Polymer Scientist Salary in Arkansas

How much does a Polymer Scientist make in Arkansas?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Polymer Scientist in Arkansas is $95,343 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $118,120
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $90,192 to $107,265
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $85,501

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Polymer Scientist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,265	$8,939	$2,063	$52
Average	$95,343	$7,945	$1,834	$46
25th Percentile	$90,192	$7,516	$1,734	$43

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Key Factors That Influence Polymer Scientist Salaries

A Polymer 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 Do Polymer 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 Polymer Scientists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $116,852.
California: $116,408.
Massachusetts: $114,857.

District of Columbia $116,852 California $116,408 Massachusetts $114,857 Washington $114,435 New Jersey $114,393 Alaska $114,245 Connecticut $112,788 New York $112,197

Hawaii $110,308 Rhode Island $109,422 Maryland $108,820 Minnesota $107,997 Colorado $107,680 Illinois $107,575 Oregon $107,174 Delaware $106,878

New Hampshire $106,693 Virginia $106,277 Pennsylvania $105,063 Nevada $104,451 North Dakota $104,250 Michigan $103,934 Wisconsin $103,818 Vermont $103,586

Texas $102,942 Maine $102,900 Arizona $102,836 Ohio $102,762 Georgia $101,791 Indiana $101,306 Wyoming $101,211 Utah $101,063

Iowa $101,000 Kansas $100,493 Louisiana $100,346 North Carolina $100,293 Missouri $100,272 Florida $99,860 Montana $99,638 Nebraska $99,427

Kentucky $99,311 South Carolina $98,889 Tennessee $98,625 Idaho $98,520 New Mexico $97,749 Oklahoma $97,580 Alabama $96,958 South Dakota $95,913

Arkansas $95,343 West Virginia $95,037 Mississippi $94,119

Top Paying Cities for Polymer 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: $93,782
Wesley: $95,241
West Fork: $95,845

Star City, AR $93,782 Wesley, AR $95,241 West Fork, AR $95,845 Witter, AR $94,322 Russellville, AR $92,966 Alix, AR $92,768 Altus, AR $92,786 Atkins, AR $93,093

Belleville, AR $92,421 Blue Mountain, AR $92,884 Bluffton, AR $92,304 Briggsville, AR $92,319 Centerville, AR $92,868 Clarksville, AR $92,824 Coal Hill, AR $92,906 Danville, AR $92,433

Dardanelle, AR $92,645 Delaware, AR $92,364 Dover, AR $92,367 Gravelly, AR $92,370 Hagarville, AR $92,216 Hartman, AR $92,727 Harvey, AR $92,317 Havana, AR $92,497

Hector, AR $92,244 Knoxville, AR $92,547 Mc Dougal, AR $92,915 Manila, AR $94,406 Marmaduke, AR $92,575 Maynard, AR $92,554 Minturn, AR $92,545 Monette, AR $93,837

Tillar, AR $92,711 Warren, AR $92,849 Watson, AR $92,564 Wilmar, AR $92,629 Wilmot, AR $92,782 Winchester, AR $92,781 Yorktown, AR $93,991 Camden, AR $92,729

Bearden, AR $92,857 Beirne, AR $92,664 Bluff City, AR $92,309 Calion, AR $92,845 Carthage, AR $93,877 Chidester, AR $92,442 Curtis, AR $92,628 El Dorado, AR $92,783

Emerson, AR $93,167 Fordyce, AR $93,308 Gurdon, AR $92,508 Hampton, AR $92,563 Harrell, AR $92,815 Huttig, AR $92,838 Ivan, AR $93,740 Junction City, AR $92,643

Lawson, AR $92,933 Louann, AR $92,534 Mc Neil, AR $92,554 Magnolia, AR $92,948 Mount Holly, AR $92,442 Norphlet, AR $92,905 Smackover, AR $92,661 Sparkman, AR $92,674

Stephens, AR $92,484 Joiner, AR $97,256 Keiser, AR $95,990 La Grange, AR $94,253 Lambrook, AR $92,157 Lepanto, AR $95,893 Lexa, AR $92,731 Luxora, AR $94,602

Madison, AR $95,653 Marianna, AR $94,078 Marion, AR $98,752 Marked Tree, AR $96,062 Marvell, AR $92,613 Mellwood, AR $92,051 Moro, AR $93,012 Oneida, AR $92,891

