Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers pay in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR at a median of $45,180 per year ($21.72/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $47,630, the metro estimate is 5% below. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 70 automotive glass installers and repairers are employed across the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway MSA in SOC 49-3022.

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway pay distribution spans from $30,240 at the 10th percentile to $65,530 at the 90th, a 2.2× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $42,470 and the 75th at $54,220, so half of Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway-based automotive glass installers and repairers earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide AR estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.