How much do Machine Feeders and Offbearers make in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR?

Percentile spread

For Machine Feeders and Offbearers, the published 10th percentile is $36,300 and the 90th percentile is $52,460. The difference is $16,160, which is 42.2% 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 $37,830 to the 75th at $50,300, covers $12,470.

The mean annual wage is $42,020, which sits above the median of $38,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR median is 7% lower than the national median of $41,220 for Machine Feeders and Offbearers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,958, which is 1.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.3% lower than the Arkansas median of $45,250.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 91.353, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Machine Feeders and Offbearers at $41,958 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Machine Feeders and Offbearers. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ranks 4th of 7 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).).

• Fort Smith, AR-OK is 52 miles away, with a median of $37,710 and employment of 230. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,906, against $41,958 here.
• Springfield, MO is 99 miles away, with a median of $50,350. That median is 31.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,838, against $41,958 here.
• Tulsa, OK is 117 miles away, with a median of $36,680 and employment of 130. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,115, against $41,958 here.

Employment share

Machine Feeders and Offbearers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR (140 of 275,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (42,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.87 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.