The annual salary statistics of chemists in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemists in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,750 | -1.55% | -0.98% |
| 2021 | $50,520 | 4.61% | - |
| 2020 | $48,190 | 0.79% | - |
| 2019 | $47,810 | 3.05% | - |
| 2018 | $46,350 | -9.86% | - |
| 2017 | $50,920 | 0.49% | - |
| 2016 | $50,670 | -7.40% | - |
| 2015 | $54,420 | 5.26% | - |
| 2014 | $51,560 | 8.73% | - |
| 2013 | $47,060 | -6.76% | - |
| 2012 | $50,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,750, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is the lowest paying city for chemists in state of Arkansas, following city of West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $100,000). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is about 50.2 percent (50.2%) lower than that of the highest paying city West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pine Bluff | |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway |