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Food Processing Workers, All Other Salary in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Food Processing Workers, All Other in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is $38,460. BLS estimates approximately 430 people work in this occupation in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 3.1% below the national median ($39,680).

Median salary
$38,460
Average salary
$41,880
Median hourly
$18.49
Employment
430

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$37,240$17.90
25th percentile$38,020$18.28
Median (50th)$38,460$18.49
75th percentile$45,870$22.06
90th percentile$49,010$23.56

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 0.7% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 4.1% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
1.562
Location quotient
3.74

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR’s regional price level is below the national average (index 91.353, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $42,100 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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