Psychologist Salary in Arkansas (2026)

Worth knowing: AR's substantial Division of Correction + the substantial AR per-capita incarceration rate creates substantial AR-specific forensic + correctional psychology demand most national psychology compensation surveys understate. AR Division of Correction (the substantial AR-operated correctional system + ~17K total inmate population + the substantial AR State Penitentiary Cummins Unit + Varner Supermax Unit + Tucker Unit + Wrightsville Unit + Pine Bluff Unit + Tucker Maximum Security + the only AR death row facility at Varner + the substantial post-1990s AR DOC expansion + AR per-capita incarceration rate among the highest US averages) supports substantial AR-specific forensic + correctional psychology work. Senior AR DOC forensic + correctional psychologists working capital + criminal + competency work + general population psychology clear $78-185K+ TC. Arkansas State Hospital Little Rock (founded 1873 as the AR State Lunatic Asylum + ~200 beds + the largest AR psychiatric facility + state-operated + serving substantial AR forensic + acute + chronic psychiatric inpatient population + post-2010 substantial AR Mental Health Reform legislative attention) supports substantial AR-specific forensic + acute psychiatric psychology work. AR PsyPact participation since 2020 supports AR psychologist interstate telepsychology + temporary in-person practice across all 40+ PsyPact states. UAMS Department of Psychiatry + UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute + UAMS Helen L. Porter Children's Mental Health Center + the substantial UAMS R1 academic medical center psychology programs + UA Fayetteville Psychology PhD + UA Little Rock Psychology + Harding University + Hendrix College psychology programs collectively produce AR psychology graduates. The VA Central Arkansas Healthcare System Little Rock + Fayetteville VA + Little Rock AFB MTF supports substantial AR federal psychology work at GS-12/13 federal civilian pay scale. AR progressive 2-4.4% top phasing 3.9% by 2026 + AR RTW since 1947 + AR property tax ~0.61% + no state estate tax.