Osceola, AR $96,043 Palestine, AR $93,712 Parkin, AR $96,303 Poplar Grove, AR $93,149 Proctor, AR $98,169 Rivervale, AR $95,604 Snow Lake, AR $91,999 Turner, AR $92,234

Turrell, AR $97,894 Tyronza, AR $96,829 Vanndale, AR $95,177 Wabash, AR $92,243 West Helena, AR $93,933 West Ridge, AR $95,758 Wheatley, AR $92,973 Widener, AR $96,356

Wilson, AR $96,672 Wynne, AR $94,608 Jonesboro, AR $93,952 Alicia, AR $92,176 Bay, AR $94,137 Beech Grove, AR $92,253 Biggers, AR $92,244 Black Oak, AR $94,098

Black Rock, AR $92,340 Bono, AR $92,557 Brookland, AR $93,543 Caraway, AR $94,649 Cash, AR $92,448 Corning, AR $92,661 Datto, AR $92,594 Delaplaine, AR $92,173

Dell, AR $94,623 Egypt, AR $92,652 Etowah, AR $94,728 Fisher, AR $93,444 Greenway, AR $92,765 Grubbs, AR $92,731 Harrisburg, AR $94,379 Hoxie, AR $92,411

Imboden, AR $92,305 Knobel, AR $92,190 Lafe, AR $92,428 Lake City, AR $93,960 Leachville, AR $93,871 Light, AR $92,254 Lynn, AR $92,365 London, AR $92,486

O Kean, AR $92,513 Paragould, AR $92,772 Peach Orchard, AR $92,173 Piggott, AR $92,891 Pocahontas, AR $92,449 Pollard, AR $92,580 Portia, AR $92,771 Powhatan, AR $92,325

Ravenden, AR $92,270 Ravenden Springs, AR $92,396 Rector, AR $92,650 Reyno, AR $92,585 Saint Francis, AR $93,272 Sedgwick, AR $92,449 Smithville, AR $92,223 State University, AR $93,787

Strawberry, AR $92,255 Success, AR $92,472 Swifton, AR $92,261 Trumann, AR $94,901 Tuckerman, AR $92,377 Walcott, AR $92,348 Waldenburg, AR $93,336 Walnut Ridge, AR $92,368

Warm Springs, AR $92,449 New Blaine, AR $92,414 Oark, AR $92,879 Ola, AR $92,650 Ozone, AR $92,774 Paris, AR $92,622 Pelsor, AR $92,078 Plainview, AR $92,410

Pottsville, AR $92,950 Rover, AR $92,364 Scranton, AR $92,606 Subiaco, AR $92,650 Fort Smith, AR $92,187 Alma, AR $92,347 Barling, AR $92,207 Boles, AR $92,281

Booneville, AR $92,443 Branch, AR $92,538 Cecil, AR $92,404 Cedarville, AR $92,556 Charleston, AR $92,469 Chester, AR $93,297 Dyer, AR $92,514 Greenwood, AR $92,287

Hackett, AR $92,219 Hartford, AR $92,251 Huntington, AR $92,226 Lavaca, AR $92,292 Magazine, AR $92,499 Mansfield, AR $92,248 Midland, AR $92,228 Mountainburg, AR $93,315

Mulberry, AR $92,918 Natural Dam, AR $93,194 Ozark, AR $92,910 Parks, AR $92,274 Ratcliff, AR $92,582 Rudy, AR $92,473 Uniontown, AR $92,561 Van Buren, AR $92,217

Waldron, AR $92,374 Winslow, AR $94,760 Quitman, AR $93,175 Redfield, AR $94,720 Reydell, AR $92,723 Roe, AR $92,928 Roland, AR $94,763 Romance, AR $93,612

Rose Bud, AR $93,317 Russell, AR $92,941 Saint Charles, AR $92,415 Scotland, AR $92,422 Scott, AR $95,157 Searcy, AR $93,374 Sheridan, AR $94,560 Sherrill, AR $94,527

Shirley, AR $92,259 Solgohachia, AR $93,244 Springfield, AR $93,449 Stuttgart, AR $93,266 Sweet Home, AR $95,420 Thida, AR $92,250 Tichnor, AR $92,193 Traskwood, AR $94,060

