Data Scientist Salary in Arkansas

How much does a Data Scientist make in Arkansas?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Data Scientist in Arkansas is $106,972 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $51.

However, a Data Scientist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $124,148
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $98,197 to $115,962
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $90,208

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Data Scientist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$115,962	$9,664	$2,230	$56
Average	$106,972	$8,914	$2,057	$51
25th Percentile	$98,197	$8,183	$1,888	$47

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Key Factors That Influence Data Scientist Salaries

A Data Scientist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Data Scientist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Data Scientist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $67,930
Early Career (1-2 years): $83,120
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $106,311
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $121,150
Expert (over 8 years): $162,431

Levels	Salary
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$67,930
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$83,120
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$106,311
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$121,150
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$162,431

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How Do Data Scientist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Data Scientists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $131,104.
California: $130,606.
Massachusetts: $128,866.

District of Columbia $131,104 California $130,606 Massachusetts $128,866 Washington $128,392 New Jersey $128,345 Alaska $128,179 Connecticut $126,545 New York $125,882

Hawaii $123,762 Rhode Island $122,767 Maryland $122,093 Minnesota $121,169 Colorado $120,814 Illinois $120,695 Oregon $120,245 Delaware $119,914

New Hampshire $119,705 Virginia $119,239 Pennsylvania $117,877 Nevada $117,190 North Dakota $116,965 Michigan $116,610 Wisconsin $116,480 Vermont $116,219

Texas $115,497 Maine $115,450 Arizona $115,379 Ohio $115,296 Georgia $114,206 Indiana $113,662 Wyoming $113,555 Utah $113,389

Iowa $113,318 Kansas $112,750 Louisiana $112,584 North Carolina $112,525 Missouri $112,501 Florida $112,040 Montana $111,791 Nebraska $111,554

Kentucky $111,424 South Carolina $110,950 Tennessee $110,654 Idaho $110,536 New Mexico $109,671 Oklahoma $109,482 Alabama $108,783 South Dakota $107,611

Arkansas $106,972 West Virginia $106,628 Mississippi $105,598

Top Paying Cities for Data Scientists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Star City: $105,220
Wesley: $106,857
West Fork: $107,535

Star City, AR $105,220 Wesley, AR $106,857 West Fork, AR $107,535 Witter, AR $105,827 Russellville, AR $104,305 Alix, AR $104,082 Altus, AR $104,103 Atkins, AR $104,447

Belleville, AR $103,693 Blue Mountain, AR $104,213 Bluffton, AR $103,561 Briggsville, AR $103,579 Centerville, AR $104,195 Clarksville, AR $104,145 Coal Hill, AR $104,238 Danville, AR $103,707

Dardanelle, AR $103,945 Delaware, AR $103,629 Dover, AR $103,632 Gravelly, AR $103,636 Hagarville, AR $103,463 Hartman, AR $104,036 Harvey, AR $103,577 Havana, AR $103,778

Hector, AR $103,495 Knoxville, AR $103,835 Mc Dougal, AR $104,247 Manila, AR $105,920 Marmaduke, AR $103,866 Maynard, AR $103,842 Minturn, AR $103,833 Monette, AR $105,282

Tillar, AR $104,018 Warren, AR $104,174 Watson, AR $103,854 Wilmar, AR $103,926 Wilmot, AR $104,098 Winchester, AR $104,097 Yorktown, AR $105,455 Camden, AR $104,039

Bearden, AR $104,182 Beirne, AR $103,966 Bluff City, AR $103,567 Calion, AR $104,169 Carthage, AR $105,327 Chidester, AR $103,717 Curtis, AR $103,925 El Dorado, AR $104,099

Emerson, AR $104,530 Fordyce, AR $104,689 Gurdon, AR $103,791 Hampton, AR $103,853 Harrell, AR $104,136 Huttig, AR $104,161 Ivan, AR $105,173 Junction City, AR $103,943

Lawson, AR $104,267 Louann, AR $103,820 Mc Neil, AR $103,842 Magnolia, AR $104,285 Mount Holly, AR $103,717 Norphlet, AR $104,236 Smackover, AR $103,963 Sparkman, AR $103,977

Stephens, AR $103,764 Joiner, AR $109,118 Keiser, AR $107,697 La Grange, AR $105,748 Lambrook, AR $103,397 Lepanto, AR $107,589 Lexa, AR $104,041 Luxora, AR $106,140

