SOC 21-1021 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Child, Family, and School Social Workers 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 Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $44,610. The 10th percentile is $36,140 and the 90th percentile is $59,470. Employment is 280.

Median annual wage

$44,610

10th percentile
$36,140
25th percentile
$37,600
Median
$44,610
75th percentile
$53,220
90th percentile
$59,470
Mean
$47,440

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Child, Family, and School Social Workers, the published 10th percentile is $36,140 and the 90th percentile is $59,470. The difference is $23,330, which is 52.3% 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 $37,600 to the 75th at $53,220, covers $15,620.

The mean annual wage is $47,440, which sits above the median of $44,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 25.1% lower than the national median of $59,550 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,919, which is 16.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3% higher than the Arkansas median of $43,330.

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 $44,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Child, Family, and School Social Workers at $49,919 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 6th of 11 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 $42,310 and employment of 40. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,353, against $49,919 here.
  • Jonesboro, AR is 118 miles away, with a median of $43,740 and employment of 60. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,934, against $49,919 here.
  • Fort Smith, AR-OK is 125 miles away, with a median of $42,990 and employment of 170. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,054, against $49,919 here.

Employment share

Child, Family, and School Social Workers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (280 of 358,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.25% of employment (392,550 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.31 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · Child, Family, and School Social Workers 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 Child, Family, and School Social Workers make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $44,610. The 10th percentile is $36,140 and the 90th percentile is $59,470. Employment is 280.

How does that compare with the national median for Child, Family, and School Social Workers?

The local median is 25.1% lower than the national median of $59,550.

What is Child, Family, and School Social Workers 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 $44,610 is $49,919. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR compare with nearby metros for Child, Family, and School Social Workers?

Hot Springs, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $42,310. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 6th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.