Tucker, AR $94,625 Tupelo, AR $92,409 Ulm, AR $93,189 Vilonia, AR $94,504 Wabbaseka, AR $94,189 Ward, AR $94,249 West Point, AR $93,365 Wilburn, AR $92,617

Woodson, AR $94,878 Wooster, AR $94,189 Wright, AR $94,634 Wrightsville, AR $95,229 Little Rock, AR $95,427 West Memphis, AR $98,752 Armorel, AR $94,082 Aubrey, AR $93,781

Barton, AR $93,429 Bassett, AR $97,024 Blytheville, AR $94,310 Gosnell, AR $93,996 Brickeys, AR $95,915 Burdette, AR $94,546 Caldwell, AR $94,928 Cherry Valley, AR $94,498

Clarkedale, AR $98,009 Colt, AR $94,112 Crawfordsville, AR $97,954 Tontitown, AR $95,795 Strong, AR $92,737 Thornton, AR $92,943 Waldo, AR $92,526 Whelen Springs, AR $92,713

Hope, AR $92,588 Alleene, AR $92,353 Ashdown, AR $92,609 Ben Lomond, AR $92,568 Blevins, AR $92,496 Bradley, AR $93,953 Buckner, AR $92,525 Cale, AR $92,438

Columbus, AR $92,375 De Queen, AR $92,548 Dierks, AR $92,403 Doddridge, AR $93,784 Emmet, AR $92,463 Foreman, AR $92,494 Fouke, AR $93,428 Fulton, AR $92,371

Garland City, AR $93,089 Genoa, AR $93,056 Gillham, AR $92,400 Horatio, AR $92,490 Laneburg, AR $92,476 Lewisville, AR $92,982 Lockesburg, AR $92,390 Mc Caskill, AR $92,408

Mineral Springs, AR $92,480 Nashville, AR $92,528 Ogden, AR $92,479 Texarkana, AR $92,781 Ozan, AR $92,405 Prescott, AR $92,513 Rosston, AR $92,434 Saratoga, AR $92,434

Stamps, AR $92,992 Taylor, AR $93,844 Washington, AR $92,401 Willisville, AR $92,623 Wilton, AR $92,769 Winthrop, AR $92,406 Hot Springs National Park, AR $93,633 Hot Springs Village, AR $93,663

Alpine, AR $92,449 Amity, AR $92,446 Antoine, AR $92,600 Arkadelphia, AR $92,628 Bauxite, AR $94,644 Crumrod, AR $91,968 Driver, AR $96,421 Dyess, AR $96,480

Earle, AR $97,109 Edmondson, AR $98,227 Elaine, AR $92,209 Forrest City, AR $94,981 Frenchmans Bayou, AR $97,724 Gilmore, AR $97,493 Goodwin, AR $93,234 Haynes, AR $94,423

Helena, AR $93,281 Heth, AR $97,129 Hickory Ridge, AR $93,428 Hughes, AR $97,094 Bismarck, AR $92,802 Board Camp, AR $92,429 Bonnerdale, AR $92,431 Caddo Gap, AR $92,316

Cove, AR $92,446 Delight, AR $92,444 Donaldson, AR $93,028 Friendship, AR $93,052 Glenwood, AR $92,509 Grannis, AR $92,418 Hatfield, AR $92,459 Jessieville, AR $92,757

Kirby, AR $92,499 Langley, AR $92,310 Mena, AR $92,412 Mountain Pine, AR $93,157 Mount Ida, AR $92,424 Murfreesboro, AR $92,441 Newhope, AR $92,373 Norman, AR $92,342

Oden, AR $92,357 Okolona, AR $92,320 Pearcy, AR $92,864 Pencil Bluff, AR $92,411 Royal, AR $92,716 Sims, AR $92,336 Story, AR $92,350 Umpire, AR $92,319

Vandervoort, AR $92,328 Wickes, AR $92,399 Adona, AR $93,417 Alexander, AR $94,978 Almyra, AR $92,828 Altheimer, AR $94,440 Amagon, AR $92,796 Augusta, AR $92,461

Austin, AR $94,536 Bald Knob, AR $92,764 Beebe, AR $94,138 Bee Branch, AR $92,952 Beedeville, AR $93,030 Benton, AR $94,383 Bigelow, AR $94,450 Biscoe, AR $93,117

