Skilled Wages

Millwright salary in Arkansas

Median $27.07 an hour for 1,140 millwrights, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$27.07/hrMedian hourly wageArkansas, May data
$56,310/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$17.62 – $36.6110th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,140Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Millwright pay in Arkansas: the full range

Wage percentiles, ArkansasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50/hrArkansas: 10th $17.62 · 25th $21.03 · median $27.07 · 75th $30.02 · 90th $36.61Arkansas$27.07$17.62$36.61United States: 10th $22.25 · 25th $27.11 · median $31.59 · 75th $39.18 · 90th $45.00United States$31.59
Hourly wage percentiles for millwrights: Arkansas vs United States, May 2025.

Arkansas ranks 46th of 48 states for median millwright pay, and 37th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $31.15). 1,140 millwrights work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.1× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$17.62 – $21.03$36,640 – $43,750roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$21.03 – $30.02$43,750 – $62,450the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$30.02 – $36.61$62,450 – $76,140the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Millwright pay by metro in Arkansas

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrMemphis: $28.33Memphis$28.33Fort Smith: $24.06Fort Smith$24.06Fayetteville: $23.27Fayetteville$23.27Little Rock: $23.25Little Rock$23.25
Median hourly wage for millwrights by metro area in Arkansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Memphis$21.63$28.33$30.73$39.991905% above
Fort Smith$16.62$24.06$28.01$29.735011% below
Fayetteville$19.48$23.27$25.46$37.8613014% below
Little Rock$17.13$23.25$26.01$31.7719014% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Millwright wages in Arkansas over time

Arkansas, 1999-2025ArkansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$31.59United States$27.07Arkansas
Median hourly wage for millwrights, Arkansas vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearArkansas $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$16.60$32.08$18.761,120
2000$14.98$28.01$19.33710
2001$15.48$28.14$20.18710
2002$15.89$28.44$20.19730
2003$15.86$27.75$20.38770
2004$17.71$30.18$21.021,130
2005$18.86$31.09$21.531,110
2006$18.89$30.17$21.941,250
2007$17.95$27.87$22.161,110
2008$17.94$26.83$22.871,010
2009$18.32$27.49$23.14950
2010$18.63$27.51$23.25760
2011$19.07$27.29$23.69570
2012$20.17$28.28$23.80590
2013$20.18$27.89$24.05640
2014$20.31$27.62$24.26750
2015$19.15$26.01$24.71600
2016$19.07$25.58$25.21490
2017$18.77$24.65$25.95420
2018$19.22$24.64$26.47420
2019$24.13$30.39$26.71820
2020$23.77$29.57$27.53920
2021$23.11$27.46$29.00870
2022$23.73$26.10$29.29770
2023$24.84$26.25$30.28960
2024$28.61$29.36$31.331,080
2025$27.07$27.07$31.591,140

In today's dollars, the median millwright wage in Arkansas changed by +4.1% over the last ten years of data and by -10.9% since 2019.

Are there more millwright jobs in Arkansas?

0.9Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 3.4× the US share, 3rd of 47 states

BLS counted 1,140 millwrights in Arkansas in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 14%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for millwrights in Arkansas

+4.6%Projected growth in Arkansas2024–2034, state agency
100Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
1,080Jobs in 20241,130 projected for 2034
+0.9%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Arkansas's labor market agency projects the number of millwrights in the state to change by +4.6% between 2024 and 2034, from 1,080 to 1,130, with about 100 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +0.9% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 1,140 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Arkansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for millwrights in Arkansas

