SOC 53-3033 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Light Truck Drivers make in Hot Springs, AR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Light Truck Drivers in Hot Springs, AR is $34,860. The 10th percentile is $26,270 and the 90th percentile is $56,740. Employment is 300.

Median annual wage

$34,860

10th percentile
$26,270
25th percentile
$29,270
Median
$34,860
75th percentile
$41,390
90th percentile
$56,740
Mean
$39,390

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Light Truck Drivers, the published 10th percentile is $26,270 and the 90th percentile is $56,740. The difference is $30,470, which is 87.4% 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 $29,270 to the 75th at $41,390, covers $12,120.

The mean annual wage is $39,390, which sits above the median of $34,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hot Springs, AR median is 22.3% lower than the national median of $44,860 for Light Truck Drivers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,663, which is 9.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6% lower than the Arkansas median of $37,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hot Springs, AR is 85.730, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Light Truck Drivers at $40,663 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Light Truck Drivers. Hot Springs, AR ranks 13th of 13 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).).

  • Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 44 miles away, with a median of $37,080 and employment of 2,710. That median is 6.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,493, against $40,663 here.
  • Fort Smith, AR-OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $35,560 and employment of 680. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,403, against $40,663 here.
  • Texarkana, TX-AR is 97 miles away, with a median of $38,800 and employment of 440. That median is 11.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,184, against $40,663 here.

Employment share

Light Truck Drivers accounts for 0.78% of wage-and-salary employment in Hot Springs, AR (300 of 38,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.63% of employment (983,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.23 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 Hot Springs, AR · Light Truck Drivers 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 Light Truck Drivers make in Hot Springs, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Light Truck Drivers in Hot Springs, AR is $34,860. The 10th percentile is $26,270 and the 90th percentile is $56,740. Employment is 300.

How does that compare with the national median for Light Truck Drivers?

The local median is 22.3% lower than the national median of $44,860.

What is Light Truck Drivers pay in Hot Springs, AR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hot Springs, AR is 85.730, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $34,860 is $40,663. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Hot Springs, AR compare with nearby metros for Light Truck Drivers?

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $37,080. Hot Springs, AR ranks 13th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.