Data Science Associate Salary in Arkansas

How much does a Data Science Associate make in Arkansas?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Data Science Associate in Arkansas is $65,492 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,397
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,558 to $71,200
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,066

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Data Science Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,200	$5,933	$1,369	$34
Average	$65,492	$5,458	$1,259	$31
25th Percentile	$60,558	$5,047	$1,165	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Data Science Associate Salaries

A Data Science Associate'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 Science Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Data Science Associate'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): $65,835
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,560
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $103,020
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $117,405
Expert (over 8 years): $157,389

Levels	Salary
Data Scie... Level Data Science Associate	$65,835
Data Scie... Level Data Science Associate	$80,560
Data Scie... Level Data Science Associate	$103,020
Data Scie... Level Data Science Associate	$117,405
Data Scie... Level Data Science Associate	$157,389

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How Do Data Science Associate 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 Science Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,266.
California: $79,962.
Massachusetts: $78,896.

District of Columbia $80,266 California $79,962 Massachusetts $78,896 Washington $78,606 New Jersey $78,577 Alaska $78,476 Connecticut $77,475 New York $77,069

Hawaii $75,772 Rhode Island $75,163 Maryland $74,749 Minnesota $74,184 Colorado $73,967 Illinois $73,894 Oregon $73,619 Delaware $73,416

New Hampshire $73,288 Virginia $73,002 Pennsylvania $72,169 Nevada $71,748 North Dakota $71,610 Michigan $71,393 Wisconsin $71,313 Vermont $71,154

Texas $70,712 Maine $70,683 Arizona $70,639 Ohio $70,588 Georgia $69,921 Indiana $69,588 Wyoming $69,523 Utah $69,421

Iowa $69,378 Kansas $69,030 Louisiana $68,928 North Carolina $68,892 Missouri $68,877 Florida $68,595 Montana $68,442 Nebraska $68,297

Kentucky $68,218 South Carolina $67,928 Tennessee $67,746 Idaho $67,674 New Mexico $67,145 Oklahoma $67,029 Alabama $66,601 South Dakota $65,883

Arkansas $65,492 West Virginia $65,282 Mississippi $64,651

Top Paying Cities for Data Science Associates

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: $64,230
Wesley: $65,767
West Fork: $65,854

Star City, AR $64,230 Wesley, AR $65,767 West Fork, AR $65,854 Witter, AR $65,202 Russellville, AR $64,897 Alix, AR $62,882 Altus, AR $63,143 Atkins, AR $64,897

Belleville, AR $62,672 Blue Mountain, AR $62,672 Bluffton, AR $62,672 Briggsville, AR $62,672 Centerville, AR $64,897 Clarksville, AR $63,933 Coal Hill, AR $62,672 Danville, AR $63,781

Dardanelle, AR $64,897 Delaware, AR $62,672 Dover, AR $64,897 Gravelly, AR $62,672 Hagarville, AR $63,933 Hartman, AR $62,672 Harvey, AR $62,672 Havana, AR $62,672

Hector, AR $64,897 Knoxville, AR $63,933 Mc Dougal, AR $67,399 Manila, AR $67,399 Marmaduke, AR $67,399 Maynard, AR $67,399 Minturn, AR $67,399 Monette, AR $67,399

Tillar, AR $63,796 Warren, AR $64,230 Watson, AR $63,796 Wilmar, AR $64,230 Wilmot, AR $63,817 Winchester, AR $63,796 Yorktown, AR $64,230 Camden, AR $64,230

Bearden, AR $64,230 Beirne, AR $64,230 Bluff City, AR $64,230 Calion, AR $63,933 Carthage, AR $64,259 Chidester, AR $64,230 Curtis, AR $64,230 El Dorado, AR $63,933

Emerson, AR $65,927 Fordyce, AR $64,230 Gurdon, AR $64,230 Hampton, AR $64,230 Harrell, AR $64,230 Huttig, AR $63,933 Ivan, AR $64,230 Junction City, AR $63,933

Lawson, AR $63,933 Louann, AR $64,078 Mc Neil, AR $65,927 Magnolia, AR $65,927 Mount Holly, AR $64,926 Norphlet, AR $63,933 Smackover, AR $64,078 Sparkman, AR $64,230

