SOC 15-1242 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Database Administrators 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 Database Administrators in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $89,990. The 10th percentile is $63,330 and the 90th percentile is $130,840. Employment is 210.

Median annual wage

$89,990

10th percentile
$63,330
25th percentile
$77,000
Median
$89,990
75th percentile
$114,130
90th percentile
$130,840
Mean
$95,400

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Database Administrators, the published 10th percentile is $63,330 and the 90th percentile is $130,840. The difference is $67,510, which is 75.0% 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 $77,000 to the 75th at $114,130, covers $37,130.

The mean annual wage is $95,400, which sits above the median of $89,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 14% lower than the national median of $104,620 for Database Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $100,701, which is 3.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.1% higher than the Arkansas median of $82,480.

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 $89,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Database Administrators at $100,701 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 Database Administrators. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 2nd 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 $81,300 and employment of 70. That median is 9.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,995, against $100,701 here.
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 147 miles away, with a median of $92,680 and employment of 250. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,544, against $100,701 here.
  • Springfield, MO is 185 miles away, with a median of $85,130 and employment of 70. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,100, against $100,701 here.

Employment share

Database Administrators accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (210 of 358,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (69,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.30 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 · Database Administrators 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 Database Administrators make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Database Administrators in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $89,990. The 10th percentile is $63,330 and the 90th percentile is $130,840. Employment is 210.

How does that compare with the national median for Database Administrators?

The local median is 14% lower than the national median of $104,620.

What is Database Administrators 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 $89,990 is $100,701. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR compare with nearby metros for Database Administrators?

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 133 miles away, at $81,300. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.