Research and Development Associate Salary in Arkansas

How much does a Research and Development Associate make in Arkansas?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Research and Development Associate in Arkansas is $66,376 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

However, a Research and Development Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,786
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,909 to $73,919
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,111

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Research and Development Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,919	$6,160	$1,422	$36
Average	$66,376	$5,531	$1,276	$32
25th Percentile	$58,909	$4,909	$1,133	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Research and Development Associate Salaries

A Research and Development 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 Research and Development Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Research and Development 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): $65,821
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,565
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,666
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $122,110
Expert (over 8 years): $149,126

Levels	Salary
Research ... Level Research and Development Associate	$65,821
Research ... Level Research and Development Associate	$76,565
Research ... Level Research and Development Associate	$92,666
Research ... Level Research and Development Associate	$122,110
Research ... Level Research and Development Associate	$149,126

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How Do Research and Development 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 Research and Development Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,350.
California: $81,041.
Massachusetts: $79,961.

District of Columbia $81,350 California $81,041 Massachusetts $79,961 Washington $79,667 New Jersey $79,638 Alaska $79,535 Connecticut $78,521 New York $78,110

Hawaii $76,795 Rhode Island $76,177 Maryland $75,759 Minnesota $75,185 Colorado $74,965 Illinois $74,892 Oregon $74,612 Delaware $74,407

New Hampshire $74,277 Virginia $73,988 Pennsylvania $73,143 Nevada $72,717 North Dakota $72,577 Michigan $72,357 Wisconsin $72,276 Vermont $72,114

Texas $71,666 Maine $71,637 Arizona $71,593 Ohio $71,541 Georgia $70,865 Indiana $70,527 Wyoming $70,461 Utah $70,358

Iowa $70,314 Kansas $69,961 Louisiana $69,859 North Carolina $69,822 Missouri $69,807 Florida $69,521 Montana $69,366 Nebraska $69,219

Kentucky $69,139 South Carolina $68,845 Tennessee $68,661 Idaho $68,588 New Mexico $68,051 Oklahoma $67,934 Alabama $67,500 South Dakota $66,773

Arkansas $66,376 West Virginia $66,163 Mississippi $65,524

Top Paying Cities for Research and Development 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: $65,098
Wesley: $66,655
West Fork: $66,743

Star City, AR $65,098 Wesley, AR $66,655 West Fork, AR $66,743 Witter, AR $66,082 Russellville, AR $65,773 Alix, AR $63,731 Altus, AR $63,995 Atkins, AR $65,773

Belleville, AR $63,518 Blue Mountain, AR $63,518 Bluffton, AR $63,518 Briggsville, AR $63,518 Centerville, AR $65,773 Clarksville, AR $64,796 Coal Hill, AR $63,518 Danville, AR $64,642

Dardanelle, AR $65,773 Delaware, AR $63,518 Dover, AR $65,773 Gravelly, AR $63,518 Hagarville, AR $64,796 Hartman, AR $63,518 Harvey, AR $63,518 Havana, AR $63,518

Hector, AR $65,773 Knoxville, AR $64,796 Mc Dougal, AR $68,308 Manila, AR $68,308 Marmaduke, AR $68,308 Maynard, AR $68,308 Minturn, AR $68,308 Monette, AR $68,308

Tillar, AR $64,657 Warren, AR $65,098 Watson, AR $64,657 Wilmar, AR $65,098 Wilmot, AR $64,679 Winchester, AR $64,657 Yorktown, AR $65,098 Camden, AR $65,098

Bearden, AR $65,098 Beirne, AR $65,098 Bluff City, AR $65,098 Calion, AR $64,796 Carthage, AR $65,127 Chidester, AR $65,098 Curtis, AR $65,098 El Dorado, AR $64,796

Emerson, AR $66,817 Fordyce, AR $65,098 Gurdon, AR $65,098 Hampton, AR $65,098 Harrell, AR $65,098 Huttig, AR $64,796 Ivan, AR $65,098 Junction City, AR $64,796

Lawson, AR $64,796 Louann, AR $64,943 Mc Neil, AR $66,817 Magnolia, AR $66,817 Mount Holly, AR $65,803 Norphlet, AR $64,796 Smackover, AR $64,943 Sparkman, AR $65,098