Madison, AR $107,320 Marianna, AR $105,552 Marion, AR $110,796 Marked Tree, AR $107,778 Marvell, AR $103,908 Mellwood, AR $103,278 Moro, AR $104,356 Oneida, AR $104,221

Osceola, AR $107,757 Palestine, AR $105,142 Parkin, AR $108,049 Poplar Grove, AR $104,510 Proctor, AR $110,143 Rivervale, AR $107,264 Snow Lake, AR $103,219 Turner, AR $103,483

Turrell, AR $109,834 Tyronza, AR $108,639 Vanndale, AR $106,786 Wabash, AR $103,494 West Helena, AR $105,390 West Ridge, AR $107,437 Wheatley, AR $104,312 Widener, AR $108,108

Wilson, AR $108,462 Wynne, AR $106,147 Jonesboro, AR $105,411 Alicia, AR $103,418 Bay, AR $105,618 Beech Grove, AR $103,505 Biggers, AR $103,495 Black Oak, AR $105,574

Black Rock, AR $103,603 Bono, AR $103,846 Brookland, AR $104,952 Caraway, AR $106,192 Cash, AR $103,724 Corning, AR $103,963 Datto, AR $103,887 Delaplaine, AR $103,415

Dell, AR $106,164 Egypt, AR $103,952 Etowah, AR $106,281 Fisher, AR $104,841 Greenway, AR $104,079 Grubbs, AR $104,041 Harrisburg, AR $105,891 Hoxie, AR $103,682

Imboden, AR $103,563 Knobel, AR $103,434 Lafe, AR $103,701 Lake City, AR $105,420 Leachville, AR $105,320 Light, AR $103,506 Lynn, AR $103,630 London, AR $103,766

O Kean, AR $103,796 Paragould, AR $104,087 Peach Orchard, AR $103,415 Piggott, AR $104,221 Pocahontas, AR $103,725 Pollard, AR $103,872 Portia, AR $104,086 Powhatan, AR $103,585

Ravenden, AR $103,523 Ravenden Springs, AR $103,666 Rector, AR $103,950 Reyno, AR $103,878 Saint Francis, AR $104,648 Sedgwick, AR $103,725 Smithville, AR $103,471 State University, AR $105,226

Strawberry, AR $103,507 Success, AR $103,751 Swifton, AR $103,514 Trumann, AR $106,475 Tuckerman, AR $103,644 Walcott, AR $103,611 Waldenburg, AR $104,719 Walnut Ridge, AR $103,634

Warm Springs, AR $103,725 New Blaine, AR $103,686 Oark, AR $104,207 Ola, AR $103,950 Ozone, AR $104,089 Paris, AR $103,919 Pelsor, AR $103,308 Plainview, AR $103,681

Pottsville, AR $104,287 Rover, AR $103,629 Scranton, AR $103,901 Subiaco, AR $103,950 Fort Smith, AR $103,431 Alma, AR $103,610 Barling, AR $103,454 Boles, AR $103,537

Booneville, AR $103,718 Branch, AR $103,824 Cecil, AR $103,674 Cedarville, AR $103,844 Charleston, AR $103,747 Chester, AR $104,676 Dyer, AR $103,797 Greenwood, AR $103,542

Hackett, AR $103,467 Hartford, AR $103,502 Huntington, AR $103,475 Lavaca, AR $103,548 Magazine, AR $103,780 Mansfield, AR $103,499 Midland, AR $103,476 Mountainburg, AR $104,696

Mulberry, AR $104,251 Natural Dam, AR $104,561 Ozark, AR $104,242 Parks, AR $103,528 Ratcliff, AR $103,874 Rudy, AR $103,752 Uniontown, AR $103,850 Van Buren, AR $103,464

Waldron, AR $103,641 Winslow, AR $106,318 Quitman, AR $104,539 Redfield, AR $106,273 Reydell, AR $104,031 Roe, AR $104,262 Roland, AR $106,320 Romance, AR $105,030

Rose Bud, AR $104,698 Russell, AR $104,277 Saint Charles, AR $103,687 Scotland, AR $103,694 Scott, AR $106,763 Searcy, AR $104,762 Sheridan, AR $106,093 Sherrill, AR $106,056

