How much do Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, the published 10th percentile is $34,570 and the 90th percentile is $44,290. The difference is $9,720, which is 26.5% 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 $36,070 to the 75th at $41,300, covers $5,230.

The mean annual wage is $39,120, which sits above the median of $36,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 13.4% lower than the national median of $42,360 for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,046, which is 3.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% lower than the Arkansas median of $37,670.

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 $36,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters at $41,046 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 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. 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 $38,170 and employment of 120. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,783, against $41,046 here.
• Monroe, LA is 145 miles away, with a median of $35,010 and employment of 70. That median is 4.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,879, against $41,046 here.
• Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 147 miles away, with a median of $41,510 and employment of 190. That median is 13.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,032, against $41,046 here.