How much do Budget Analysts make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

Percentile spread

For Budget Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $44,310 and the 90th percentile is $103,500. The difference is $59,190, which is 89.7% 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 $50,700 to the 75th at $83,780, covers $33,080.

The mean annual wage is $70,740, which sits above the median of $65,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 28% lower than the national median of $91,640 for Budget Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,799, which is 19.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.1% lower than the Arkansas median of $71,800.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 89.364, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Budget Analysts at $73,799 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Budget Analysts. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 4th of 4 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).).

• Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 133 miles away, with a median of $74,180 and employment of 40. That median is 12.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,201, against $73,799 here.
• Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 147 miles away, with a median of $93,450 and employment of 220. That median is 41.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,379, against $73,799 here.
• Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 178 miles away, with a median of $81,330 and employment of 50. That median is 23.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,946, against $73,799 here.

Employment share

Budget Analysts accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (160 of 358,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.47 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.