Shirley, AR $103,512 Solgohachia, AR $104,616 Springfield, AR $104,846 Stuttgart, AR $104,641 Sweet Home, AR $107,058 Thida, AR $103,501 Tichnor, AR $103,437 Traskwood, AR $105,532

Tucker, AR $106,166 Tupelo, AR $103,680 Ulm, AR $104,555 Vilonia, AR $106,030 Wabbaseka, AR $105,677 Ward, AR $105,744 West Point, AR $104,753 Wilburn, AR $103,913

Woodson, AR $106,449 Wooster, AR $105,677 Wright, AR $106,176 Wrightsville, AR $106,844 Little Rock, AR $107,066 West Memphis, AR $110,796 Armorel, AR $105,557 Aubrey, AR $105,219

Barton, AR $104,824 Bassett, AR $108,858 Blytheville, AR $105,812 Gosnell, AR $105,461 Brickeys, AR $107,613 Burdette, AR $106,078 Caldwell, AR $106,506 Cherry Valley, AR $106,023

Clarkedale, AR $109,963 Colt, AR $105,591 Crawfordsville, AR $109,901 Tontitown, AR $107,478 Strong, AR $104,048 Thornton, AR $104,279 Waldo, AR $103,811 Whelen Springs, AR $104,021

Hope, AR $103,881 Alleene, AR $103,617 Ashdown, AR $103,904 Ben Lomond, AR $103,859 Blevins, AR $103,777 Bradley, AR $105,412 Buckner, AR $103,810 Cale, AR $103,712

Columbus, AR $103,642 De Queen, AR $103,836 Dierks, AR $103,673 Doddridge, AR $105,223 Emmet, AR $103,740 Foreman, AR $103,775 Fouke, AR $104,822 Fulton, AR $103,637

Garland City, AR $104,442 Genoa, AR $104,406 Gillham, AR $103,669 Horatio, AR $103,771 Laneburg, AR $103,754 Lewisville, AR $104,323 Lockesburg, AR $103,658 Mc Caskill, AR $103,679

Mineral Springs, AR $103,759 Nashville, AR $103,814 Ogden, AR $103,758 Texarkana, AR $104,097 Ozan, AR $103,675 Prescott, AR $103,796 Rosston, AR $103,708 Saratoga, AR $103,708

Stamps, AR $104,333 Taylor, AR $105,290 Washington, AR $103,670 Willisville, AR $103,920 Wilton, AR $104,084 Winthrop, AR $103,676 Hot Springs National Park, AR $105,053 Hot Springs Village, AR $105,087

Alpine, AR $103,725 Amity, AR $103,721 Antoine, AR $103,894 Arkadelphia, AR $103,925 Bauxite, AR $106,188 Crumrod, AR $103,185 Driver, AR $108,181 Dyess, AR $108,247

Earle, AR $108,953 Edmondson, AR $110,208 Elaine, AR $103,455 Forrest City, AR $106,565 Frenchmans Bayou, AR $109,643 Gilmore, AR $109,384 Goodwin, AR $104,606 Haynes, AR $105,939

Helena, AR $104,658 Heth, AR $108,975 Hickory Ridge, AR $104,822 Hughes, AR $108,936 Bismarck, AR $104,120 Board Camp, AR $103,702 Bonnerdale, AR $103,705 Caddo Gap, AR $103,576

Cove, AR $103,721 Delight, AR $103,719 Donaldson, AR $104,374 Friendship, AR $104,401 Glenwood, AR $103,792 Grannis, AR $103,689 Hatfield, AR $103,735 Jessieville, AR $104,071

Kirby, AR $103,780 Langley, AR $103,568 Mena, AR $103,683 Mountain Pine, AR $104,519 Mount Ida, AR $103,696 Murfreesboro, AR $103,715 Newhope, AR $103,640 Norman, AR $103,604

Oden, AR $103,622 Okolona, AR $103,580 Pearcy, AR $104,190 Pencil Bluff, AR $103,682 Royal, AR $104,024 Sims, AR $103,598 Story, AR $103,613 Umpire, AR $103,579

Vandervoort, AR $103,589 Wickes, AR $103,668 Adona, AR $104,811 Alexander, AR $106,562 Almyra, AR $104,150 Altheimer, AR $105,958 Amagon, AR $104,114 Augusta, AR $103,738

