Software Test Technician Salary in Arkansas

How much does a Software Test Technician make in Arkansas?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Test Technician in Arkansas is $49,059 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, a Software Test Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,018
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,524 to $55,842
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,574

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Software Test Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,842	$4,653	$1,074	$27
Average	$49,059	$4,088	$943	$24
25th Percentile	$42,524	$3,544	$818	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Software Test Technician Salaries

A Software Test Technician'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 Software Test Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Test Technician'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): $43,651
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,513
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $59,074
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $66,397
Expert (over 8 years): $110,148

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$43,651
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$49,513
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$59,074
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$66,397
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$110,148

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How Do Software Test Technician 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 Software Test Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,126.
California: $59,898.
Massachusetts: $59,100.

District of Columbia $60,126 California $59,898 Massachusetts $59,100 Washington $58,882 New Jersey $58,861 Alaska $58,785 Connecticut $58,035 New York $57,731

Hawaii $56,759 Rhode Island $56,303 Maryland $55,993 Minnesota $55,570 Colorado $55,407 Illinois $55,353 Oregon $55,146 Delaware $54,994

New Hampshire $54,899 Virginia $54,685 Pennsylvania $54,060 Nevada $53,745 North Dakota $53,642 Michigan $53,479 Wisconsin $53,419 Vermont $53,300

Texas $52,969 Maine $52,947 Arizona $52,914 Ohio $52,876 Georgia $52,377 Indiana $52,127 Wyoming $52,078 Utah $52,002

Iowa $51,970 Kansas $51,709 Louisiana $51,633 North Carolina $51,606 Missouri $51,595 Florida $51,383 Montana $51,269 Nebraska $51,160

Kentucky $51,101 South Carolina $50,883 Tennessee $50,748 Idaho $50,693 New Mexico $50,297 Oklahoma $50,210 Alabama $49,890 South Dakota $49,352

Arkansas $49,059 West Virginia $48,901 Mississippi $48,429

Top Paying Cities for Software Test Technicians

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: $48,256
Wesley: $49,006
West Fork: $49,317

Star City, AR $48,256 Wesley, AR $49,006 West Fork, AR $49,317 Witter, AR $48,534 Russellville, AR $47,836 Alix, AR $47,734 Altus, AR $47,743 Atkins, AR $47,901

Belleville, AR $47,555 Blue Mountain, AR $47,793 Bluffton, AR $47,495 Briggsville, AR $47,503 Centerville, AR $47,785 Clarksville, AR $47,763 Coal Hill, AR $47,805 Danville, AR $47,562

Dardanelle, AR $47,671 Delaware, AR $47,526 Dover, AR $47,527 Gravelly, AR $47,529 Hagarville, AR $47,450 Hartman, AR $47,713 Harvey, AR $47,502 Havana, AR $47,594

Hector, AR $47,464 Knoxville, AR $47,620 Mc Dougal, AR $47,809 Manila, AR $48,577 Marmaduke, AR $47,634 Maynard, AR $47,624 Minturn, AR $47,619 Monette, AR $48,284

Tillar, AR $47,704 Warren, AR $47,776 Watson, AR $47,629 Wilmar, AR $47,662 Wilmot, AR $47,741 Winchester, AR $47,740 Yorktown, AR $48,363 Camden, AR $47,714

Bearden, AR $47,779 Beirne, AR $47,681 Bluff City, AR $47,498 Calion, AR $47,773 Carthage, AR $48,304 Chidester, AR $47,566 Curtis, AR $47,662 El Dorado, AR $47,741

Emerson, AR $47,939 Fordyce, AR $48,012 Gurdon, AR $47,600 Hampton, AR $47,628 Harrell, AR $47,758 Huttig, AR $47,770 Ivan, AR $48,234 Junction City, AR $47,670

Lawson, AR $47,818 Louann, AR $47,613 Mc Neil, AR $47,624 Magnolia, AR $47,827 Mount Holly, AR $47,566 Norphlet, AR $47,804 Smackover, AR $47,679 Sparkman, AR $47,685

Stephens, AR $47,588 Joiner, AR $50,043 Keiser, AR $49,392 La Grange, AR $48,498 Lambrook, AR $47,419 Lepanto, AR $49,342 Lexa, AR $47,715 Luxora, AR $48,678

