Compared with the local labor market
IT Project Manager pay vs. Arkansas
Across all employers in Arkansas, the median wage for Computer Occupations, All Other — about 1,120 people — is $86,940. Department of Higher Education pays a median base salary of $110,154 for this role, 27% above that figure — about the 74th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Department of Higher Education sits in the local pay range
$45,770
$53,870
$86,940
$111,360
$135,140
Department of Higher Education median · $110,154
The bar is the range of annual wages for Computer Occupations, All Other across every employer in Arkansas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Higher Education’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Computer Occupations, All Other — about 435,370 people — is $116,580. Department of Higher Education’s median base salary is 6% below that national figure, about the 46th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$55,940
$79,370
$116,580
$157,500
$188,470
Department of Higher Education median · $110,154
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Arkansas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Higher Education is $110,154, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
IT Project Manager beyond Arkansas
This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Arkansas, the median of $88,320 ranks #3 of 6. See IT Project Manager across all of Arkansas →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable IT Project Manager roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.