Software Development Engineer Salary in Arkansas

How much does a Software Development Engineer make in Arkansas?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Development Engineer in Arkansas is $116,100 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $56.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $135,077
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $106,962 to $126,033
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $98,641

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Software Development Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$126,033	$10,503	$2,424	$61
Average	$116,100	$9,675	$2,233	$56
25th Percentile	$106,962	$8,913	$2,057	$51

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Key Factors That Influence Software Development Engineer Salaries

A Software Development Engineer'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 Development Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Development Engineer'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): $73,204
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,204
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $115,371
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $133,484
Expert (over 8 years): $153,438

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Software ... Level Software Development Engineer	$73,204
Software ... Level Software Development Engineer	$94,204
Software ... Level Software Development Engineer	$115,371
Software ... Level Software Development Engineer	$133,484
Software ... Level Software Development Engineer	$153,438

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How Do Software Development Engineer 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 Development Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $142,292.
California: $141,752.
Massachusetts: $139,863.

District of Columbia $142,292 California $141,752 Massachusetts $139,863 Washington $139,349 New Jersey $139,297 Alaska $139,117 Connecticut $137,344 New York $136,624

Hawaii $134,324 Rhode Island $133,244 Maryland $132,512 Minnesota $131,509 Colorado $131,124 Illinois $130,995 Oregon $130,507 Delaware $130,147

New Hampshire $129,921 Virginia $129,415 Pennsylvania $127,937 Nevada $127,191 North Dakota $126,947 Michigan $126,562 Wisconsin $126,420 Vermont $126,137

Texas $125,354 Maine $125,302 Arizona $125,225 Ohio $125,135 Georgia $123,953 Indiana $123,362 Wyoming $123,246 Utah $123,066

Iowa $122,989 Kansas $122,372 Louisiana $122,192 North Carolina $122,128 Missouri $122,102 Florida $121,601 Montana $121,331 Nebraska $121,074

Kentucky $120,933 South Carolina $120,419 Tennessee $120,097 Idaho $119,969 New Mexico $119,031 Oklahoma $118,825 Alabama $118,067 South Dakota $116,794

Arkansas $116,100 West Virginia $115,728 Mississippi $114,610

Top Paying Cities for Software Development Engineers

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: $113,864
Wesley: $116,589
West Fork: $116,743

Star City, AR $113,864 Wesley, AR $116,589 West Fork, AR $116,743 Witter, AR $115,586 Russellville, AR $115,047 Alix, AR $111,474 Altus, AR $111,937 Atkins, AR $115,047

Belleville, AR $111,101 Blue Mountain, AR $111,101 Bluffton, AR $111,101 Briggsville, AR $111,101 Centerville, AR $115,047 Clarksville, AR $113,337 Coal Hill, AR $111,101 Danville, AR $113,067

Dardanelle, AR $115,047 Delaware, AR $111,101 Dover, AR $115,047 Gravelly, AR $111,101 Hagarville, AR $113,337 Hartman, AR $111,101 Harvey, AR $111,101 Havana, AR $111,101

Hector, AR $115,047 Knoxville, AR $113,337 Mc Dougal, AR $119,480 Manila, AR $119,480 Marmaduke, AR $119,480 Maynard, AR $119,480 Minturn, AR $119,480 Monette, AR $119,480

Tillar, AR $113,093 Warren, AR $113,864 Watson, AR $113,093 Wilmar, AR $113,864 Wilmot, AR $113,132 Winchester, AR $113,093 Yorktown, AR $113,864 Camden, AR $113,864

Bearden, AR $113,864 Beirne, AR $113,864 Bluff City, AR $113,864 Calion, AR $113,337 Carthage, AR $113,916 Chidester, AR $113,864 Curtis, AR $113,864 El Dorado, AR $113,337

Emerson, AR $116,872 Fordyce, AR $113,864 Gurdon, AR $113,864 Hampton, AR $113,864 Harrell, AR $113,864 Huttig, AR $113,337 Ivan, AR $113,864 Junction City, AR $113,337

Lawson, AR $113,337 Louann, AR $113,594 Mc Neil, AR $116,872 Magnolia, AR $116,872 Mount Holly, AR $115,098 Norphlet, AR $113,337 Smackover, AR $113,594 Sparkman, AR $113,864

