SOC 13-2054 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Financial Risk Specialists 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 Financial Risk Specialists in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $83,230. The 10th percentile is $48,290 and the 90th percentile is $142,070. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$83,230

10th percentile
$48,290
25th percentile
$48,880
Median
$83,230
75th percentile
$108,180
90th percentile
$142,070
Mean
$86,800

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Financial Risk Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $48,290 and the 90th percentile is $142,070. The difference is $93,780, which is 112.7% 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 $48,880 to the 75th at $108,180, covers $59,300.

The mean annual wage is $86,800, which sits above the median of $83,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 29.1% lower than the national median of $117,330 for Financial Risk Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $93,136, which is 20.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25.9% higher than the Arkansas median of $66,110.

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 $83,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Financial Risk Specialists at $93,136 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Financial Risk Specialists. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 3rd of 5 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 $70,900 and employment of 30. That median is 14.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,611, against $93,136 here.
  • Monroe, LA is 145 miles away, with a median of $62,850 and employment of 40. That median is 24.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,182, against $93,136 here.
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 147 miles away, with a median of $88,910 and employment of 100. That median is 6.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,454, against $93,136 here.

Employment share

Financial Risk Specialists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (80 of 358,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (63,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.54 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Financial Risk Specialists make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Financial Risk Specialists in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $83,230. The 10th percentile is $48,290 and the 90th percentile is $142,070. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Financial Risk Specialists?

The local median is 29.1% lower than the national median of $117,330.

What is Financial Risk Specialists 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 $83,230 is $93,136. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR compare with nearby metros for Financial Risk Specialists?

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 133 miles away, at $70,900. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.