Austin, AR $106,066 Bald Knob, AR $104,078 Beebe, AR $105,619 Bee Branch, AR $104,288 Beedeville, AR $104,376 Benton, AR $105,894 Bigelow, AR $105,970 Biscoe, AR $104,474

Bradford, AR $103,583 Brinkley, AR $103,975 Bryant, AR $106,564 Cabot, AR $106,352 Carlisle, AR $105,608 Casa, AR $104,449 Casscoe, AR $104,103 Center Ridge, AR $104,461

Choctaw, AR $103,939 Clarendon, AR $104,214 Cleveland, AR $104,116 Clinton, AR $103,682 Conway, AR $106,169 Cotton Plant, AR $103,874 Coy, AR $105,767 Crocketts Bluff, AR $103,650

Damascus, AR $104,717 Des Arc, AR $104,731 De Valls Bluff, AR $104,660 De Witt, AR $104,016 Diaz, AR $103,977 Edgemont, AR $103,291 El Paso, AR $105,921 England, AR $105,957

Enola, AR $105,459 Ethel, AR $103,375 Fox, AR $103,256 Garner, AR $105,174 College Station, AR $107,065 Gillett, AR $103,836 Grapevine, AR $106,005 Greenbrier, AR $105,368

Gregory, AR $104,359 Griffithville, AR $104,584 Guy, AR $104,878 Hattieville, AR $104,375 Hazen, AR $104,937 Hensley, AR $106,539 Hickory Plains, AR $105,368 Higden, AR $103,964

Higginson, AR $104,941 Holly Grove, AR $103,486 Houston, AR $105,699 Humnoke, AR $105,508 Humphrey, AR $105,310 Hunter, AR $104,423 Jacksonport, AR $103,965 Jacksonville, AR $106,700

Jefferson, AR $106,075 Jerusalem, AR $103,854 Judsonia, AR $104,221 Kensett, AR $104,795 Keo, AR $106,338 Leola, AR $104,718 Letona, AR $104,453 Lonoke, AR $106,202

Lonsdale, AR $105,494 Weiner, AR $104,650 Williford, AR $103,509 Batesville, AR $103,637 Horseshoe Bend, AR $103,655 Ash Flat, AR $103,513 Bexar, AR $103,282 Brockwell, AR $103,373

Calico Rock, AR $103,362 Camp, AR $103,497 Cave City, AR $103,574 Charlotte, AR $103,597 Concord, AR $103,455 Cord, AR $103,419 Cherokee Village, AR $103,777 Cushman, AR $103,484

Desha, AR $103,687 Dolph, AR $103,355 Drasco, AR $103,529 Elizabeth, AR $103,456 Evening Shade, AR $103,447 Fifty Six, AR $103,166 Floral, AR $103,480 Franklin, AR $103,416

Gamaliel, AR $103,854 Gepp, AR $103,668 Glencoe, AR $103,471 Guion, AR $103,283 Hardy, AR $103,583 Heber Springs, AR $104,351 Henderson, AR $103,680 Ida, AR $103,751

Locust Grove, AR $103,434 Magness, AR $103,846 Mammoth Spring, AR $103,721 Marcella, AR $103,386 Melbourne, AR $103,364 Mountain View, AR $103,325 Mount Pleasant, AR $103,378 Newark, AR $103,580

Oil Trough, AR $103,518 Oxford, AR $103,452 Pineville, AR $103,351 Pleasant Grove, AR $103,374 Pleasant Plains, AR $103,578 Poughkeepsie, AR $103,448 Rosie, AR $103,527 Saffell, AR $103,506

Sage, AR $103,438 Salado, AR $103,510 Salem, AR $103,544 Sidney, AR $103,405 Sturkie, AR $103,753 Sulphur Rock, AR $103,576 Tumbling Shoals, AR $103,972 Viola, AR $103,660

Violet Hill, AR $103,391 Wideman, AR $103,309 Wiseman, AR $103,306 Harrison, AR $103,727 Alpena, AR $104,202 Beaver, AR $105,210 Bergman, AR $103,951 Berryville, AR $104,940

Big Flat, AR $103,186 Bull Shoals, AR $103,983 Clarkridge, AR $103,851 Compton, AR $104,409 Cotter, AR $103,776 Deer, AR $103,972 Dennard, AR $103,353 Diamond City, AR $104,592