Madison, AR $49,218 Marianna, AR $48,408 Marion, AR $50,813 Marked Tree, AR $49,429 Marvell, AR $47,654 Mellwood, AR $47,365 Moro, AR $47,859 Oneida, AR $47,797

Osceola, AR $49,419 Palestine, AR $48,220 Parkin, AR $49,553 Poplar Grove, AR $47,930 Proctor, AR $50,513 Rivervale, AR $49,193 Snow Lake, AR $47,338 Turner, AR $47,459

Turrell, AR $50,371 Tyronza, AR $49,823 Vanndale, AR $48,974 Wabash, AR $47,464 West Helena, AR $48,333 West Ridge, AR $49,272 Wheatley, AR $47,839 Widener, AR $49,580

Wilson, AR $49,742 Wynne, AR $48,681 Jonesboro, AR $48,343 Alicia, AR $47,429 Bay, AR $48,438 Beech Grove, AR $47,469 Biggers, AR $47,464 Black Oak, AR $48,418

Black Rock, AR $47,514 Bono, AR $47,625 Brookland, AR $48,132 Caraway, AR $48,701 Cash, AR $47,569 Corning, AR $47,679 Datto, AR $47,644 Delaplaine, AR $47,427

Dell, AR $48,688 Egypt, AR $47,674 Etowah, AR $48,742 Fisher, AR $48,082 Greenway, AR $47,732 Grubbs, AR $47,715 Harrisburg, AR $48,563 Hoxie, AR $47,550

Imboden, AR $47,495 Knobel, AR $47,436 Lafe, AR $47,559 Lake City, AR $48,347 Leachville, AR $48,301 Light, AR $47,469 Lynn, AR $47,526 London, AR $47,589

O Kean, AR $47,602 Paragould, AR $47,736 Peach Orchard, AR $47,427 Piggott, AR $47,797 Pocahontas, AR $47,570 Pollard, AR $47,637 Portia, AR $47,735 Powhatan, AR $47,506

Ravenden, AR $47,477 Ravenden Springs, AR $47,543 Rector, AR $47,673 Reyno, AR $47,640 Saint Francis, AR $47,993 Sedgwick, AR $47,570 Smithville, AR $47,454 State University, AR $48,258

Strawberry, AR $47,470 Success, AR $47,582 Swifton, AR $47,473 Trumann, AR $48,831 Tuckerman, AR $47,533 Walcott, AR $47,518 Waldenburg, AR $48,026 Walnut Ridge, AR $47,528

Warm Springs, AR $47,570 New Blaine, AR $47,552 Oark, AR $47,791 Ola, AR $47,673 Ozone, AR $47,737 Paris, AR $47,659 Pelsor, AR $47,379 Plainview, AR $47,550

Pottsville, AR $47,828 Rover, AR $47,526 Scranton, AR $47,651 Subiaco, AR $47,673 Fort Smith, AR $47,435 Alma, AR $47,517 Barling, AR $47,445 Boles, AR $47,483

Booneville, AR $47,566 Branch, AR $47,615 Cecil, AR $47,546 Cedarville, AR $47,625 Charleston, AR $47,580 Chester, AR $48,006 Dyer, AR $47,603 Greenwood, AR $47,486

Hackett, AR $47,451 Hartford, AR $47,468 Huntington, AR $47,455 Lavaca, AR $47,489 Magazine, AR $47,595 Mansfield, AR $47,466 Midland, AR $47,456 Mountainburg, AR $48,015

Mulberry, AR $47,811 Natural Dam, AR $47,953 Ozark, AR $47,807 Parks, AR $47,480 Ratcliff, AR $47,638 Rudy, AR $47,582 Uniontown, AR $47,627 Van Buren, AR $47,450

Waldron, AR $47,531 Winslow, AR $48,759 Quitman, AR $47,943 Redfield, AR $48,738 Reydell, AR $47,710 Roe, AR $47,816 Roland, AR $48,760 Romance, AR $48,168

Rose Bud, AR $48,016 Russell, AR $47,823 Saint Charles, AR $47,552 Scotland, AR $47,556 Scott, AR $48,963 Searcy, AR $48,045 Sheridan, AR $48,656 Sherrill, AR $48,639

