Arkansas / AR Department of Transportation / HR Specialist
Job-title file
Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.
4 employees hold this title in AR Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $60,216, above the department median of $51,012.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Arkansas, the median wage for Human Resources Specialists — about 6,230 people — is $55,010. AR Department of Transportation pays a median base salary of $60,216 for this role, 9% above that figure — about the 57th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Human Resources Specialists across every employer in Arkansas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows AR Department of Transportation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Human Resources Specialists — about 912,430 people — is $75,940. AR Department of Transportation’s median base salary is 21% below that national figure, about the 27th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Arkansas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at AR Department of Transportation is $60,216, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
HR Specialist is held in 17 Arkansas departments. In AR Department of Transportation, the median of $60,216 ranks #1 of 17.
Median total compensation for the HR Specialist role in other Arkansasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Arkansas, the median of $43,088 ranks #5 of 5. See HR Specialist across all of Arkansas →
Median total compensation for comparable HR Specialist roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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HR Specialist/AR Department of Transportation
Source-specific fields
Jacki Whisnant works as a HR Specialist for AR Department of Transportation within Other. Their hire date on record is 04-06-2019. Jacki earned $66,534 in 2026. Their pay grade is 12.
HR Specialist/AR Department of Transportation
Source-specific fields
Michael Dunaway holds the role of HR Specialist at AR Department of Transportation within Other. Their hire date on record is 01-17-2023. In 2026, their total compensation was $62,036. Their pay grade is 12.
HR Specialist/AR Department of Transportation
Source-specific fields
Sara Graves is a HR Specialist at AR Department of Transportation within Other. Records show a hire date of 12-29-2019. 2026 total compensation came to $58,396. They are classified at grade 12.
HR Specialist/AR Department of Transportation
Source-specific fields
At AR Department of Transportation, Briana Clary serves as a HR Specialist within Other. Records show a hire date of 01-05-2026. Their 2026 pay totaled $57,252. They are classified at grade 12.