SOC 11-2022 · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro

Sales Managers Salary in Little Rock, AR

The average salary for sales managers in Little Rock, Arkansas is $126,650 a year ($60.89 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $102,300: half of the 1,060 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 23% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($165,489).

$126,650average per year

$60.89 / hourMedian $102,300Take-home ≈ $93,345

  • $50K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $102KMedian
  • $164K75th
  • $217K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,060people in this job
-23%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 5Arkansas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sales Managers pay range in Little Rock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,180 a year or less, while the top 10% make $216,940 or more. The middle half of sales managers in Little Rock earn between $66,490 and $163,670.

  • $50K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $102KMedian
  • $164K75th
  • $217K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$126,650$10,554$60.89
Median$102,300$8,525$49.18
Entry level (25th percentile)$66,490$5,541$31.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$163,670$13,639$78.69

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

Sales Managers salary after taxes in Little Rock

On the average salary of $126,650, a single filer in Little Rock takes home about $93,345 a year, or $7,779 a month and $3,590 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% 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 sales managers? 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 $126,650 buys what about $141,724 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Little Rock ($45,790). A typical home costs $231,039, or 1.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sales Managers salary in other Arkansas cities

Little Rock ranks 3rd of 5 Arkansas metro areas for this job; Fayetteville pays the most ($171,940).

All Sales Managers salaries in Arkansas

Highest-paying cities for sales managers

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($233,770).

Sales Managers salary by city

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Sales Managers salary in Little Rock: questions

How much do sales managers make an hour in Little Rock?

$60.89 an hour on average, and $49.19 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level sales managers salary in Little Rock?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,180 a year and the 25th percentile is $66,490, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the sales managers take-home pay in Little Rock?

About $93,345 a year ($7,779 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $126,650. Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

Do sales managers earn more in Little Rock than elsewhere?

The average here is 23% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($165,489).

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 11-2022; area Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (30780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.2%.
  • 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 0.72, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.72).

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