Stephens, AR $65,957 Joiner, AR $68,308 Keiser, AR $68,308 La Grange, AR $68,308 Lambrook, AR $65,098 Lepanto, AR $68,308 Lexa, AR $68,308 Luxora, AR $68,308

Madison, AR $68,308 Marianna, AR $68,308 Marion, AR $68,823 Marked Tree, AR $68,308 Marvell, AR $68,308 Mellwood, AR $64,877 Moro, AR $68,308 Oneida, AR $66,023

Osceola, AR $68,308 Palestine, AR $68,308 Parkin, AR $68,308 Poplar Grove, AR $68,308 Proctor, AR $68,720 Rivervale, AR $68,308 Snow Lake, AR $64,657 Turner, AR $65,098

Turrell, AR $68,514 Tyronza, AR $68,308 Vanndale, AR $68,308 Wabash, AR $66,023 West Helena, AR $68,308 West Ridge, AR $68,308 Wheatley, AR $67,037 Widener, AR $68,308

Wilson, AR $68,308 Wynne, AR $68,308 Jonesboro, AR $68,308 Alicia, AR $68,308 Bay, AR $68,308 Beech Grove, AR $68,308 Biggers, AR $68,308 Black Oak, AR $68,308

Black Rock, AR $68,308 Bono, AR $68,308 Brookland, AR $68,308 Caraway, AR $68,308 Cash, AR $68,308 Corning, AR $68,308 Datto, AR $68,308 Delaplaine, AR $68,308

Dell, AR $68,308 Egypt, AR $68,308 Etowah, AR $68,308 Fisher, AR $68,308 Greenway, AR $68,308 Grubbs, AR $68,308 Harrisburg, AR $68,308 Hoxie, AR $68,308

Imboden, AR $68,308 Knobel, AR $68,308 Lafe, AR $68,308 Lake City, AR $68,308 Leachville, AR $68,308 Light, AR $68,308 Lynn, AR $68,308 London, AR $65,127

O Kean, AR $68,308 Paragould, AR $68,308 Peach Orchard, AR $68,308 Piggott, AR $68,308 Pocahontas, AR $68,308 Pollard, AR $68,308 Portia, AR $68,308 Powhatan, AR $68,308

Ravenden, AR $68,308 Ravenden Springs, AR $68,308 Rector, AR $68,308 Reyno, AR $68,308 Saint Francis, AR $68,308 Sedgwick, AR $68,308 Smithville, AR $68,308 State University, AR $68,308

Strawberry, AR $67,037 Success, AR $68,308 Swifton, AR $68,308 Trumann, AR $68,308 Tuckerman, AR $68,308 Walcott, AR $68,308 Waldenburg, AR $68,308 Walnut Ridge, AR $68,308

Warm Springs, AR $68,308 New Blaine, AR $63,518 Oark, AR $66,082 Ola, AR $65,773 Ozone, AR $66,082 Paris, AR $63,518 Pelsor, AR $66,082 Plainview, AR $65,773

Pottsville, AR $65,773 Rover, AR $64,642 Scranton, AR $63,518 Subiaco, AR $63,518 Fort Smith, AR $64,179 Alma, AR $64,047 Barling, AR $64,179 Boles, AR $63,518

Booneville, AR $63,518 Branch, AR $63,518 Cecil, AR $64,047 Cedarville, AR $64,003 Charleston, AR $63,650 Chester, AR $64,774 Dyer, AR $63,826 Greenwood, AR $63,959

Hackett, AR $64,047 Hartford, AR $63,562 Huntington, AR $63,650 Lavaca, AR $64,003 Magazine, AR $63,518 Mansfield, AR $63,562 Midland, AR $63,738 Mountainburg, AR $64,686

Mulberry, AR $64,392 Natural Dam, AR $63,782 Ozark, AR $64,341 Parks, AR $63,518 Ratcliff, AR $63,518 Rudy, AR $64,047 Uniontown, AR $63,959 Van Buren, AR $64,179

Waldron, AR $63,518 Winslow, AR $66,435 Quitman, AR $65,773 Redfield, AR $65,671 Reydell, AR $65,098 Roe, AR $65,435 Roland, AR $66,126 Romance, AR $65,773

Rose Bud, AR $65,773 Russell, AR $65,773 Saint Charles, AR $65,098 Scotland, AR $65,773 Scott, AR $66,435 Searcy, AR $65,773 Sheridan, AR $65,538 Sherrill, AR $65,627

