SOC 11-9072 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 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 Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $58,650. The 10th percentile is $41,960 and the 90th percentile is $92,870. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$58,650

10th percentile
$41,960
25th percentile
$46,430
Median
$58,650
75th percentile
$75,440
90th percentile
$92,870
Mean
$63,510

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling, the published 10th percentile is $41,960 and the 90th percentile is $92,870. The difference is $50,910, which is 86.8% 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 $46,430 to the 75th at $75,440, covers $29,010.

The mean annual wage is $63,510, which sits above the median of $58,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 26.2% lower than the national median of $79,520 for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,630, which is 17.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.2% higher than the Arkansas median of $49,640.

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 $58,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling at $65,630 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 Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 4th 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 $68,790 and employment of 50. That median is 17.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,301, against $65,630 here.
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 147 miles away, with a median of $76,900 and employment of 60. That median is 31.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,425, against $65,630 here.
  • Springfield, MO is 185 miles away, with a median of $84,070 and employment of 40. That median is 43.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,903, against $65,630 here.

Employment share

Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (90 of 358,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (37,980 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.03 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 · Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 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 Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $58,650. The 10th percentile is $41,960 and the 90th percentile is $92,870. Employment is 90.

How does that compare with the national median for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling?

The local median is 26.2% lower than the national median of $79,520.

What is Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 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 $58,650 is $65,630. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR compare with nearby metros for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling?

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 133 miles away, at $68,790. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.