SOC 33-1012 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 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 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $77,330. The 10th percentile is $57,820 and the 90th percentile is $103,460. Employment is 540.

Median annual wage

$77,330

10th percentile
$57,820
25th percentile
$62,290
Median
$77,330
75th percentile
$92,630
90th percentile
$103,460
Mean
$80,600

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives, the published 10th percentile is $57,820 and the 90th percentile is $103,460. The difference is $45,640, which is 59.0% 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 $62,290 to the 75th at $92,630, covers $30,340.

The mean annual wage is $80,600, which sits above the median of $77,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 27.1% lower than the national median of $106,040 for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $86,534, which is 18.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 24.1% higher than the Arkansas median of $62,290.

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 $77,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives at $86,534 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 3rd of 11 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 $57,680 and employment of 70. That median is 25.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,281, against $86,534 here.
  • Jonesboro, AR is 118 miles away, with a median of $66,290 and employment of 70. That median is 14.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,193, against $86,534 here.
  • Fort Smith, AR-OK is 125 miles away, with a median of $71,730 and employment of 140. That median is 7.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,516, against $86,534 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (540 of 358,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.52 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 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $77,330. The 10th percentile is $57,820 and the 90th percentile is $103,460. Employment is 540.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives?

The local median is 27.1% lower than the national median of $106,040.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 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 $77,330 is $86,534. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives?

Hot Springs, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $57,680. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 3rd of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.