Electricians salary in Little Rock, AR

Median pay for electricians in Little Rock, AR: $47,430/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $32,740 – $61,770 · about 2,100 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($60,730) by −$13,300 (-22%).

What it's really worth in Little Rock

With Little Rock's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $47,430 has the buying power of about $52,988 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,664 · median home $231,039 · median rent $1,246/mo.

Full Little Rock cost of living & taxes →

How Little Rock ranks for this job

On raw pay, Little Rock, AR is 172nd of the 187 metros we hold electricians wages for. Once Little Rock's cost of living is applied, it ranks 154th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Little Rock sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Little Rock

A median home in Little Rock, AR costs $231,039 — about 4.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,246/mo works out at 32% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where electricians earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Little Rock.

Metro	Median pay	vs Little Rock	Rent vs Little Rock
Kennewick, WA	$103,240	+118%	1.4×
Honolulu, HI	$102,280	+116%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$98,970	+109%	2.9×
Chicago, IL	$98,790	+108%	1.8×

Same job elsewhere in AR

Metro	Median pay	vs Little Rock	Rent vs Little Rock
Fort Smith, AR	$48,840	+3%	0.8×
Fayetteville, AR	$48,680	+3%	1.3×

Staying in AR keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Other jobs in Little Rock