Project Coordinator salary in Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR

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

The middle half of project coordinators in Little Rock-North Little Rock earns $56,280–$98,930. The top tenth earns $128,190 or more, 2.7 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.7 times. The mean ($81,690) is 11% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $42,650 wide, against $46,040 across Arkansas and $54,660 nationally: employers in Little Rock-North Little Rock pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a project coordinator here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $17,200 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $25,450, or about $32,839 once benefits are added. 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 $102,320 falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles in Little Rock-North Little Rock, and the Arkansas statewide median of $77,170 falls between the median and the 75th percentile. An offer at the national rate would beat what three quarters of local project coordinators earn.

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

At the $73,480 median, a local hire costs about $94,813 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $21,333 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

Project coordinators have the highest median of the 17 roles we track in Little Rock-North Little Rock; data entry specialists have the lowest, at $33,860.

Measured against the US median, project coordinators rank #16 of the 17 roles we track in Little Rock-North Little Rock (-28.2%), between sales development representatives (-24.6%) and executive assistants (-35.1%). The typical role here is at -18.1%, so, measured against the US, project coordinators cost less in Little Rock-North Little Rock than the area's general pay level would suggest. Project coordinators hold 5.3% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Little Rock-North Little Rock, 5.2% across Arkansas and 6.7% nationally. The job is a smaller 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 $66,430 in Jonesboro to $82,310 in Fayetteville-Springdale, a gap of $15,880 a year. The one area in Arkansas with more project coordinators, Fayetteville-Springdale, AR ($82,310), also pays more.

Little Rock-North Little Rock against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Little Rock-North Little Rock is #84 of 517 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, Texarkana and Sebring pay just above Little Rock-North Little Rock and Hinesville and San Angelo just below. All four are within $1,170 a year of the median in Little Rock-North Little Rock. Of the three markets with about as many project coordinators, all three pay more.

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