Stephens, AR $115,368 Joiner, AR $119,480 Keiser, AR $119,480 La Grange, AR $119,480 Lambrook, AR $113,864 Lepanto, AR $119,480 Lexa, AR $119,480 Luxora, AR $119,480

Madison, AR $119,480 Marianna, AR $119,480 Marion, AR $120,380 Marked Tree, AR $119,480 Marvell, AR $119,480 Mellwood, AR $113,479 Moro, AR $119,480 Oneida, AR $115,484

Osceola, AR $119,480 Palestine, AR $119,480 Parkin, AR $119,480 Poplar Grove, AR $119,480 Proctor, AR $120,200 Rivervale, AR $119,480 Snow Lake, AR $113,093 Turner, AR $113,864

Turrell, AR $119,840 Tyronza, AR $119,480 Vanndale, AR $119,480 Wabash, AR $115,484 West Helena, AR $119,480 West Ridge, AR $119,480 Wheatley, AR $117,257 Widener, AR $119,480

Wilson, AR $119,480 Wynne, AR $119,480 Jonesboro, AR $119,480 Alicia, AR $119,480 Bay, AR $119,480 Beech Grove, AR $119,480 Biggers, AR $119,480 Black Oak, AR $119,480

Black Rock, AR $119,480 Bono, AR $119,480 Brookland, AR $119,480 Caraway, AR $119,480 Cash, AR $119,480 Corning, AR $119,480 Datto, AR $119,480 Delaplaine, AR $119,480

Dell, AR $119,480 Egypt, AR $119,480 Etowah, AR $119,480 Fisher, AR $119,480 Greenway, AR $119,480 Grubbs, AR $119,480 Harrisburg, AR $119,480 Hoxie, AR $119,480

Imboden, AR $119,480 Knobel, AR $119,480 Lafe, AR $119,480 Lake City, AR $119,480 Leachville, AR $119,480 Light, AR $119,480 Lynn, AR $119,480 London, AR $113,916

O Kean, AR $119,480 Paragould, AR $119,480 Peach Orchard, AR $119,480 Piggott, AR $119,480 Pocahontas, AR $119,480 Pollard, AR $119,480 Portia, AR $119,480 Powhatan, AR $119,480

Ravenden, AR $119,480 Ravenden Springs, AR $119,480 Rector, AR $119,480 Reyno, AR $119,480 Saint Francis, AR $119,480 Sedgwick, AR $119,480 Smithville, AR $119,480 State University, AR $119,480

Strawberry, AR $117,257 Success, AR $119,480 Swifton, AR $119,480 Trumann, AR $119,480 Tuckerman, AR $119,480 Walcott, AR $119,480 Waldenburg, AR $119,480 Walnut Ridge, AR $119,480

Warm Springs, AR $119,480 New Blaine, AR $111,101 Oark, AR $115,586 Ola, AR $115,047 Ozone, AR $115,586 Paris, AR $111,101 Pelsor, AR $115,586 Plainview, AR $115,047

Pottsville, AR $115,047 Rover, AR $113,067 Scranton, AR $111,101 Subiaco, AR $111,101 Fort Smith, AR $112,258 Alma, AR $112,027 Barling, AR $112,258 Boles, AR $111,101

Booneville, AR $111,101 Branch, AR $111,101 Cecil, AR $112,027 Cedarville, AR $111,949 Charleston, AR $111,333 Chester, AR $113,299 Dyer, AR $111,641 Greenwood, AR $111,872

Hackett, AR $112,027 Hartford, AR $111,178 Huntington, AR $111,333 Lavaca, AR $111,949 Magazine, AR $111,101 Mansfield, AR $111,178 Midland, AR $111,487 Mountainburg, AR $113,145

Mulberry, AR $112,631 Natural Dam, AR $111,564 Ozark, AR $112,541 Parks, AR $111,101 Ratcliff, AR $111,101 Rudy, AR $112,027 Uniontown, AR $111,872 Van Buren, AR $112,258

Waldron, AR $111,101 Winslow, AR $116,203 Quitman, AR $115,047 Redfield, AR $114,867 Reydell, AR $113,864 Roe, AR $114,455 Roland, AR $115,664 Romance, AR $115,047

