Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · SOC 29-2081

Opticians, Dispensing in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metro

Compiled by WageDex

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$43,280

per year in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro

8% below

National Median

$47,260

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$20.81/hr

median hourly

Employment

200

jobs in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway pay distribution spans from $32,360 at the 10th percentile to $74,450 at the 90th, a 2.3× 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 $36,840 and the 75th at $67,990, so half of Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway-based opticians, dispensing 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.

Salary Range in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$32,360

25th$36,840

Median$43,280

75th$67,990

90th$74,450

Top Paying Jobs in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway

1. Nurse Anesthetists $224,280 2. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $214,790 3. Family Medicine Physicians $205,910 4. Dentists, General $172,250 5. Architectural and Engineering Managers $148,930 6. Pharmacists $136,700 7. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Small sample $130,750 8. Computer and Information Systems Managers $129,700 9. Purchasing Managers $129,700 10. Chief Executives $129,490

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.