BLS metro-level wage data places Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR at a median of $83,050 per year ($39.93/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $107,230, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway pays 23% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 420 transportation, storage, and distribution managerss are employed across the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway MSA in SOC 11-3071.

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway pay distribution spans from $47,840 at the 10th percentile to $135,200 at the 90th — a 2.8× 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 $66,990 and the 75th at $108,120, so half of Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway-based transportation, storage, and distribution managerss 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, 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.