How much do Dentists, General make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

Percentile spread

For Dentists, General, the published 10th percentile is $100,460 and the 90th percentile is $280,340. The difference is $179,880, which is 104.4% 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 $133,840 to the 75th at $207,340, covers $73,500.

The mean annual wage is $177,120, which sits above the median of $172,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 0.8% higher than the national median of $170,950 for Dentists, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $192,751, which is 12.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.7% lower than the Arkansas median of $178,930.

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 $172,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, General at $192,751 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 Dentists, General. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 5th 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 $161,820 and employment of 60. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $188,755, against $192,751 here.
• Jonesboro, AR is 118 miles away, with a median of $169,850 and employment of 60. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $197,785, against $192,751 here.
• Fort Smith, AR-OK is 125 miles away, with a median of $165,060 and employment of 100. That median is 4.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $192,181, against $192,751 here.

Employment share

Dentists, General accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (240 of 358,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (124,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.84 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.