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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

SOC 15-1253 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$72,400
per year in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
Middle half
$60,950–$83,320
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
280
in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
Concentration
0.65×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
$72,400
published median
United States
$104,300
30.6% below the national median
Rank among metro areas
200th
214 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $72,400 median has purchasing power comparable to about $81,017 nationally. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR's BEA regional price parity is 89.4 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.

$50,410$108,560

Getting in

Typical education to enter
Bachelor's degree
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
None

Compare other metro areas

Every linked area below has a published estimate for software quality assurance analysts and testers. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Memphis, TN-MS-AR$91,04092.21700.24×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where software quality assurance analysts and testers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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