Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Little Rock Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area
Figures describe the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Little Rock city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (4 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 513 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Anesthetists | $224,280 | $107.83 | Not published |
| 2 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $214,790 | Not published | 1,560 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $205,910 | $98.99 | Not published |
| 4 | Dentists, General | $172,250 | $82.81 | 240 |
| 5 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $148,930 | $71.60 | 390 |
| 6 | Pharmacists | $136,700 | $65.72 | 1,020 |
| 7 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $130,750 | Not published | 50 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $129,700 | $62.35 | 1,290 |
| 9 | Purchasing Managers | $129,700 | $62.36 | 210 |
| 10 | Chief Executives | $129,490 | $62.26 | Not published |
| 11 | Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $127,180 | $61.15 | 140 |
| 12 | Nurse Practitioners | $126,680 | $60.90 | 1,360 |
| 13 | Computer Network Architects | $124,820 | $60.01 | 330 |
| 14 | Psychiatrists | $124,750 | $59.97 | 90 |
| 15 | Psychologists, All Other | $124,650 | $59.93 | 60 |
| 16 | Industrial Production Managers | $124,550 | $59.88 | 430 |
| 17 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $124,510 | $59.86 | 70 |
| 18 | Database Architects | $121,490 | $58.41 | 100 |
| 19 | Financial Managers | $119,360 | $57.38 | 2,320 |
| 20 | Optometrists | $114,360 | $54.98 | 70 |
| 21 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $110,830 | $53.28 | 40 |
| 22 | Physician Assistants | $109,110 | $52.46 | 340 |
| 23 | Electrical Engineers | $108,700 | $52.26 | 370 |
| 24 | Veterinarians | $107,330 | $51.60 | 120 |
| 25 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $106,960 | $51.42 | 350 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Little Rock metro area overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.