The annual salary statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors 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 | $39,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors 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 $73,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,780 | -1.02% | -1.11% |
| 2021 | $59,380 | 4.68% | - |
| 2020 | $56,600 | 0.04% | - |
| 2019 | $56,580 | -3.55% | - |
| 2018 | $58,590 | -1.21% | - |
| 2017 | $59,300 | 0.84% | - |
| 2016 | $58,800 | 16.45% | - |
| 2015 | $49,130 | -2.87% | - |
| 2014 | $50,540 | 2.73% | - |
| 2013 | $49,160 | -20.89% | - |
| 2012 | $59,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,780, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is the second highest paying city for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in state of Arkansas, following the highest paying city Hot Springs (median annual salary of $59,970). Compared with Hot Springs, the median annual salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is 2.0 percent (2.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hot Springs | |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | |
| Jonesboro | |
| Pine Bluff | |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area |