Highest-paying jobs in Little Rock

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July 8, 2022
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Highest-paying jobs in Little Rock

Stacker collected information on the highest-paying jobs in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2021.

In Little Rock, the annual mean wage is $49,450 or 15.1% lower than national mean of $58,260, while the highest-paying occupation makes $352,050. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

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#50. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $87,310
- #175 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 800

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,750
- Employment: 266,160
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($150,760)
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($141,470)
--- Iowa City, IA ($138,870)
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#49. Purchasing managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $88,210
- #201 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $134,590
- Employment: 69,310
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($181,030)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,010)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($174,760)
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#48. Software developers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $88,570
- #312 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,000

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,990
- Employment: 1,364,180
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($167,420)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($158,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($148,220)
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#47. Electronics engineers, except computer

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $89,010
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,490
- Employment: 107,170
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($152,060)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($138,480)
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($136,310)
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#46. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $89,760
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $87,640
- Employment: 22,490
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($120,210)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($118,510)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($114,280)

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#45. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $90,420
- #235 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,580
- Employment: 144,640
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
--- Trenton, NJ ($144,620)
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#44. Veterinarians

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $90,600
- #265 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $109,920
- Employment: 77,260
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($144,440)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($141,670)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($140,390)
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#43. Psychology teachers, postsecondary

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $90,830
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,390
- Employment: 36,060
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($141,130)
--- Iowa City, IA ($131,770)
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($117,020)
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#42. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $92,220
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $133,310
- Employment: 191,830
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($226,440)
--- Jackson, MS ($202,690)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($183,250)
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#41. Actuaries

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $92,250
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,300
- Employment: 23,040
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($245,520)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,550)
--- Springfield, MA-CT ($144,320)

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#40. Natural sciences managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $92,880
- #150 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $156,110
- Employment: 74,760
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($222,360)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($219,240)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($216,750)
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#39. Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $92,920
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $97,520
- Employment: 8,570
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($131,040)
--- Fort Collins, CO ($114,930)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($105,250)
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#38. Air traffic controllers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $93,450
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $127,920
- Employment: 21,230
- Entry level education requirements: Associate’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($158,210)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($154,180)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($153,770)
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#37. Computer network architects

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $95,110
- #196 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,650
- Employment: 168,830
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,600)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($152,900)
--- Rapid City, SD ($145,810)
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#36. Human resources managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $95,220
- #308 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

National
- Annual mean salary: $136,590
- Employment: 166,530
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($190,020)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($186,930)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($175,410)

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#35. Administrative services managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $97,050
- #211 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

National
- Annual mean salary: $113,030
- Employment: 224,620
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,360)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($142,650)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($141,950)
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#34. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $97,100
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $89,610
- Employment: 37,600
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($152,280)
--- Auburn-Opelika, AL ($145,360)
--- Tuscaloosa, AL ($144,170)
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#33. Electrical engineers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $97,270
- #181 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

National
- Annual mean salary: $107,890
- Employment: 186,020
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($148,870)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($133,640)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($124,680)
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#32. Medical and health services managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $97,940
- #317 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,160

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,840
- Employment: 436,770
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($162,110)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($157,340)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,370)
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#31. Compensation and benefits managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $97,990
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $139,470
- Employment: 15,330
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($190,560)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($187,770)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,130)

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#30. Lawyers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $98,940
- #318 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,390

National
- Annual mean salary: $148,030
- Employment: 681,010
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($231,200)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($191,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($186,610)
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#29. Power distributors and dispatchers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $99,420
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $95,520
- Employment: 9,660
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($131,560)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($129,570)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($123,540)
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#28. Public relations managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $101,540
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $138,000
- Employment: 59,850
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($183,410)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($182,890)
--- Boulder, CO ($174,250)
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#27. Database architects

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $101,900
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $121,840
- Employment: 50,440
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($187,070)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,830)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($156,530)
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#26. Industrial production managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $102,770
- #285 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