Shirley, AR $65,773 Solgohachia, AR $65,773 Springfield, AR $65,773 Stuttgart, AR $65,289 Sweet Home, AR $66,435 Thida, AR $65,773 Tichnor, AR $64,877 Traskwood, AR $65,465

Tucker, AR $65,406 Tupelo, AR $67,037 Ulm, AR $65,267 Vilonia, AR $65,862 Wabbaseka, AR $65,318 Ward, AR $65,773 West Point, AR $65,773 Wilburn, AR $65,773

Woodson, AR $66,214 Wooster, AR $65,773 Wright, AR $65,627 Wrightsville, AR $66,435 Little Rock, AR $66,435 West Memphis, AR $68,823 Armorel, AR $68,308 Aubrey, AR $68,308

Barton, AR $68,308 Bassett, AR $68,308 Blytheville, AR $68,308 Gosnell, AR $68,308 Brickeys, AR $68,308 Burdette, AR $68,308 Caldwell, AR $68,308 Cherry Valley, AR $68,308

Clarkedale, AR $68,617 Colt, AR $68,308 Crawfordsville, AR $68,580 Tontitown, AR $66,743 Strong, AR $64,796 Thornton, AR $65,098 Waldo, AR $66,817 Whelen Springs, AR $65,098

Hope, AR $66,817 Alleene, AR $66,655 Ashdown, AR $66,655 Ben Lomond, AR $66,655 Blevins, AR $65,957 Bradley, AR $66,817 Buckner, AR $66,817 Cale, AR $65,957

Columbus, AR $66,817 De Queen, AR $63,518 Dierks, AR $63,518 Doddridge, AR $66,817 Emmet, AR $65,957 Foreman, AR $66,655 Fouke, AR $66,817 Fulton, AR $66,817

Garland City, AR $66,817 Genoa, AR $66,817 Gillham, AR $63,518 Horatio, AR $65,612 Laneburg, AR $65,957 Lewisville, AR $66,817 Lockesburg, AR $65,612 Mc Caskill, AR $65,898

Mineral Springs, AR $66,655 Nashville, AR $65,303 Ogden, AR $66,655 Texarkana, AR $66,817 Ozan, AR $65,957 Prescott, AR $65,098 Rosston, AR $65,957 Saratoga, AR $66,817

Stamps, AR $66,817 Taylor, AR $66,817 Washington, AR $65,957 Willisville, AR $66,817 Wilton, AR $66,655 Winthrop, AR $66,655 Hot Springs National Park, AR $65,773 Hot Springs Village, AR $65,773

Alpine, AR $65,435 Amity, AR $65,435 Antoine, AR $65,435 Arkadelphia, AR $65,098 Bauxite, AR $66,038 Crumrod, AR $64,877 Driver, AR $68,308 Dyess, AR $68,308

Earle, AR $68,308 Edmondson, AR $68,654 Elaine, AR $66,023 Forrest City, AR $68,308 Frenchmans Bayou, AR $68,448 Gilmore, AR $68,411 Goodwin, AR $68,308 Haynes, AR $68,308

Helena, AR $68,308 Heth, AR $68,308 Hickory Ridge, AR $68,308 Hughes, AR $68,308 Bismarck, AR $65,435 Board Camp, AR $63,518 Bonnerdale, AR $65,435 Caddo Gap, AR $64,796

Cove, AR $63,518 Delight, AR $65,435 Donaldson, AR $65,098 Friendship, AR $65,435 Glenwood, AR $65,435 Grannis, AR $63,518 Hatfield, AR $63,518 Jessieville, AR $65,773

Kirby, AR $65,435 Langley, AR $63,518 Mena, AR $63,518 Mountain Pine, AR $65,773 Mount Ida, AR $64,642 Murfreesboro, AR $64,796 Newhope, AR $63,518 Norman, AR $64,642

Oden, AR $63,518 Okolona, AR $65,098 Pearcy, AR $65,435 Pencil Bluff, AR $63,518 Royal, AR $65,773 Sims, AR $63,518 Story, AR $64,642 Umpire, AR $63,518

Vandervoort, AR $63,518 Wickes, AR $63,518 Adona, AR $65,773 Alexander, AR $66,347 Almyra, AR $65,098 Altheimer, AR $65,450 Amagon, AR $68,308 Augusta, AR $65,773

