The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineers 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 | $49,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers 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 $113,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $75,400 | -3.18% | 6.78% |
| 2021 | $77,800 | 5.53% | - |
| 2020 | $73,500 | 3.92% | - |
| 2019 | $70,620 | -5.73% | - |
| 2018 | $74,670 | 3.94% | - |
| 2017 | $71,730 | -1.39% | - |
| 2016 | $72,730 | 4.28% | - |
| 2015 | $69,620 | -3.20% | - |
| 2014 | $71,850 | 1.52% | - |
| 2013 | $70,760 | 0.66% | - |
| 2012 | $70,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,400 in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of Arkansas. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is 7.7 percent (7.7%) lower than that in the highest paying West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area and 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jonesboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hot Springs | |
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jonesboro |