Stephens, AR $65,079 Joiner, AR $67,399 Keiser, AR $67,399 La Grange, AR $67,399 Lambrook, AR $64,230 Lepanto, AR $67,399 Lexa, AR $67,399 Luxora, AR $67,399

Madison, AR $67,399 Marianna, AR $67,399 Marion, AR $67,906 Marked Tree, AR $67,399 Marvell, AR $67,399 Mellwood, AR $64,013 Moro, AR $67,399 Oneida, AR $65,144

Osceola, AR $67,399 Palestine, AR $67,399 Parkin, AR $67,399 Poplar Grove, AR $67,399 Proctor, AR $67,804 Rivervale, AR $67,399 Snow Lake, AR $63,796 Turner, AR $64,230

Turrell, AR $67,601 Tyronza, AR $67,399 Vanndale, AR $67,399 Wabash, AR $65,144 West Helena, AR $67,399 West Ridge, AR $67,399 Wheatley, AR $66,144 Widener, AR $67,399

Wilson, AR $67,399 Wynne, AR $67,399 Jonesboro, AR $67,399 Alicia, AR $67,399 Bay, AR $67,399 Beech Grove, AR $67,399 Biggers, AR $67,399 Black Oak, AR $67,399

Black Rock, AR $67,399 Bono, AR $67,399 Brookland, AR $67,399 Caraway, AR $67,399 Cash, AR $67,399 Corning, AR $67,399 Datto, AR $67,399 Delaplaine, AR $67,399

Dell, AR $67,399 Egypt, AR $67,399 Etowah, AR $67,399 Fisher, AR $67,399 Greenway, AR $67,399 Grubbs, AR $67,399 Harrisburg, AR $67,399 Hoxie, AR $67,399

Imboden, AR $67,399 Knobel, AR $67,399 Lafe, AR $67,399 Lake City, AR $67,399 Leachville, AR $67,399 Light, AR $67,399 Lynn, AR $67,399 London, AR $64,259

O Kean, AR $67,399 Paragould, AR $67,399 Peach Orchard, AR $67,399 Piggott, AR $67,399 Pocahontas, AR $67,399 Pollard, AR $67,399 Portia, AR $67,399 Powhatan, AR $67,399

Ravenden, AR $67,399 Ravenden Springs, AR $67,399 Rector, AR $67,399 Reyno, AR $67,399 Saint Francis, AR $67,399 Sedgwick, AR $67,399 Smithville, AR $67,399 State University, AR $67,399

Strawberry, AR $66,144 Success, AR $67,399 Swifton, AR $67,399 Trumann, AR $67,399 Tuckerman, AR $67,399 Walcott, AR $67,399 Waldenburg, AR $67,399 Walnut Ridge, AR $67,399

Warm Springs, AR $67,399 New Blaine, AR $62,672 Oark, AR $65,202 Ola, AR $64,897 Ozone, AR $65,202 Paris, AR $62,672 Pelsor, AR $65,202 Plainview, AR $64,897

Pottsville, AR $64,897 Rover, AR $63,781 Scranton, AR $62,672 Subiaco, AR $62,672 Fort Smith, AR $63,324 Alma, AR $63,194 Barling, AR $63,324 Boles, AR $62,672

Booneville, AR $62,672 Branch, AR $62,672 Cecil, AR $63,194 Cedarville, AR $63,150 Charleston, AR $62,802 Chester, AR $63,912 Dyer, AR $62,976 Greenwood, AR $63,107

Hackett, AR $63,194 Hartford, AR $62,715 Huntington, AR $62,802 Lavaca, AR $63,150 Magazine, AR $62,672 Mansfield, AR $62,715 Midland, AR $62,889 Mountainburg, AR $63,825

Mulberry, AR $63,535 Natural Dam, AR $62,933 Ozark, AR $63,484 Parks, AR $62,672 Ratcliff, AR $62,672 Rudy, AR $63,194 Uniontown, AR $63,107 Van Buren, AR $63,324

Waldron, AR $62,672 Winslow, AR $65,550 Quitman, AR $64,897 Redfield, AR $64,796 Reydell, AR $64,230 Roe, AR $64,564 Roland, AR $65,245 Romance, AR $64,897

Rose Bud, AR $64,897 Russell, AR $64,897 Saint Charles, AR $64,230 Scotland, AR $64,897 Scott, AR $65,550 Searcy, AR $64,897 Sheridan, AR $64,665 Sherrill, AR $64,752

