How much do Computer Programmers make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

Percentile spread

For Computer Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $62,820 and the 90th percentile is $134,750. The difference is $71,930, which is 71.9% 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 $77,500 to the 75th at $126,950, covers $49,450.

The mean annual wage is $100,190, which sits above the median of $100,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 0.3% lower than the national median of $100,390 for Computer Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $111,980, which is 11.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.5% lower than the Arkansas median of $111,840.

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 $100,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Programmers at $111,980 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Programmers. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 2nd of 7 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).).

• Fort Smith, AR-OK is 125 miles away, with a median of $87,640 and employment of 50. That median is 12.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,040, against $111,980 here.
• Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 133 miles away, with a median of $136,880 and employment of 490. That median is 36.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $149,836, against $111,980 here.
• Monroe, LA is 145 miles away, with a median of $71,780 and employment of 50. That median is 28.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,864, against $111,980 here.

Employment share

Computer Programmers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (350 of 358,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (92,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.65 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.