Shirley, AR $47,472 Solgohachia, AR $47,979 Springfield, AR $48,084 Stuttgart, AR $47,990 Sweet Home, AR $49,098 Thida, AR $47,467 Tichnor, AR $47,438 Traskwood, AR $48,398

Tucker, AR $48,690 Tupelo, AR $47,549 Ulm, AR $47,950 Vilonia, AR $48,627 Wabbaseka, AR $48,465 Ward, AR $48,496 West Point, AR $48,041 Wilburn, AR $47,656

Woodson, AR $48,819 Wooster, AR $48,465 Wright, AR $48,694 Wrightsville, AR $49,000 Little Rock, AR $49,102 West Memphis, AR $50,813 Armorel, AR $48,410 Aubrey, AR $48,255

Barton, AR $48,074 Bassett, AR $49,924 Blytheville, AR $48,527 Gosnell, AR $48,366 Brickeys, AR $49,353 Burdette, AR $48,649 Caldwell, AR $48,845 Cherry Valley, AR $48,624

Clarkedale, AR $50,431 Colt, AR $48,426 Crawfordsville, AR $50,402 Tontitown, AR $49,291 Strong, AR $47,718 Thornton, AR $47,824 Waldo, AR $47,609 Whelen Springs, AR $47,706

Hope, AR $47,641 Alleene, AR $47,520 Ashdown, AR $47,652 Ben Lomond, AR $47,631 Blevins, AR $47,594 Bradley, AR $48,344 Buckner, AR $47,609 Cale, AR $47,564

Columbus, AR $47,532 De Queen, AR $47,621 Dierks, AR $47,546 Doddridge, AR $48,257 Emmet, AR $47,577 Foreman, AR $47,593 Fouke, AR $48,073 Fulton, AR $47,530

Garland City, AR $47,899 Genoa, AR $47,882 Gillham, AR $47,544 Horatio, AR $47,591 Laneburg, AR $47,583 Lewisville, AR $47,844 Lockesburg, AR $47,539 Mc Caskill, AR $47,549

Mineral Springs, AR $47,585 Nashville, AR $47,610 Ogden, AR $47,585 Texarkana, AR $47,740 Ozan, AR $47,547 Prescott, AR $47,602 Rosston, AR $47,562 Saratoga, AR $47,562

Stamps, AR $47,849 Taylor, AR $48,288 Washington, AR $47,545 Willisville, AR $47,659 Wilton, AR $47,734 Winthrop, AR $47,547 Hot Springs National Park, AR $48,179 Hot Springs Village, AR $48,194

Alpine, AR $47,570 Amity, AR $47,568 Antoine, AR $47,647 Arkadelphia, AR $47,662 Bauxite, AR $48,699 Crumrod, AR $47,322 Driver, AR $49,613 Dyess, AR $49,644

Earle, AR $49,967 Edmondson, AR $50,543 Elaine, AR $47,446 Forrest City, AR $48,873 Frenchmans Bayou, AR $50,284 Gilmore, AR $50,165 Goodwin, AR $47,974 Haynes, AR $48,585

Helena, AR $47,998 Heth, AR $49,978 Hickory Ridge, AR $48,073 Hughes, AR $49,960 Bismarck, AR $47,751 Board Camp, AR $47,559 Bonnerdale, AR $47,561 Caddo Gap, AR $47,501

Cove, AR $47,568 Delight, AR $47,567 Donaldson, AR $47,867 Friendship, AR $47,880 Glenwood, AR $47,601 Grannis, AR $47,553 Hatfield, AR $47,575 Jessieville, AR $47,728

Kirby, AR $47,595 Langley, AR $47,498 Mena, AR $47,551 Mountain Pine, AR $47,934 Mount Ida, AR $47,557 Murfreesboro, AR $47,565 Newhope, AR $47,531 Norman, AR $47,514

Oden, AR $47,522 Okolona, AR $47,503 Pearcy, AR $47,783 Pencil Bluff, AR $47,550 Royal, AR $47,707 Sims, AR $47,512 Story, AR $47,519 Umpire, AR $47,503

Vandervoort, AR $47,507 Wickes, AR $47,544 Adona, AR $48,068 Alexander, AR $48,871 Almyra, AR $47,765 Altheimer, AR $48,594 Amagon, AR $47,748 Augusta, AR $47,576