Shirley, AR $64,897 Solgohachia, AR $64,897 Springfield, AR $64,897 Stuttgart, AR $64,419 Sweet Home, AR $65,550 Thida, AR $64,897 Tichnor, AR $64,013 Traskwood, AR $64,593

Tucker, AR $64,535 Tupelo, AR $66,144 Ulm, AR $64,397 Vilonia, AR $64,984 Wabbaseka, AR $64,448 Ward, AR $64,897 West Point, AR $64,897 Wilburn, AR $64,897

Woodson, AR $65,332 Wooster, AR $64,897 Wright, AR $64,752 Wrightsville, AR $65,550 Little Rock, AR $65,550 West Memphis, AR $67,906 Armorel, AR $67,399 Aubrey, AR $67,399

Barton, AR $67,399 Bassett, AR $67,399 Blytheville, AR $67,399 Gosnell, AR $67,399 Brickeys, AR $67,399 Burdette, AR $67,399 Caldwell, AR $67,399 Cherry Valley, AR $67,399

Clarkedale, AR $67,703 Colt, AR $67,399 Crawfordsville, AR $67,667 Tontitown, AR $65,854 Strong, AR $63,933 Thornton, AR $64,230 Waldo, AR $65,927 Whelen Springs, AR $64,230

Hope, AR $65,927 Alleene, AR $65,767 Ashdown, AR $65,767 Ben Lomond, AR $65,767 Blevins, AR $65,079 Bradley, AR $65,927 Buckner, AR $65,927 Cale, AR $65,079

Columbus, AR $65,927 De Queen, AR $62,672 Dierks, AR $62,672 Doddridge, AR $65,927 Emmet, AR $65,079 Foreman, AR $65,767 Fouke, AR $65,927 Fulton, AR $65,927

Garland City, AR $65,927 Genoa, AR $65,927 Gillham, AR $62,672 Horatio, AR $64,738 Laneburg, AR $65,079 Lewisville, AR $65,927 Lockesburg, AR $64,738 Mc Caskill, AR $65,021

Mineral Springs, AR $65,767 Nashville, AR $64,433 Ogden, AR $65,767 Texarkana, AR $65,927 Ozan, AR $65,079 Prescott, AR $64,230 Rosston, AR $65,079 Saratoga, AR $65,927

Stamps, AR $65,927 Taylor, AR $65,927 Washington, AR $65,079 Willisville, AR $65,927 Wilton, AR $65,767 Winthrop, AR $65,767 Hot Springs National Park, AR $64,897 Hot Springs Village, AR $64,897

Alpine, AR $64,564 Amity, AR $64,564 Antoine, AR $64,564 Arkadelphia, AR $64,230 Bauxite, AR $65,158 Crumrod, AR $64,013 Driver, AR $67,399 Dyess, AR $67,399

Earle, AR $67,399 Edmondson, AR $67,739 Elaine, AR $65,144 Forrest City, AR $67,399 Frenchmans Bayou, AR $67,536 Gilmore, AR $67,500 Goodwin, AR $67,399 Haynes, AR $67,399

Helena, AR $67,399 Heth, AR $67,399 Hickory Ridge, AR $67,399 Hughes, AR $67,399 Bismarck, AR $64,564 Board Camp, AR $62,672 Bonnerdale, AR $64,564 Caddo Gap, AR $63,933

Cove, AR $62,672 Delight, AR $64,564 Donaldson, AR $64,230 Friendship, AR $64,564 Glenwood, AR $64,564 Grannis, AR $62,672 Hatfield, AR $62,672 Jessieville, AR $64,897

Kirby, AR $64,564 Langley, AR $62,672 Mena, AR $62,672 Mountain Pine, AR $64,897 Mount Ida, AR $63,781 Murfreesboro, AR $63,933 Newhope, AR $62,672 Norman, AR $63,781

Oden, AR $62,672 Okolona, AR $64,230 Pearcy, AR $64,564 Pencil Bluff, AR $62,672 Royal, AR $64,897 Sims, AR $62,672 Story, AR $63,781 Umpire, AR $62,672

Vandervoort, AR $62,672 Wickes, AR $62,672 Adona, AR $64,897 Alexander, AR $65,463 Almyra, AR $64,230 Altheimer, AR $64,578 Amagon, AR $67,399 Augusta, AR $64,897