On federally funded construction in Arkansas, contractors must pay millwrights at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 38 of the 38 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $45.90 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $27.07.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, ARArkansas: n/aAshley: n/aBaxter: $45.90 (union)Benton: n/aBoone: $45.90 (union)Bradley: n/aCalhoun: $45.90 (union)Carroll: $45.90 (union)Chicot: n/aClark: $45.90 (union)Clay: n/aCleburne: n/aCleveland: $45.90 (union)Columbia: $45.90 (union)Conway: $45.90 (union)Craighead: n/aCrawford: n/aCrittenden: n/aCross: n/aDallas: $45.90 (union)Desha: n/aDrew: n/aFaulkner: $45.90 (union)Franklin: $45.90 (union)Fulton: n/aGarland: n/aGrant: $45.90 (union)Greene: n/aHempstead: $45.90 (union)Hot Spring: $45.90 (union)Howard: $45.90 (union)Independence: n/aIzard: n/aJackson: n/aJefferson: $45.90 (union)Johnson: $45.90 (union)Lafayette: $45.90 (union)Lawrence: n/aLee: n/aLincoln: $45.90 (union)Little River: n/aLogan: $45.90 (union)Lonoke: $45.90 (union)Madison: n/aMarion: $45.90 (union)Miller: n/aMississippi: n/aMonroe: n/aMontgomery: $45.90 (union)Nevada: $45.90 (union)Newton: $45.90 (union)Ouachita: $45.90 (union)Perry: $45.90 (union)Phillips: n/aPike: $45.90 (union)Poinsett: n/aPolk: $45.90 (union)Pope: $45.90 (union)Prairie: n/aPulaski: $45.90 (union)Randolph: n/aSt. Francis: n/aSaline: $45.90 (union)Scott: $45.90 (union)Searcy: $45.90 (union)Sebastian: n/aSevier: $45.90 (union)Sharp: n/aStone: n/aUnion: $45.90 (union)Van Buren: $45.90 (union)Washington: n/aWhite: n/aWoodruff: n/aYell: $45.90 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hrn/a
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for millwrights by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
BaxterUnion CARP0216-003 2024-07-01$34.02$11.88$45.90AR20260019
BooneUnion CARP0216-003 2024-07-01$34.02$11.88$45.90AR20260019
CalhounUnion CARP0216-003 2024-07-01$34.02$11.88$45.90AR20260020
CarrollUnion CARP0216-003 2024-07-01$34.02$11.88$45.90AR20260019
ClarkUnion CARP0216-003 2024-07-01$34.02$11.88$45.90AR20260020
ClevelandUnion CARP0216-003 2024-07-01$34.02$11.88$45.90AR20260036
ColumbiaUnion CARP0216-003 2024-07-01$34.02$11.88$45.90AR20260020
ConwayUnion CARP0216-003 2024-07-01$34.02$11.88$45.90AR20260019
DallasUnion CARP0216-003 2024-07-01$34.02$11.88$45.90AR20260020
FaulknerUnion CARP0216-003 2024-07-01$34.02$11.88$45.90AR20260027
FranklinUnion CARP0216-003 2024-07-01$34.02$11.88$45.90AR20260019
GrantUnion CARP0216-003 2024-07-01$34.02$11.88$45.90AR20260037
HempsteadUnion CARP0216-003 2024-07-01$34.02$11.88$45.90AR20260020
Hot SpringUnion CARP0216-003 2024-07-01$34.02$11.88$45.90AR20260006
HowardUnion CARP0216-003 2024-07-01$34.02$11.88$45.90AR20260020

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Arkansas prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Arkansas?

68.0kConstruction jobsArkansas, 2026-09
+1.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k1990199520002005201020152020202568kSep 2026
Construction employment in Arkansas (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do millwrights make in Arkansas?

The median millwright in Arkansas earned $27.07 an hour ($56,310 a year) in May 2025, 14% below the national median of $31.59. The middle half earn $21.03–$30.02; the top 10% earn more than $36.61.

Where does Arkansas rank for millwright pay?

Arkansas ranks 46th of 48 states for millwright pay, with a median of $27.07 an hour, and 37th after adjusting for Arkansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 86.9, US = 100).

What is the union millwright rate in Arkansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for millwrights in 38 counties, with a typical package of $45.90 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many millwrights work in Arkansas?

BLS counted 1,140 millwrights in Arkansas in May 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 3.36; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is millwright work growing in Arkansas?

Arkansas's labor market agency projects +4.6% growth for millwrights between 2024 and 2034, from 1,080 to 1,130 jobs.

How many millwright openings a year are there in Arkansas?

Arkansas projects about 100 openings a year for millwrights over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 3,200 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Arkansas and metro areas, SOC 49-9044. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Arkansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.