How much do Physical Therapists make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

Percentile spread

For Physical Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $73,640 and the 90th percentile is $126,480. The difference is $52,840, which is 52.9% 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 $79,650 to the 75th at $113,050, covers $33,400.

The mean annual wage is $98,190, which sits below the median of $99,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $102,760 for Physical Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $111,835, which is 8.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% higher than the Arkansas median of $99,010.

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 $99,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physical Therapists at $111,835 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 Physical Therapists. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 7th 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 $97,260 and employment of 90. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,449, against $111,835 here.
• Jonesboro, AR is 118 miles away, with a median of $100,010 and employment of 190. That median is 0.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,459, against $111,835 here.
• Fort Smith, AR-OK is 125 miles away, with a median of $98,730 and employment of 160. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,952, against $111,835 here.

Employment share

Physical Therapists accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (1,040 of 358,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (267,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.69 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.