 Pleasant Grove, AR $85,502 Pleasant Plains, AR $85,670 Poughkeepsie, AR $85,563 Rosie, AR $85,628 Saffell, AR $85,611

Sage, AR $85,555 Salado, AR $85,615 Salem, AR $85,642 Sidney, AR $85,527 Sturkie, AR $85,815 Sulphur Rock, AR $85,669 Tumbling Shoals, AR $85,997 Viola, AR $85,738

Violet Hill, AR $85,516 Wideman, AR $85,448 Wiseman, AR $85,445 Harrison, AR $85,794 Alpena, AR $86,187 Beaver, AR $87,020 Bergman, AR $85,979 Berryville, AR $86,797

Big Flat, AR $85,346 Bull Shoals, AR $86,005 Clarkridge, AR $85,897 Compton, AR $86,358 Cotter, AR $85,834 Deer, AR $85,997 Dennard, AR $85,484 Diamond City, AR $86,509

Eureka Springs, AR $86,993 Everton, AR $85,589 Fairfield Bay, AR $85,970 Flippin, AR $85,633 Gassville, AR $85,773 Gilbert, AR $85,753 Green Forest, AR $86,458 Harriet, AR $85,415

Hasty, AR $85,649 Jasper, AR $86,042 Lakeview, AR $85,895 Lead Hill, AR $86,099 Leslie, AR $85,462 Marble Falls, AR $85,863 Marshall, AR $85,523 Midway, AR $85,909

Mountain Home, AR $85,731 Mount Judea, AR $85,465 Timbo, AR $85,415 Norfork, AR $85,496 Oak Grove, AR $86,453 Oakland, AR $85,740 Omaha, AR $86,189 Onia, AR $85,405

Parthenon, AR $86,203 Peel, AR $85,820 Pindall, AR $85,659 Ponca, AR $86,339 Pyatt, AR $85,597 Saint Joe, AR $85,486 Summit, AR $85,740 Tilly, AR $85,450

Valley Springs, AR $85,543 Vendor, AR $85,794 Western Grove, AR $85,621 Witts Springs, AR $85,463 Yellville, AR $85,576 Fayetteville, AR $88,967 Avoca, AR $88,034 Bentonville, AR $87,988

Bella Vista, AR $87,761 Canehill, AR $87,644 Cave Springs, AR $88,545 Centerton, AR $88,029 Combs, AR $87,428 Decatur, AR $87,806 Elkins, AR $88,505 Elm Springs, AR $88,806

Evansville, AR $86,978 Farmington, AR $88,954 Garfield, AR $87,677 Gateway, AR $87,454 Gentry, AR $88,057 Goshen, AR $88,957 Gravette, AR $87,654 Greenland, AR $88,965

Hindsville, AR $88,516 Hiwasse, AR $87,783 Huntsville, AR $87,793 Johnson, AR $88,964 Kingston, AR $87,287 Lincoln, AR $88,210 Lowell, AR $88,662 Maysville, AR $87,512

Morrow, AR $87,755 Pea Ridge, AR $87,776 Pettigrew, AR $86,564 Prairie Grove, AR $88,560 Rogers, AR $88,243 Saint Paul, AR $87,446 Siloam Springs, AR $88,189 Springdale, AR $88,861

Sulphur Springs, AR $87,171 Summers, AR $88,054 Rohwer, AR $86,010 Prim, AR $85,500 Little Rock Air Force Base, AR $88,316 Mc Crory, AR $86,178 Mc Rae, AR $86,897 Mabelvale, AR $88,317

Malvern, AR $86,797 Jones Mill, AR $86,926 Mayflower, AR $87,895 Menifee, AR $87,375 Monroe, AR $86,120 Morrilton, AR $86,867 Mount Vernon, AR $87,147 Newport, AR $85,731

Maumelle, AR $88,438 North Little Rock, AR $88,556 Sherwood, AR $88,409 Pangburn, AR $86,035 Paron, AR $87,531 Patterson, AR $86,147 Perry, AR $87,105 Perryville, AR $86,780

Plumerville, AR $87,173 Poyen, AR $87,164 Prattsville, AR $87,404 Lamar, AR $85,802 Pine Bluff, AR $87,588 White Hall, AR $87,656 Arkansas City, AR $86,542 Banks, AR $85,922

Crossett, AR $86,259 Dermott, AR $86,290 Dumas, AR $86,132 Eudora, AR $86,814 Fountain Hill, AR $85,802 Gould, AR $86,433 Grady, AR $87,121 Hamburg, AR $86,000

Hermitage, AR $85,817 Jersey, AR $85,706 Kingsland, AR $87,090 Lake Village, AR $86,840 Mc Gehee, AR $86,443 Monticello, AR $86,008 Montrose, AR $86,151 Moscow, AR $87,334

New Edinburg, AR $86,416 Parkdale, AR $86,120 Pickens, AR $85,810 Portland, AR $86,598 Rison, AR $87,284

Communications Executive Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Communications Executive'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 June 01, 2026

$79,758

Average $88,477/year

$98,116

$6,647

Average $7,373/month

$8,176

$1,534

Average $1,701/week

$1,887

$38

Average $43/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,116	$8,176	$1,887	$47
Average	$88,477	$7,373	$1,701	$43
25th Percentile	$79,758	$6,647	$1,534	$38

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