Austin, AR $64,941 Bald Knob, AR $64,897 Beebe, AR $64,897 Bee Branch, AR $64,897 Beedeville, AR $67,399 Benton, AR $64,752 Bigelow, AR $64,897 Biscoe, AR $64,897

Bradford, AR $64,897 Brinkley, AR $65,506 Bryant, AR $65,332 Cabot, AR $65,021 Carlisle, AR $64,702 Casa, AR $64,897 Casscoe, AR $64,230 Center Ridge, AR $64,897

Choctaw, AR $64,897 Clarendon, AR $64,564 Cleveland, AR $64,897 Clinton, AR $64,897 Conway, AR $64,897 Cotton Plant, AR $64,897 Coy, AR $64,557 Crocketts Bluff, AR $64,230

Damascus, AR $64,897 Des Arc, AR $64,897 De Valls Bluff, AR $64,897 De Witt, AR $64,230 Diaz, AR $67,399 Edgemont, AR $64,897 El Paso, AR $64,897 England, AR $64,687

Enola, AR $64,897 Ethel, AR $64,013 Fox, AR $64,897 Garner, AR $64,897 College Station, AR $65,550 Gillett, AR $64,230 Grapevine, AR $64,665 Greenbrier, AR $64,897

Gregory, AR $64,897 Griffithville, AR $64,897 Guy, AR $64,897 Hattieville, AR $64,897 Hazen, AR $64,789 Hensley, AR $65,332 Hickory Plains, AR $64,897 Higden, AR $64,897

Higginson, AR $64,897 Holly Grove, AR $64,564 Houston, AR $64,897 Humnoke, AR $64,528 Humphrey, AR $64,433 Hunter, AR $67,399 Jacksonport, AR $66,144 Jacksonville, AR $65,463

Jefferson, AR $64,883 Jerusalem, AR $64,897 Judsonia, AR $64,897 Kensett, AR $64,897 Keo, AR $65,202 Leola, AR $64,368 Letona, AR $64,897 Lonoke, AR $64,789

Lonsdale, AR $64,694 Weiner, AR $67,399 Williford, AR $66,144 Batesville, AR $64,897 Horseshoe Bend, AR $64,303 Ash Flat, AR $65,332 Bexar, AR $63,709 Brockwell, AR $64,303

Calico Rock, AR $64,303 Camp, AR $63,709 Cave City, AR $66,144 Charlotte, AR $66,144 Concord, AR $64,897 Cord, AR $66,144 Cherokee Village, AR $65,332 Cushman, AR $64,897

Desha, AR $64,897 Dolph, AR $64,303 Drasco, AR $64,897 Elizabeth, AR $63,709 Evening Shade, AR $64,897 Fifty Six, AR $64,897 Floral, AR $64,897 Franklin, AR $64,303

Gamaliel, AR $63,709 Gepp, AR $63,709 Glencoe, AR $64,303 Guion, AR $64,897 Hardy, AR $65,332 Heber Springs, AR $64,897 Henderson, AR $63,709 Ida, AR $64,897

Locust Grove, AR $64,897 Magness, AR $64,897 Mammoth Spring, AR $63,709 Marcella, AR $64,897 Melbourne, AR $64,897 Mountain View, AR $64,897 Mount Pleasant, AR $64,897 Newark, AR $66,144

Oil Trough, AR $64,897 Oxford, AR $64,303 Pineville, AR $64,303 Pleasant Grove, AR $64,897 Pleasant Plains, AR $64,897 Poughkeepsie, AR $66,144 Rosie, AR $64,897 Saffell, AR $67,399

Sage, AR $64,897 Salado, AR $64,897 Salem, AR $63,709 Sidney, AR $64,897 Sturkie, AR $63,709 Sulphur Rock, AR $64,897 Tumbling Shoals, AR $64,897 Viola, AR $63,709

Violet Hill, AR $64,303 Wideman, AR $64,303 Wiseman, AR $64,303 Harrison, AR $65,202 Alpena, AR $65,202 Beaver, AR $65,202 Bergman, AR $64,455 Berryville, AR $65,202

Big Flat, AR $64,897 Bull Shoals, AR $63,709 Clarkridge, AR $63,709 Compton, AR $65,202 Cotter, AR $63,709 Deer, AR $65,202 Dennard, AR $64,897 Diamond City, AR $63,709