National
- Annual mean salary: $117,780
- Employment: 192,270
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($155,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($153,860)
--- Fort Collins, CO ($153,470)

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#25. Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $103,910
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $99,700
- Employment: 22,870
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($127,700)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($123,690)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($122,770)
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#24. Business teachers, postsecondary

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $105,170
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,720
- Employment: 79,640
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Auburn-Opelika, AL ($175,640)
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($175,080)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($154,600)
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#23. Education administrators, postsecondary

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $106,080
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $111,260
- Employment: 155,990
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Corvallis, OR ($178,570)
--- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ($165,940)
--- Syracuse, NY ($164,660)
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#22. Nurse practitioners

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $108,000
- #260 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

National
- Annual mean salary: $118,040
- Employment: 234,690
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($197,870)
--- Napa, CA ($184,700)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($180,380)
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#21. Marketing managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $112,060
- #248 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,440
- Employment: 278,690
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($210,280)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($198,870)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($191,310)

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#20. Personal financial advisors

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

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- 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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#19. Computer and information systems managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $115,420
- #317 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,020

National
- Annual mean salary: $162,930
- Employment: 485,190
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($211,470)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($202,800)
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#18. Optometrists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $117,230
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,440
- Employment: 38,720
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Wilmington, NC ($198,370)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($172,190)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($169,140)
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#17. Pharmacists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $117,430
- #301 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 980

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,690
- Employment: 312,550
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($168,640)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($163,840)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($158,420)
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#16. Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $120,920
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $198,190
- Employment: 81,310
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($255,250)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($243,380)
--- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ($242,540)

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#15. Financial managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $121,740
- #260 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,730

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,460
- Employment: 681,070
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($209,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($201,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($188,900)
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#14. Sales managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $124,970
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,390
- Employment: 453,800
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($198,960)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($196,910)
--- Boulder, CO ($182,820)
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#13. Commercial pilots

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $125,920
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,080
- Employment: 42,770
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($185,920)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($184,260)
--- Savannah, GA ($177,450)
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#12. Economics teachers, postsecondary

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $127,480
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $124,090
- Employment: 11,790
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($180,550)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($180,490)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($172,600)
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#11. Architectural and engineering managers

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $129,380
- #249 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $158,970
- Employment: 187,100
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,000)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($206,050)
--- Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL ($198,430)

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#10. Nurse anesthetists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $141,630
- #112 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $202,470
- Employment: 43,950
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Springfield, IL ($298,890)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($283,550)
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($276,810)
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#9. Chief executives

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $156,480
- #263 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 740

National
- Annual mean salary: $213,020
- Employment: 200,480
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($313,440)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($298,960)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($296,480)
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#8. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $168,100
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,520
- Employment: 27,790
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($225,610)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($208,310)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($200,980)
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#7. Family medicine physicians

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $181,510
- #243 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $235,930
- Employment: 102,930
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Coeur d'Alene, ID ($336,820)
--- Fond du Lac, WI ($336,140)
--- Gainesville, GA ($330,930)
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#6. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $181,560
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,410

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,710
- Employment: 47,690
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ($181,560)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($166,470)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($152,140)

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#5. Pediatricians, general

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $200,400
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $198,420
- Employment: 33,620
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Austin-Round Rock, TX ($298,760)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($298,320)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($291,940)
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#4. Psychiatrists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $200,560
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $249,760
- Employment: 25,520
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($360,840)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($360,740)
--- Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN ($333,190)
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#3. Dentists, general

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $204,590
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $167,160
- Employment: 108,680
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Manchester, NH ($276,510)
--- Salinas, CA ($234,410)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($229,800)
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#2. Physicians, pathologists

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $341,360
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $267,180
- Employment: 11,010
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Lexington-Fayette, KY ($351,450)
--- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ($344,900)
--- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ($341,360)
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Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
- Annual mean salary: $352,050
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $301,720
- Employment: 29,530
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($370,570)
--- Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN ($358,680)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($358,450)

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