SOC 11-1011 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Chief Executives make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $129,490. The 10th percentile is $52,770 and the 90th percentile is $336,980. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$129,490

10th percentile
$52,770
25th percentile
$83,020
Median
$129,490
75th percentile
$210,140
90th percentile
$336,980
Mean
$173,060

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Chief Executives, the published 10th percentile is $52,770 and the 90th percentile is $336,980. The difference is $284,210, which is 219.5% 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 $83,020 to the 75th at $210,140, covers $127,120.

The mean annual wage is $173,060, which sits above the median of $129,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 39.5% lower than the national median of $213,990 for Chief Executives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $144,902, which is 32.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.9% higher than the Arkansas median of $119,990.

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 $129,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chief Executives at $144,902 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chief Executives. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 6th of 10 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).).

  • Hot Springs, AR is 44 miles away, with a median of $119,990 and employment of 90. That median is 7.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,963, against $144,902 here.
  • Jonesboro, AR is 118 miles away, with a median of $120,020 and employment of 140. That median is 7.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,760, against $144,902 here.
  • Fort Smith, AR-OK is 125 miles away, with a median of $114,550 and employment of 210. That median is 11.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,371, against $144,902 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · Chief Executives by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Chief Executives make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $129,490. The 10th percentile is $52,770 and the 90th percentile is $336,980.

How does that compare with the national median for Chief Executives?

The local median is 39.5% lower than the national median of $213,990.

What is Chief Executives pay in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 89.364, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $129,490 is $144,902. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR compare with nearby metros for Chief Executives?

Hot Springs, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $119,990. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 6th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.