Eureka Springs, AR $65,202 Everton, AR $65,202 Fairfield Bay, AR $64,897 Flippin, AR $63,709 Gassville, AR $63,709 Gilbert, AR $65,202 Green Forest, AR $65,202 Harriet, AR $65,050

Hasty, AR $65,202 Jasper, AR $65,202 Lakeview, AR $63,709 Lead Hill, AR $63,709 Leslie, AR $64,897 Marble Falls, AR $65,202 Marshall, AR $65,050 Midway, AR $63,709

Mountain Home, AR $63,709 Mount Judea, AR $65,202 Timbo, AR $64,897 Norfork, AR $63,709 Oak Grove, AR $65,202 Oakland, AR $63,709 Omaha, AR $63,709 Onia, AR $64,897

Parthenon, AR $65,202 Peel, AR $63,709 Pindall, AR $65,202 Ponca, AR $65,202 Pyatt, AR $64,455 Saint Joe, AR $65,202 Summit, AR $63,709 Tilly, AR $65,050

Valley Springs, AR $65,202 Vendor, AR $65,202 Western Grove, AR $65,202 Witts Springs, AR $65,050 Yellville, AR $64,455 Fayetteville, AR $65,854 Avoca, AR $65,245 Bentonville, AR $65,332

Bella Vista, AR $65,202 Canehill, AR $65,506 Cave Springs, AR $65,637 Centerton, AR $65,289 Combs, AR $64,832 Decatur, AR $65,202 Elkins, AR $65,854 Elm Springs, AR $65,811

Evansville, AR $64,078 Farmington, AR $65,854 Garfield, AR $65,202 Gateway, AR $65,202 Gentry, AR $65,245 Goshen, AR $65,854 Gravette, AR $65,202 Greenland, AR $65,854

Hindsville, AR $65,550 Hiwasse, AR $65,202 Huntsville, AR $65,289 Johnson, AR $65,854 Kingston, AR $65,202 Lincoln, AR $65,506 Lowell, AR $65,680 Maysville, AR $65,202

Morrow, AR $65,463 Pea Ridge, AR $65,202 Pettigrew, AR $65,202 Prairie Grove, AR $65,811 Rogers, AR $65,463 Saint Paul, AR $65,006 Siloam Springs, AR $65,245 Springdale, AR $65,854

Sulphur Springs, AR $65,202 Summers, AR $65,419 Rohwer, AR $63,796 Prim, AR $64,897 Little Rock Air Force Base, AR $65,506 Mc Crory, AR $66,144 Mc Rae, AR $64,897 Mabelvale, AR $65,463

Malvern, AR $64,549 Jones Mill, AR $64,629 Mayflower, AR $65,245 Menifee, AR $64,897 Monroe, AR $65,506 Morrilton, AR $64,897 Mount Vernon, AR $64,897 Newport, AR $67,399

Maumelle, AR $65,550 North Little Rock, AR $65,550 Sherwood, AR $65,550 Pangburn, AR $64,897 Paron, AR $64,897 Patterson, AR $66,144 Perry, AR $64,897 Perryville, AR $64,897

Plumerville, AR $64,897 Poyen, AR $64,499 Prattsville, AR $64,535 Lamar, AR $63,933 Pine Bluff, AR $64,883 White Hall, AR $64,883 Arkansas City, AR $63,796 Banks, AR $64,230

Crossett, AR $63,933 Dermott, AR $63,796 Dumas, AR $64,230 Eudora, AR $64,013 Fountain Hill, AR $63,796 Gould, AR $64,230 Grady, AR $64,230 Hamburg, AR $63,796

Hermitage, AR $64,230 Jersey, AR $63,933 Kingsland, AR $64,230 Lake Village, AR $64,143 Mc Gehee, AR $63,796 Monticello, AR $64,230 Montrose, AR $63,796 Moscow, AR $64,404

New Edinburg, AR $64,230 Parkdale, AR $63,796 Pickens, AR $63,796 Portland, AR $63,796 Rison, AR $64,361

Data Science Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Data Science Associate'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 April 01, 2026

$60,558

Average $65,492/year

$71,200

$5,047

Average $5,458/month

$5,933

$1,165

Average $1,259/week

$1,369

$29

Average $31/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,200	$5,933	$1,369	$34
Average	$65,492	$5,458	$1,259	$31
25th Percentile	$60,558	$5,047	$1,165	$29

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