How much do Medical Equipment Preparers make in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR?

Percentile spread

For Medical Equipment Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $31,870 and the 90th percentile is $54,400. The difference is $22,530, which is 61.2% 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 $36,370 to the 75th at $46,900, covers $10,530.

The mean annual wage is $41,480, which sits above the median of $36,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR median is 22.8% lower than the national median of $47,700 for Medical Equipment Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,294, which is 15.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% lower than the Arkansas median of $38,100.

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 $36,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Equipment Preparers at $40,294 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 Medical Equipment Preparers. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ranks 7th 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).).

• Joplin, MO-KS is 71 miles away, with a median of $44,890 and employment of 40. That median is 22% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,369, against $40,294 here.
• Springfield, MO is 99 miles away, with a median of $38,130 and employment of 190. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,043, against $40,294 here.
• Tulsa, OK is 117 miles away, with a median of $41,720 and employment of 220. That median is 13.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,764, against $40,294 here.

Employment share

Medical Equipment Preparers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR (90 of 275,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 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.