Eureka Springs, AR $105,176 Everton, AR $103,480 Fairfield Bay, AR $103,940 Flippin, AR $103,533 Gassville, AR $103,702 Gilbert, AR $103,677 Green Forest, AR $104,530 Harriet, AR $103,269

Hasty, AR $103,552 Jasper, AR $104,027 Lakeview, AR $103,849 Lead Hill, AR $104,097 Leslie, AR $103,326 Marble Falls, AR $103,811 Marshall, AR $103,399 Midway, AR $103,867

Mountain Home, AR $103,651 Mount Judea, AR $103,329 Timbo, AR $103,269 Norfork, AR $103,367 Oak Grove, AR $104,524 Oakland, AR $103,662 Omaha, AR $104,204 Onia, AR $103,257

Parthenon, AR $104,222 Peel, AR $103,759 Pindall, AR $103,564 Ponca, AR $104,387 Pyatt, AR $103,489 Saint Joe, AR $103,355 Summit, AR $103,662 Tilly, AR $103,312

Valley Springs, AR $103,424 Vendor, AR $103,727 Western Grove, AR $103,519 Witts Springs, AR $103,327 Yellville, AR $103,464 Fayetteville, AR $107,564 Avoca, AR $106,435 Bentonville, AR $106,380

Bella Vista, AR $106,106 Canehill, AR $105,964 Cave Springs, AR $107,053 Centerton, AR $106,429 Combs, AR $105,703 Decatur, AR $106,159 Elkins, AR $107,005 Elm Springs, AR $107,369

Evansville, AR $105,159 Farmington, AR $107,548 Garfield, AR $106,004 Gateway, AR $105,734 Gentry, AR $106,464 Goshen, AR $107,552 Gravette, AR $105,976 Greenland, AR $107,561

Hindsville, AR $107,018 Hiwasse, AR $106,132 Huntsville, AR $106,144 Johnson, AR $107,560 Kingston, AR $105,533 Lincoln, AR $106,648 Lowell, AR $107,195 Maysville, AR $105,804

Morrow, AR $106,098 Pea Ridge, AR $106,124 Pettigrew, AR $104,658 Prairie Grove, AR $107,071 Rogers, AR $106,689 Saint Paul, AR $105,725 Siloam Springs, AR $106,623 Springdale, AR $107,436

Sulphur Springs, AR $105,392 Summers, AR $106,460 Rohwer, AR $103,989 Prim, AR $103,372 Little Rock Air Force Base, AR $106,776 Mc Crory, AR $104,191 Mc Rae, AR $105,060 Mabelvale, AR $106,777

Malvern, AR $104,940 Jones Mill, AR $105,096 Mayflower, AR $106,267 Menifee, AR $105,638 Monroe, AR $104,121 Morrilton, AR $105,025 Mount Vernon, AR $105,364 Newport, AR $103,651

Maumelle, AR $106,924 North Little Rock, AR $107,066 Sherwood, AR $106,889 Pangburn, AR $104,018 Paron, AR $105,828 Patterson, AR $104,155 Perry, AR $105,313 Perryville, AR $104,920

Plumerville, AR $105,394 Poyen, AR $105,384 Prattsville, AR $105,674 Lamar, AR $103,737 Pine Bluff, AR $105,896 White Hall, AR $105,978 Arkansas City, AR $104,632 Banks, AR $103,882

Crossett, AR $104,290 Dermott, AR $104,327 Dumas, AR $104,136 Eudora, AR $104,961 Fountain Hill, AR $103,737 Gould, AR $104,500 Grady, AR $105,332 Hamburg, AR $103,976

Hermitage, AR $103,756 Jersey, AR $103,621 Kingsland, AR $105,294 Lake Village, AR $104,992 Mc Gehee, AR $104,512 Monticello, AR $103,986 Montrose, AR $104,159 Moscow, AR $105,590

New Edinburg, AR $104,479 Parkdale, AR $104,121 Pickens, AR $103,746 Portland, AR $104,699 Rison, AR $105,529

Data Scientist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Data Scientist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on June 01, 2026

$98,197

Average $106,972/year

$115,962

$8,183

Average $8,914/month

$9,664

$1,888

Average $2,057/week

$2,230

$47

Average $51/hour

$56

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$115,962	$9,664	$2,230	$56
Average	$106,972	$8,914	$2,057	$51
25th Percentile	$98,197	$8,183	$1,888	$47

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