BLS metro-level wage data places Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other pay in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR at a median of $36,500 per year ($17.55/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $65,790, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers pays 45% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 60 healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all others are employed across the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA in SOC 29-9099.

The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers pay distribution spans from $33,350 at the 10th percentile to $63,400 at the 90th — a 1.9× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $35,160 and the 75th at $54,630, so half of Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers-based healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all others earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide AR data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.