Bradford, AR $92,323 Brinkley, AR $92,672 Bryant, AR $94,980 Cabot, AR $94,791 Carlisle, AR $94,127 Casa, AR $93,095 Casscoe, AR $92,786 Center Ridge, AR $93,106

Choctaw, AR $92,640 Clarendon, AR $92,885 Cleveland, AR $92,797 Clinton, AR $92,411 Conway, AR $94,627 Cotton Plant, AR $92,582 Coy, AR $94,270 Crocketts Bluff, AR $92,383

Damascus, AR $93,334 Des Arc, AR $93,346 De Valls Bluff, AR $93,283 De Witt, AR $92,709 Diaz, AR $92,674 Edgemont, AR $92,063 El Paso, AR $94,407 England, AR $94,439

Enola, AR $93,995 Ethel, AR $92,138 Fox, AR $92,031 Garner, AR $93,741 College Station, AR $95,426 Gillett, AR $92,548 Grapevine, AR $94,482 Greenbrier, AR $93,914

Gregory, AR $93,015 Griffithville, AR $93,215 Guy, AR $93,477 Hattieville, AR $93,029 Hazen, AR $93,530 Hensley, AR $94,958 Hickory Plains, AR $93,914 Higden, AR $92,662

Higginson, AR $93,533 Holly Grove, AR $92,236 Houston, AR $94,208 Humnoke, AR $94,039 Humphrey, AR $93,862 Hunter, AR $93,072 Jacksonport, AR $92,663 Jacksonville, AR $95,101

Jefferson, AR $94,544 Jerusalem, AR $92,564 Judsonia, AR $92,891 Kensett, AR $93,403 Keo, AR $94,778 Leola, AR $93,335 Letona, AR $93,098 Lonoke, AR $94,657

Lonsdale, AR $94,026 Weiner, AR $93,273 Williford, AR $92,257 Batesville, AR $92,371 Horseshoe Bend, AR $92,387 Ash Flat, AR $92,260 Bexar, AR $92,054 Brockwell, AR $92,136

Calico Rock, AR $92,126 Camp, AR $92,247 Cave City, AR $92,315 Charlotte, AR $92,335 Concord, AR $92,209 Cord, AR $92,177 Cherokee Village, AR $92,496 Cushman, AR $92,235

Desha, AR $92,415 Dolph, AR $92,120 Drasco, AR $92,275 Elizabeth, AR $92,210 Evening Shade, AR $92,201 Fifty Six, AR $91,951 Floral, AR $92,231 Franklin, AR $92,174

Gamaliel, AR $92,564 Gepp, AR $92,399 Glencoe, AR $92,223 Guion, AR $92,056 Hardy, AR $92,323 Heber Springs, AR $93,007 Henderson, AR $92,409 Ida, AR $92,472

Locust Grove, AR $92,190 Magness, AR $92,557 Mammoth Spring, AR $92,446 Marcella, AR $92,147 Melbourne, AR $92,127 Mountain View, AR $92,092 Mount Pleasant, AR $92,140 Newark, AR $92,320

Oil Trough, AR $92,264 Oxford, AR $92,206 Pineville, AR $92,116 Pleasant Grove, AR $92,137 Pleasant Plains, AR $92,318 Poughkeepsie, AR $92,202 Rosie, AR $92,273 Saffell, AR $92,254

Sage, AR $92,194 Salado, AR $92,258 Salem, AR $92,288 Sidney, AR $92,164 Sturkie, AR $92,475 Sulphur Rock, AR $92,316 Tumbling Shoals, AR $92,670 Viola, AR $92,391

Violet Hill, AR $92,152 Wideman, AR $92,079 Wiseman, AR $92,076 Harrison, AR $92,451 Alpena, AR $92,874 Beaver, AR $93,773 Bergman, AR $92,651 Berryville, AR $93,532

Big Flat, AR $91,969 Bull Shoals, AR $92,679 Clarkridge, AR $92,562 Compton, AR $93,059 Cotter, AR $92,495 Deer, AR $92,670 Dennard, AR $92,118 Diamond City, AR $93,222

Eureka Springs, AR $93,743 Everton, AR $92,231 Fairfield Bay, AR $92,641 Flippin, AR $92,278 Gassville, AR $92,429 Gilbert, AR $92,407 Green Forest, AR $93,167 Harriet, AR $92,043

