SOC 29-1071 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Physician Assistants 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 Physician Assistants in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $109,110. The 10th percentile is $49,970 and the 90th percentile is $145,970. Employment is 340.

Median annual wage

$109,110

10th percentile
$49,970
25th percentile
$98,930
Median
$109,110
75th percentile
$126,280
90th percentile
$145,970
Mean
$108,440

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Physician Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $49,970 and the 90th percentile is $145,970. The difference is $96,000, which is 88.0% 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 $98,930 to the 75th at $126,280, covers $27,350.

The mean annual wage is $108,440, which sits below the median of $109,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 19.7% lower than the national median of $135,880 for Physician Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $122,096, which is 10.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.9% lower than the Arkansas median of $118,430.

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 $109,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physician Assistants at $122,096 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 Physician Assistants. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 11th 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 $122,720 and employment of 30. That median is 12.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $143,147, against $122,096 here.
  • Jonesboro, AR is 118 miles away, with a median of $117,660 and employment of 30. That median is 7.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,012, against $122,096 here.
  • Fort Smith, AR-OK is 125 miles away, with a median of $119,840 and employment of 70. That median is 9.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,531, against $122,096 here.

Employment share

Physician Assistants accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (340 of 358,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · Physician Assistants by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Physician Assistants make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physician Assistants in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $109,110. The 10th percentile is $49,970 and the 90th percentile is $145,970. Employment is 340.

How does that compare with the national median for Physician Assistants?

The local median is 19.7% lower than the national median of $135,880.

What is Physician Assistants 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 $109,110 is $122,096. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR compare with nearby metros for Physician Assistants?

Hot Springs, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $122,720. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 11th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.