Austin, AR $65,818 Bald Knob, AR $65,773 Beebe, AR $65,773 Bee Branch, AR $65,773 Beedeville, AR $68,308 Benton, AR $65,627 Bigelow, AR $65,773 Biscoe, AR $65,773

Bradford, AR $65,773 Brinkley, AR $66,391 Bryant, AR $66,214 Cabot, AR $65,898 Carlisle, AR $65,575 Casa, AR $65,773 Casscoe, AR $65,098 Center Ridge, AR $65,773

Choctaw, AR $65,773 Clarendon, AR $65,435 Cleveland, AR $65,773 Clinton, AR $65,773 Conway, AR $65,773 Cotton Plant, AR $65,773 Coy, AR $65,428 Crocketts Bluff, AR $65,098

Damascus, AR $65,773 Des Arc, AR $65,773 De Valls Bluff, AR $65,773 De Witt, AR $65,098 Diaz, AR $68,308 Edgemont, AR $65,773 El Paso, AR $65,773 England, AR $65,560

Enola, AR $65,773 Ethel, AR $64,877 Fox, AR $65,773 Garner, AR $65,773 College Station, AR $66,435 Gillett, AR $65,098 Grapevine, AR $65,538 Greenbrier, AR $65,773

Gregory, AR $65,773 Griffithville, AR $65,773 Guy, AR $65,773 Hattieville, AR $65,773 Hazen, AR $65,663 Hensley, AR $66,214 Hickory Plains, AR $65,773 Higden, AR $65,773

Higginson, AR $65,773 Holly Grove, AR $65,435 Houston, AR $65,773 Humnoke, AR $65,399 Humphrey, AR $65,303 Hunter, AR $68,308 Jacksonport, AR $67,037 Jacksonville, AR $66,347

Jefferson, AR $65,759 Jerusalem, AR $65,773 Judsonia, AR $65,773 Kensett, AR $65,773 Keo, AR $66,082 Leola, AR $65,237 Letona, AR $65,773 Lonoke, AR $65,663

Lonsdale, AR $65,568 Weiner, AR $68,308 Williford, AR $67,037 Batesville, AR $65,773 Horseshoe Bend, AR $65,171 Ash Flat, AR $66,214 Bexar, AR $64,569 Brockwell, AR $65,171

Calico Rock, AR $65,171 Camp, AR $64,569 Cave City, AR $67,037 Charlotte, AR $67,037 Concord, AR $65,773 Cord, AR $67,037 Cherokee Village, AR $66,214 Cushman, AR $65,773

Desha, AR $65,773 Dolph, AR $65,171 Drasco, AR $65,773 Elizabeth, AR $64,569 Evening Shade, AR $65,773 Fifty Six, AR $65,773 Floral, AR $65,773 Franklin, AR $65,171

Gamaliel, AR $64,569 Gepp, AR $64,569 Glencoe, AR $65,171 Guion, AR $65,773 Hardy, AR $66,214 Heber Springs, AR $65,773 Henderson, AR $64,569 Ida, AR $65,773

Locust Grove, AR $65,773 Magness, AR $65,773 Mammoth Spring, AR $64,569 Marcella, AR $65,773 Melbourne, AR $65,773 Mountain View, AR $65,773 Mount Pleasant, AR $65,773 Newark, AR $67,037

Oil Trough, AR $65,773 Oxford, AR $65,171 Pineville, AR $65,171 Pleasant Grove, AR $65,773 Pleasant Plains, AR $65,773 Poughkeepsie, AR $67,037 Rosie, AR $65,773 Saffell, AR $68,308

Sage, AR $65,773 Salado, AR $65,773 Salem, AR $64,569 Sidney, AR $65,773 Sturkie, AR $64,569 Sulphur Rock, AR $65,773 Tumbling Shoals, AR $65,773 Viola, AR $64,569

Violet Hill, AR $65,171 Wideman, AR $65,171 Wiseman, AR $65,171 Harrison, AR $66,082 Alpena, AR $66,082 Beaver, AR $66,082 Bergman, AR $65,325 Berryville, AR $66,082

Big Flat, AR $65,773 Bull Shoals, AR $64,569 Clarkridge, AR $64,569 Compton, AR $66,082 Cotter, AR $64,569 Deer, AR $66,082 Dennard, AR $65,773 Diamond City, AR $64,569