Hasty, AR $92,295 Jasper, AR $92,718 Lakeview, AR $92,560 Lead Hill, AR $92,781 Leslie, AR $92,094 Marble Falls, AR $92,526 Marshall, AR $92,159 Midway, AR $92,576

Mountain Home, AR $92,384 Mount Judea, AR $92,097 Timbo, AR $92,043 Norfork, AR $92,130 Oak Grove, AR $93,162 Oakland, AR $92,393 Omaha, AR $92,877 Onia, AR $92,032

Parthenon, AR $92,892 Peel, AR $92,480 Pindall, AR $92,306 Ponca, AR $93,039 Pyatt, AR $92,239 Saint Joe, AR $92,120 Summit, AR $92,393 Tilly, AR $92,081

Valley Springs, AR $92,181 Vendor, AR $92,451 Western Grove, AR $92,266 Witts Springs, AR $92,095 Yellville, AR $92,217 Fayetteville, AR $95,871 Avoca, AR $94,865 Bentonville, AR $94,815

Bella Vista, AR $94,572 Canehill, AR $94,445 Cave Springs, AR $95,416 Centerton, AR $94,860 Combs, AR $94,213 Decatur, AR $94,619 Elkins, AR $95,373 Elm Springs, AR $95,698

Evansville, AR $93,727 Farmington, AR $95,857 Garfield, AR $94,481 Gateway, AR $94,240 Gentry, AR $94,890 Goshen, AR $95,860 Gravette, AR $94,455 Greenland, AR $95,869

Hindsville, AR $95,384 Hiwasse, AR $94,595 Huntsville, AR $94,605 Johnson, AR $95,868 Kingston, AR $94,061 Lincoln, AR $95,055 Lowell, AR $95,542 Maysville, AR $94,302

Morrow, AR $94,564 Pea Ridge, AR $94,587 Pettigrew, AR $93,281 Prairie Grove, AR $95,432 Rogers, AR $95,091 Saint Paul, AR $94,232 Siloam Springs, AR $95,033 Springdale, AR $95,757

Sulphur Springs, AR $93,935 Summers, AR $94,887 Rohwer, AR $92,685 Prim, AR $92,135 Little Rock Air Force Base, AR $95,169 Mc Crory, AR $92,865 Mc Rae, AR $93,640 Mabelvale, AR $95,170

Malvern, AR $93,532 Jones Mill, AR $93,671 Mayflower, AR $94,715 Menifee, AR $94,155 Monroe, AR $92,803 Morrilton, AR $93,608 Mount Vernon, AR $93,910 Newport, AR $92,384

Maumelle, AR $95,301 North Little Rock, AR $95,427 Sherwood, AR $95,269 Pangburn, AR $92,711 Paron, AR $94,324 Patterson, AR $92,832 Perry, AR $93,864 Perryville, AR $93,514

Plumerville, AR $93,937 Poyen, AR $93,928 Prattsville, AR $94,186 Lamar, AR $92,460 Pine Bluff, AR $94,385 White Hall, AR $94,458 Arkansas City, AR $93,258 Banks, AR $92,590

Crossett, AR $92,953 Dermott, AR $92,986 Dumas, AR $92,815 Eudora, AR $93,551 Fountain Hill, AR $92,460 Gould, AR $93,140 Grady, AR $93,881 Hamburg, AR $92,673

Hermitage, AR $92,477 Jersey, AR $92,356 Kingsland, AR $93,848 Lake Village, AR $93,578 Mc Gehee, AR $93,151 Monticello, AR $92,682 Montrose, AR $92,837 Moscow, AR $94,111

New Edinburg, AR $93,121 Parkdale, AR $92,803 Pickens, AR $92,468 Portland, AR $93,318 Rison, AR $94,058

Polymer Scientist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Polymer Scientist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Polymer Scientist positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Polymer Scientist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Polymer Scientist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$114,412	$55.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$109,644	$53.0	15%
Chemicals	$104,877	$50.0	10%
Healthcare	$100,110	$48.0	5%

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

Understanding how a Polymer 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 July 01, 2026

$90,192

Average $95,343/year

$107,265

$7,516

Average $7,945/month

$8,939

$1,734

Average $1,834/week

$2,063

$43

Average $46/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,265	$8,939	$2,063	$52
Average	$95,343	$7,945	$1,834	$46
25th Percentile	$90,192	$7,516	$1,734	$43

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