SOC 13-2072 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Loan Officers make in Hot Springs, AR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Loan Officers in Hot Springs, AR is $83,990. The 10th percentile is $44,440 and the 90th percentile is $130,000. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$83,990

10th percentile
$44,440
25th percentile
$61,370
Median
$83,990
75th percentile
$105,880
90th percentile
$130,000
Mean
$87,370

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Loan Officers, the published 10th percentile is $44,440 and the 90th percentile is $130,000. The difference is $85,560, which is 101.9% 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 $61,370 to the 75th at $105,880, covers $44,510.

The mean annual wage is $87,370, which sits above the median of $83,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hot Springs, AR median is 9.5% higher than the national median of $76,690 for Loan Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $97,970, which is 27.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.5% higher than the Arkansas median of $70,260.

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 $83,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Loan Officers at $97,970 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 Loan Officers. Hot Springs, AR ranks 3rd 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 $62,720 and employment of 660. That median is 25.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,185, against $97,970 here.
  • Fort Smith, AR-OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $61,050 and employment of 180. That median is 27.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,081, against $97,970 here.
  • Texarkana, TX-AR is 97 miles away, with a median of $58,350 and employment of 90. That median is 30.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,454, against $97,970 here.

Employment share

Loan Officers accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Hot Springs, AR (70 of 38,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (274,330 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 Hot Springs, AR · Loan Officers 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 Loan Officers make in Hot Springs, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Loan Officers in Hot Springs, AR is $83,990. The 10th percentile is $44,440 and the 90th percentile is $130,000. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Loan Officers?

The local median is 9.5% higher than the national median of $76,690.

What is Loan Officers 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 $83,990 is $97,970. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Hot Springs, AR compare with nearby metros for Loan Officers?

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $62,720. Hot Springs, AR ranks 3rd of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.