SOC 53-7065 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Stockers and Order Fillers make in Jonesboro, AR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Stockers and Order Fillers in Jonesboro, AR is $31,330. The 10th percentile is $29,040 and the 90th percentile is $44,390. Employment is 1,170.

Median annual wage

$31,330

10th percentile
$29,040
25th percentile
$29,710
Median
$31,330
75th percentile
$35,150
90th percentile
$44,390
Mean
$33,690

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Stockers and Order Fillers, the published 10th percentile is $29,040 and the 90th percentile is $44,390. The difference is $15,350, which is 49.0% 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 $29,710 to the 75th at $35,150, covers $5,440.

The mean annual wage is $33,690, which sits above the median of $31,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jonesboro, AR median is 16.1% lower than the national median of $37,330 for Stockers and Order Fillers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,483, which is 2.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.7% lower than the Arkansas median of $34,700.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jonesboro, AR is 85.876, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $31,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Stockers and Order Fillers at $36,483 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 Stockers and Order Fillers. Jonesboro, AR ranks 10th 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).).

  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 67 miles away, with a median of $37,280 and employment of 12,200. That median is 19% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,443, against $36,483 here.
  • Jackson, TN is 99 miles away, with a median of $34,410 and employment of 1,470. That median is 9.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,235, against $36,483 here.
  • Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 118 miles away, with a median of $35,340 and employment of 7,990. That median is 12.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,546, against $36,483 here.

Employment share

Stockers and Order Fillers accounts for 1.9% of wage-and-salary employment in Jonesboro, AR (1,170 of 60,620). Nationally the occupation is 1.8% of employment (2,833,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.06 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 Stockers and Order Fillers make in Jonesboro, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Stockers and Order Fillers in Jonesboro, AR is $31,330. The 10th percentile is $29,040 and the 90th percentile is $44,390. Employment is 1,170.

How does that compare with the national median for Stockers and Order Fillers?

The local median is 16.1% lower than the national median of $37,330.

What is Stockers and Order Fillers pay in Jonesboro, AR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jonesboro, AR is 85.876, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $31,330 is $36,483. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Jonesboro, AR compare with nearby metros for Stockers and Order Fillers?

Memphis, TN-MS-AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 67 miles away, at $37,280. Jonesboro, AR ranks 10th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.