SOC 53-7064 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Packers and Packagers, Hand make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Packers and Packagers, Hand in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $31,740. The 10th percentile is $27,290 and the 90th percentile is $46,080. Employment is 450.

Median annual wage

$31,740

10th percentile
$27,290
25th percentile
$29,110
Median
$31,740
75th percentile
$43,860
90th percentile
$46,080
Mean
$35,590

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Packers and Packagers, Hand, the published 10th percentile is $27,290 and the 90th percentile is $46,080. The difference is $18,790, which is 59.2% 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 $29,110 to the 75th at $43,860, covers $14,750.

The mean annual wage is $35,590, which sits above the median of $31,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 12.5% lower than the national median of $36,280 for Packers and Packagers, Hand. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,518, which is 2.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.5% lower than the Arkansas median of $33,930.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 89.364, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $31,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Packers and Packagers, Hand at $35,518 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Packers and Packagers, Hand. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 9th of 11 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).).

  • Hot Springs, AR is 44 miles away, with a median of $30,180 and employment of 80. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,204, against $35,518 here.
  • Jonesboro, AR is 118 miles away, with a median of $32,080 and employment of 100. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,356, against $35,518 here.
  • Fort Smith, AR-OK is 125 miles away, with a median of $34,090 and employment of 270. That median is 7.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,691, against $35,518 here.

Employment share

Packers and Packagers, Hand accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (450 of 358,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.36% of employment (559,820 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.35 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Packers and Packagers, Hand make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Packers and Packagers, Hand in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $31,740. The 10th percentile is $27,290 and the 90th percentile is $46,080. Employment is 450.

How does that compare with the national median for Packers and Packagers, Hand?

The local median is 12.5% lower than the national median of $36,280.

What is Packers and Packagers, Hand pay in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 89.364, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $31,740 is $35,518. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR compare with nearby metros for Packers and Packagers, Hand?

Hot Springs, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $30,180. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 9th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.