Austin, AR $48,643 Bald Knob, AR $47,732 Beebe, AR $48,439 Bee Branch, AR $47,828 Beedeville, AR $47,868 Benton, AR $48,565 Bigelow, AR $48,599 Biscoe, AR $47,913

Bradford, AR $47,505 Brinkley, AR $47,684 Bryant, AR $48,872 Cabot, AR $48,775 Carlisle, AR $48,433 Casa, AR $47,902 Casscoe, AR $47,743 Center Ridge, AR $47,908

Choctaw, AR $47,668 Clarendon, AR $47,794 Cleveland, AR $47,749 Clinton, AR $47,550 Conway, AR $48,691 Cotton Plant, AR $47,638 Coy, AR $48,506 Crocketts Bluff, AR $47,536

Damascus, AR $48,025 Des Arc, AR $48,031 De Valls Bluff, AR $47,999 De Witt, AR $47,703 Diaz, AR $47,685 Edgemont, AR $47,371 El Paso, AR $48,577 England, AR $48,593

Enola, AR $48,365 Ethel, AR $47,410 Fox, AR $47,355 Garner, AR $48,234 College Station, AR $49,102 Gillett, AR $47,621 Grapevine, AR $48,616 Greenbrier, AR $48,323

Gregory, AR $47,861 Griffithville, AR $47,964 Guy, AR $48,099 Hattieville, AR $47,868 Hazen, AR $48,126 Hensley, AR $48,861 Hickory Plains, AR $48,323 Higden, AR $47,679

Higginson, AR $48,127 Holly Grove, AR $47,460 Houston, AR $48,475 Humnoke, AR $48,388 Humphrey, AR $48,297 Hunter, AR $47,890 Jacksonport, AR $47,680 Jacksonville, AR $48,934

Jefferson, AR $48,648 Jerusalem, AR $47,629 Judsonia, AR $47,797 Kensett, AR $48,061 Keo, AR $48,768 Leola, AR $48,025 Letona, AR $47,904 Lonoke, AR $48,706

Lonsdale, AR $48,381 Weiner, AR $47,994 Williford, AR $47,471 Batesville, AR $47,530 Horseshoe Bend, AR $47,538 Ash Flat, AR $47,473 Bexar, AR $47,367 Brockwell, AR $47,408

Calico Rock, AR $47,404 Camp, AR $47,465 Cave City, AR $47,501 Charlotte, AR $47,511 Concord, AR $47,446 Cord, AR $47,430 Cherokee Village, AR $47,594 Cushman, AR $47,460

Desha, AR $47,552 Dolph, AR $47,400 Drasco, AR $47,480 Elizabeth, AR $47,446 Evening Shade, AR $47,442 Fifty Six, AR $47,313 Floral, AR $47,457 Franklin, AR $47,428

Gamaliel, AR $47,629 Gepp, AR $47,544 Glencoe, AR $47,454 Guion, AR $47,367 Hardy, AR $47,505 Heber Springs, AR $47,857 Henderson, AR $47,549 Ida, AR $47,582

Locust Grove, AR $47,436 Magness, AR $47,625 Mammoth Spring, AR $47,568 Marcella, AR $47,414 Melbourne, AR $47,404 Mountain View, AR $47,386 Mount Pleasant, AR $47,411 Newark, AR $47,503

Oil Trough, AR $47,475 Oxford, AR $47,445 Pineville, AR $47,398 Pleasant Grove, AR $47,409 Pleasant Plains, AR $47,502 Poughkeepsie, AR $47,443 Rosie, AR $47,479 Saffell, AR $47,469

Sage, AR $47,438 Salado, AR $47,471 Salem, AR $47,487 Sidney, AR $47,423 Sturkie, AR $47,583 Sulphur Rock, AR $47,501 Tumbling Shoals, AR $47,683 Viola, AR $47,540

Violet Hill, AR $47,417 Wideman, AR $47,379 Wiseman, AR $47,378 Harrison, AR $47,571 Alpena, AR $47,789 Beaver, AR $48,251 Bergman, AR $47,673 Berryville, AR $48,127

Big Flat, AR $47,323 Bull Shoals, AR $47,688 Clarkridge, AR $47,628 Compton, AR $47,884 Cotter, AR $47,593 Deer, AR $47,683 Dennard, AR $47,399 Diamond City, AR $47,967