Eureka Springs, AR $66,082 Everton, AR $66,082 Fairfield Bay, AR $65,773 Flippin, AR $64,569 Gassville, AR $64,569 Gilbert, AR $66,082 Green Forest, AR $66,082 Harriet, AR $65,928

Hasty, AR $66,082 Jasper, AR $66,082 Lakeview, AR $64,569 Lead Hill, AR $64,569 Leslie, AR $65,773 Marble Falls, AR $66,082 Marshall, AR $65,928 Midway, AR $64,569

Mountain Home, AR $64,569 Mount Judea, AR $66,082 Timbo, AR $65,773 Norfork, AR $64,569 Oak Grove, AR $66,082 Oakland, AR $64,569 Omaha, AR $64,569 Onia, AR $65,773

Parthenon, AR $66,082 Peel, AR $64,569 Pindall, AR $66,082 Ponca, AR $66,082 Pyatt, AR $65,325 Saint Joe, AR $66,082 Summit, AR $64,569 Tilly, AR $65,928

Valley Springs, AR $66,082 Vendor, AR $66,082 Western Grove, AR $66,082 Witts Springs, AR $65,928 Yellville, AR $65,325 Fayetteville, AR $66,743 Avoca, AR $66,126 Bentonville, AR $66,214

Bella Vista, AR $66,082 Canehill, AR $66,391 Cave Springs, AR $66,523 Centerton, AR $66,170 Combs, AR $65,707 Decatur, AR $66,082 Elkins, AR $66,743 Elm Springs, AR $66,699

Evansville, AR $64,943 Farmington, AR $66,743 Garfield, AR $66,082 Gateway, AR $66,082 Gentry, AR $66,126 Goshen, AR $66,743 Gravette, AR $66,082 Greenland, AR $66,743

Hindsville, AR $66,435 Hiwasse, AR $66,082 Huntsville, AR $66,170 Johnson, AR $66,743 Kingston, AR $66,082 Lincoln, AR $66,391 Lowell, AR $66,567 Maysville, AR $66,082

Morrow, AR $66,347 Pea Ridge, AR $66,082 Pettigrew, AR $66,082 Prairie Grove, AR $66,699 Rogers, AR $66,347 Saint Paul, AR $65,884 Siloam Springs, AR $66,126 Springdale, AR $66,743

Sulphur Springs, AR $66,082 Summers, AR $66,302 Rohwer, AR $64,657 Prim, AR $65,773 Little Rock Air Force Base, AR $66,391 Mc Crory, AR $67,037 Mc Rae, AR $65,773 Mabelvale, AR $66,347

Malvern, AR $65,421 Jones Mill, AR $65,502 Mayflower, AR $66,126 Menifee, AR $65,773 Monroe, AR $66,391 Morrilton, AR $65,773 Mount Vernon, AR $65,773 Newport, AR $68,308

Maumelle, AR $66,435 North Little Rock, AR $66,435 Sherwood, AR $66,435 Pangburn, AR $65,773 Paron, AR $65,773 Patterson, AR $67,037 Perry, AR $65,773 Perryville, AR $65,773

Plumerville, AR $65,773 Poyen, AR $65,369 Prattsville, AR $65,406 Lamar, AR $64,796 Pine Bluff, AR $65,759 White Hall, AR $65,759 Arkansas City, AR $64,657 Banks, AR $65,098

Crossett, AR $64,796 Dermott, AR $64,657 Dumas, AR $65,098 Eudora, AR $64,877 Fountain Hill, AR $64,657 Gould, AR $65,098 Grady, AR $65,098 Hamburg, AR $64,657

Hermitage, AR $65,098 Jersey, AR $64,796 Kingsland, AR $65,098 Lake Village, AR $65,009 Mc Gehee, AR $64,657 Monticello, AR $65,098 Montrose, AR $64,657 Moscow, AR $65,274

New Edinburg, AR $65,098 Parkdale, AR $64,657 Pickens, AR $64,657 Portland, AR $64,657 Rison, AR $65,230

Research and Development Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Research and Development 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 March 01, 2026

$58,909

Average $66,376/year

$73,919

$4,909

Average $5,531/month

$6,160

$1,133

Average $1,276/week

$1,422

$28

Average $32/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,919	$6,160	$1,422	$36
Average	$66,376	$5,531	$1,276	$32
25th Percentile	$58,909	$4,909	$1,133	$28

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