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Accountant (government) in Arkansas

Arkansas Department of Shared Administrative Services, Office of Personnel Management lists 4 job classes for this work in the Arkansas state pay plan: Accountant I–II, Financial Accountant, Certified Public Accountant.

$58,700 – $127,195
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$66,330
median pay in AR, all employers
7,870
workers in AR (SOC 13-2011)

Sources: Arkansas Department of Shared Administrative Services, Office of Personnel Management, Arkansas Executive Branch Pay Tables and Class Code List; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Arkansas state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2025. These are the ranges Arkansas sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Accountant I
Class FAC01P · class description
Grade SPC01
$58,700 – $86,876 a year
Accountant II
Class FAC02P · class description
Grade SPC02
$64,570 – $95,564 a year
Financial Accountant
Class FSA01P · class description
Grade SPC03
$71,027 – $105,120 a year
Certified Public Accountant
Class FAC07P · class description
Grade SPC05
$85,943 – $127,195 a year

Schedule: Specialized Services Pay Schedule. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Arkansas Department of Shared Administrative Services, Office of Personnel Management, Arkansas Executive Branch Pay Tables and Class Code List. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Arkansas, all employers Sourced

Accountants and Auditors (SOC 13-2011) in Arkansas, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureAR
Workers7,870
10th percentile$45,810
Median$66,330
90th percentile$119,520
National median, government employers$81,390

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Arkansas

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Accountant (government) page.

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