How much do Natural Sciences Managers make in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR?

Percentile spread

For Natural Sciences Managers, the published 10th percentile is $79,940 and the 90th percentile is $284,990. The difference is $205,050, which is 93.2% 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 $131,060 to the 75th at $226,370, covers $95,310.

The mean annual wage is $200,000, which sits below the median of $220,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR median is 31.6% higher than the national median of $167,220 for Natural Sciences Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $240,955, which is 44.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 84.3% higher than the Arkansas median of $119,430.

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 $220,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Natural Sciences Managers at $240,955 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Natural Sciences Managers. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ranks 1st of 6 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).).

• Springfield, MO is 99 miles away, with a median of $97,470 and employment of 30. That median is 55.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,030, against $240,955 here.
• Tulsa, OK is 117 miles away, with a median of $105,060 and employment of 90. That median is 52.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,762, against $240,955 here.
• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 133 miles away, with a median of $94,990 and employment of 130. That median is 56.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,296, against $240,955 here.

Employment share

Natural Sciences Managers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR (100 of 275,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.52 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.