Eureka Springs, AR $48,236 Everton, AR $47,457 Fairfield Bay, AR $47,669 Flippin, AR $47,482 Gassville, AR $47,559 Gilbert, AR $47,548 Green Forest, AR $47,939 Harriet, AR $47,361

Hasty, AR $47,490 Jasper, AR $47,708 Lakeview, AR $47,627 Lead Hill, AR $47,740 Leslie, AR $47,387 Marble Falls, AR $47,609 Marshall, AR $47,420 Midway, AR $47,635

Mountain Home, AR $47,536 Mount Judea, AR $47,388 Timbo, AR $47,361 Norfork, AR $47,406 Oak Grove, AR $47,936 Oakland, AR $47,541 Omaha, AR $47,790 Onia, AR $47,355

Parthenon, AR $47,798 Peel, AR $47,585 Pindall, AR $47,496 Ponca, AR $47,873 Pyatt, AR $47,462 Saint Joe, AR $47,400 Summit, AR $47,541 Tilly, AR $47,380

Valley Springs, AR $47,432 Vendor, AR $47,571 Western Grove, AR $47,475 Witts Springs, AR $47,387 Yellville, AR $47,450 Fayetteville, AR $49,330 Avoca, AR $48,813 Bentonville, AR $48,787

Bella Vista, AR $48,662 Canehill, AR $48,597 Cave Springs, AR $49,096 Centerton, AR $48,810 Combs, AR $48,477 Decatur, AR $48,686 Elkins, AR $49,074 Elm Springs, AR $49,241

Evansville, AR $48,227 Farmington, AR $49,323 Garfield, AR $48,615 Gateway, AR $48,491 Gentry, AR $48,826 Goshen, AR $49,325 Gravette, AR $48,602 Greenland, AR $49,329

Hindsville, AR $49,080 Hiwasse, AR $48,674 Huntsville, AR $48,679 Johnson, AR $49,329 Kingston, AR $48,399 Lincoln, AR $48,911 Lowell, AR $49,161 Maysville, AR $48,523

Morrow, AR $48,658 Pea Ridge, AR $48,670 Pettigrew, AR $47,998 Prairie Grove, AR $49,104 Rogers, AR $48,929 Saint Paul, AR $48,487 Siloam Springs, AR $48,899 Springdale, AR $49,272

Sulphur Springs, AR $48,334 Summers, AR $48,824 Rohwer, AR $47,691 Prim, AR $47,408 Little Rock Air Force Base, AR $48,969 Mc Crory, AR $47,784 Mc Rae, AR $48,182 Mabelvale, AR $48,970

Malvern, AR $48,127 Jones Mill, AR $48,199 Mayflower, AR $48,736 Menifee, AR $48,447 Monroe, AR $47,752 Morrilton, AR $48,166 Mount Vernon, AR $48,321 Newport, AR $47,536

Maumelle, AR $49,037 North Little Rock, AR $49,102 Sherwood, AR $49,021 Pangburn, AR $47,704 Paron, AR $48,534 Patterson, AR $47,767 Perry, AR $48,298 Perryville, AR $48,118

Plumerville, AR $48,335 Poyen, AR $48,331 Prattsville, AR $48,464 Lamar, AR $47,575 Pine Bluff, AR $48,566 White Hall, AR $48,603 Arkansas City, AR $47,986 Banks, AR $47,642

Crossett, AR $47,829 Dermott, AR $47,846 Dumas, AR $47,758 Eudora, AR $48,137 Fountain Hill, AR $47,575 Gould, AR $47,925 Grady, AR $48,307 Hamburg, AR $47,685

Hermitage, AR $47,584 Jersey, AR $47,522 Kingsland, AR $48,289 Lake Village, AR $48,151 Mc Gehee, AR $47,931 Monticello, AR $47,690 Montrose, AR $47,769 Moscow, AR $48,425

New Edinburg, AR $47,916 Parkdale, AR $47,752 Pickens, AR $47,580 Portland, AR $48,017 Rison, AR $48,397

Software Test Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Test Technician'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 May 01, 2026

$42,524

Average $49,059/year

$55,842

$3,544

Average $4,088/month

$4,653

$818

Average $943/week

$1,074

$20

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,842	$4,653	$1,074	$27
Average	$49,059	$4,088	$943	$24
25th Percentile	$42,524	$3,544	$818	$20

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