How much do Aerospace Engineers make in Hot Springs, AR?

Percentile spread

For Aerospace Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $68,360 and the 90th percentile is $118,490. The difference is $50,130, which is 63.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $78,810 to the 75th at $105,060, covers $26,250.

The mean annual wage is $89,790, which sits above the median of $79,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hot Springs, AR median is 41% lower than the national median of $134,960 for Aerospace Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $92,861, which is 31.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22% lower than the Arkansas median of $102,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hot Springs, AR is 85.730, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Aerospace Engineers at $92,861 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Aerospace Engineers. Hot Springs, AR ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 44 miles away, with a median of $102,040 and employment of 90. That median is 28.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,185, against $92,861 here.
• Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 191 miles away, with a median of $129,830 and employment of 130. That median is 63.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,846, against $92,861 here.

Employment share

Aerospace Engineers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Hot Springs, AR (30 of 38,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (67,710 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.78 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.