Bookkeeper salary in Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR

Pay in Little Rock-North Little Rock against Arkansas and the US

Bookkeepers at the 90th percentile earn $65,630, 2.2 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.1. The middle half of bookkeepers in Little Rock-North Little Rock earns $37,050–$54,810. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $17,760 wide, between the figure for Arkansas ($15,080) and the US figure ($17,950).

What to budget for a bookkeeper here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $10,340 a year in pay and about $13,342 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $7,420 in pay. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $50,670 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Little Rock-North Little Rock, and the Arkansas statewide median of $42,840 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Little Rock-North Little Rock

At the $44,470 median, a local hire costs about $57,381 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $12,911 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Little Rock-North Little Rock

Of the 17 roles we track in Little Rock-North Little Rock, this one ranks #12 by median pay, between e-commerce order specialists ($44,490) and medical administrative assistants ($39,630). Project Coordinator is the highest at $73,480.

Measured against the US median, bookkeepers rank #4 of the 17 roles we track in Little Rock-North Little Rock (-12.2%), between virtual receptionists (-5.8%) and medical administrative assistants (-13.7%). The typical role here is at -18.1%, so, measured against the US, bookkeepers cost more in Little Rock-North Little Rock than the area's general pay level would suggest. Bookkeepers hold 10.7% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Little Rock-North Little Rock, 11.7% across Arkansas and 8.7% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Arkansas

Across the 9 areas of Arkansas with data for this job, the median runs from $38,450 in Hot Springs to $45,830 in Fayetteville-Springdale, a gap of $7,380 a year. No other area in Arkansas has as many bookkeepers, and 5 of the other 8 pay less.

Little Rock-North Little Rock against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Little Rock-North Little Rock is #67 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, yet its pay sits in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside Arkansas, Slidell-Mandeville and Valdosta pay just above Little Rock-North Little Rock and Mobile and Las Cruces just below. All four are within $70 a year of the median in Little Rock-North Little Rock. Of the three markets with about as many bookkeepers, all three pay more.

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