SOC 25-3041 · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro

Tutors Salary in Little Rock, AR

The average salary for tutors in Little Rock, Arkansas is $40,470 a year ($19.46 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $30,830: half of the 120 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 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,449).

$40,470average per year

$19.46 / hourMedian $30,830Take-home ≈ $33,688

  • $28K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $31KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $54K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

120people in this job
-16%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 4Arkansas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tutors pay range in Little Rock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $54,340 or more. The middle half of tutors in Little Rock earn between $28,530 and $45,770.

  • $28K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $31KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $54K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,470$3,372$19.46
Median$30,830$2,569$14.82
Entry level (25th percentile)$28,530$2,378$13.72
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,770$3,814$22.00

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

Tutors salary after taxes in Little Rock

On the average salary of $40,470, a single filer in Little Rock takes home about $33,688 a year, or $2,807 a month and $1,296 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 tutors? 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 $40,470 buys what about $45,287 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Little Rock ($45,790). A typical home costs $231,039, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tutors salary in other Arkansas cities

Little Rock ranks 2nd of 4 Arkansas metro areas for this job; Jonesboro pays the most ($61,300).

All Tutors salaries in Arkansas

Highest-paying cities for tutors

Casper, WY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($101,050).

Tutors salary by city

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Tutors salary in Little Rock: questions

How much do tutors make an hour in Little Rock?

$19.46 an hour on average, and $14.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level tutors salary in Little Rock?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $28,530, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the tutors take-home pay in Little Rock?

About $33,688 a year ($2,807 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,470. Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

Do tutors earn more in Little Rock than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,449).

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 25-3041; area Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (30780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.4%.
  • 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 0.30, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.30).

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