Highest-paying business jobs in Little Rock

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November 30, 2022
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Highest-paying business jobs in Little Rock

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

#25. Tax preparers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $34,300
- #248 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- Employment: 83,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

#24. Meeting, convention, and event planners

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $43,490
- #289 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,850
- Employment: 98,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)

#23. Labor relations specialists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $47,610
- #198 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,070
- Employment: 63,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($104,620)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($98,470)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($97,520)

#22. Budget analysts

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $52,440
- #191 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,240
- Employment: 47,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,670)
--- Iowa City, IA ($108,870)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,380)

#21. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $52,450
- #252 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- Employment: 87,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,980)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,830)

#20. Insurance appraisers, auto damage

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $55,490
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,180
- Employment: 11,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($89,810)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($86,970)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($86,050)

#19. Training and development specialists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $55,610
- #357 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

#18. Human resources specialists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $56,250
- #419 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,360

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

#17. Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $56,980
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,200
- Employment: 52,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($102,470)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,710)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,850)

#16. Management analysts

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $59,080
- #496 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,490

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

#15. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $60,120
- #338 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,250

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

#14. Compliance officers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $60,320
- #392 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,020

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

#13. Cost estimators

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $60,330
- #435 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

#12. Fundraisers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $62,420
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,870
- Employment: 82,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
--- Salinas, CA ($83,760)

#11. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $63,240
- #222 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,080

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

#10. Credit analysts

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $64,070
- #191 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,030
- Employment: 68,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($128,950)
--- Danbury, CT ($121,560)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,860)

#9. Financial risk specialists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $67,090
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $110,610
- Employment: 54,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($146,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($141,890)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($141,590)

#8. Logisticians

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $68,500
- #258 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

#7. Project management specialists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $70,640
- #482 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,510

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

#6. Accountants and auditors

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $70,970
- #298 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,830

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

#5. Financial examiners

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $74,980
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,180
- Employment: 60,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($128,280)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($125,590)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($124,070)

#4. Financial and investment analysts

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $75,180
- #304 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

#3. Loan officers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $82,140
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 980

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

#2. Insurance underwriters

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $85,440
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,940
- Employment: 107,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($121,000)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($108,990)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,150)

#1. Personal financial advisors

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $115,090
- #138 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 470

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)

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