SOC 51-3099 · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro

Food Processing Workers, All Other Salary in Little Rock, AR

The average salary for other food processing workers in Little Rock, Arkansas is $41,510 a year ($19.96 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,260: half of the 60 people in this job in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% more than the U.S. average for this job ($40,300).

$41,510average per year

$19.96 / hourMedian $39,260Take-home ≈ $34,485

  • $37K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

60people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
#3 of 3Arkansas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Processing Workers, All Other pay range in Little Rock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,910 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,710 or more. The middle half of other food processing workers in Little Rock earn between $37,610 and $46,630.

  • $37K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,510$3,459$19.96
Median$39,260$3,272$18.88
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,610$3,134$18.08
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,630$3,886$22.42

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Food Processing Workers, All Other pay in Little Rock vs. Arkansas and the U.S.

Other food processing workers in Little Rock earn 5% more than the Arkansas average ($39,380) and 3% more than the U.S. average ($40,300). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $39,680.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Little Rock$41,510$39,260$36,910$47,71060
Arkansas$39,380$37,840$34,730$47,1901,770
United States$40,300$39,680$32,210$47,95065,000

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Food Processing Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Little Rock

On the average salary of $41,510, a single filer in Little Rock takes home about $34,485 a year, or $2,874 a month and $1,326 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

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Is Little Rock a good place for other food processing workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Little Rock area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.4), so the average $41,510 buys what about $46,450 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Little Rock ($45,790). A typical home costs $231,039, or 5.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Processing Workers, All Other salary in other Arkansas cities

Little Rock ranks 3rd of 3 Arkansas metro areas for this job; Fort Smith pays the most ($43,070).

All Food Processing Workers, All Other salaries in Arkansas

Highest-paying cities for other food processing workers

Rochester, MN pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($58,260).

Food Processing Workers, All Other salary by city

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Food Processing Workers, All Other salary in Little Rock: questions

How much do other food processing workers make an hour in Little Rock?

$19.96 an hour on average, and $18.88 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other food processing workers salary in Little Rock?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,910 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,610, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other food processing workers take-home pay in Little Rock?

About $34,485 a year ($2,874 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,510. Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

Do other food processing workers earn more in Little Rock than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% more than the U.S. average for this job ($40,300).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-3099; area Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (30780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.39, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.39).

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