How much do Social and Human Service Assistants make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

Percentile spread

For Social and Human Service Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $27,070 and the 90th percentile is $49,660. The difference is $22,590, which is 53.5% 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 $34,430 to the 75th at $49,660, covers $15,230.

The mean annual wage is $41,340, which sits below the median of $42,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 8.1% lower than the national median of $45,930 for Social and Human Service Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,211, which is 2.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.7% higher than the Arkansas median of $36,770.

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 $42,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social and Human Service Assistants at $47,211 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 Social and Human Service Assistants. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 1st 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 $38,100 and employment of 130. That median is 9.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,442, against $47,211 here.
• Jonesboro, AR is 118 miles away, with a median of $35,280 and employment of 190. That median is 16.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,082, against $47,211 here.
• Fort Smith, AR-OK is 125 miles away, with a median of $32,390 and employment of 220. That median is 23.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,712, against $47,211 here.

Employment share

Social and Human Service Assistants accounts for 0.34% of wage-and-salary employment in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (1,220 of 358,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (437,860 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.21 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.