Rose Bud, AR $115,047 Russell, AR $115,047 Saint Charles, AR $113,864 Scotland, AR $115,047 Scott, AR $116,203 Searcy, AR $115,047 Sheridan, AR $114,635 Sherrill, AR $114,790

Shirley, AR $115,047 Solgohachia, AR $115,047 Springfield, AR $115,047 Stuttgart, AR $114,198 Sweet Home, AR $116,203 Thida, AR $115,047 Tichnor, AR $113,479 Traskwood, AR $114,507

Tucker, AR $114,404 Tupelo, AR $117,257 Ulm, AR $114,160 Vilonia, AR $115,201 Wabbaseka, AR $114,250 Ward, AR $115,047 West Point, AR $115,047 Wilburn, AR $115,047

Woodson, AR $115,818 Wooster, AR $115,047 Wright, AR $114,790 Wrightsville, AR $116,203 Little Rock, AR $116,203 West Memphis, AR $120,380 Armorel, AR $119,480 Aubrey, AR $119,480

Barton, AR $119,480 Bassett, AR $119,480 Blytheville, AR $119,480 Gosnell, AR $119,480 Brickeys, AR $119,480 Burdette, AR $119,480 Caldwell, AR $119,480 Cherry Valley, AR $119,480

Clarkedale, AR $120,020 Colt, AR $119,480 Crawfordsville, AR $119,956 Tontitown, AR $116,743 Strong, AR $113,337 Thornton, AR $113,864 Waldo, AR $116,872 Whelen Springs, AR $113,864

Hope, AR $116,872 Alleene, AR $116,589 Ashdown, AR $116,589 Ben Lomond, AR $116,589 Blevins, AR $115,368 Bradley, AR $116,872 Buckner, AR $116,872 Cale, AR $115,368

Columbus, AR $116,872 De Queen, AR $111,101 Dierks, AR $111,101 Doddridge, AR $116,872 Emmet, AR $115,368 Foreman, AR $116,589 Fouke, AR $116,872 Fulton, AR $116,872

Garland City, AR $116,872 Genoa, AR $116,872 Gillham, AR $111,101 Horatio, AR $114,764 Laneburg, AR $115,368 Lewisville, AR $116,872 Lockesburg, AR $114,764 Mc Caskill, AR $115,265

Mineral Springs, AR $116,589 Nashville, AR $114,224 Ogden, AR $116,589 Texarkana, AR $116,872 Ozan, AR $115,368 Prescott, AR $113,864 Rosston, AR $115,368 Saratoga, AR $116,872

Stamps, AR $116,872 Taylor, AR $116,872 Washington, AR $115,368 Willisville, AR $116,872 Wilton, AR $116,589 Winthrop, AR $116,589 Hot Springs National Park, AR $115,047 Hot Springs Village, AR $115,047

Alpine, AR $114,455 Amity, AR $114,455 Antoine, AR $114,455 Arkadelphia, AR $113,864 Bauxite, AR $115,509 Crumrod, AR $113,479 Driver, AR $119,480 Dyess, AR $119,480

Earle, AR $119,480 Edmondson, AR $120,084 Elaine, AR $115,484 Forrest City, AR $119,480 Frenchmans Bayou, AR $119,725 Gilmore, AR $119,660 Goodwin, AR $119,480 Haynes, AR $119,480

Helena, AR $119,480 Heth, AR $119,480 Hickory Ridge, AR $119,480 Hughes, AR $119,480 Bismarck, AR $114,455 Board Camp, AR $111,101 Bonnerdale, AR $114,455 Caddo Gap, AR $113,337

Cove, AR $111,101 Delight, AR $114,455 Donaldson, AR $113,864 Friendship, AR $114,455 Glenwood, AR $114,455 Grannis, AR $111,101 Hatfield, AR $111,101 Jessieville, AR $115,047

Kirby, AR $114,455 Langley, AR $111,101 Mena, AR $111,101 Mountain Pine, AR $115,047 Mount Ida, AR $113,067 Murfreesboro, AR $113,337 Newhope, AR $111,101 Norman, AR $113,067

Oden, AR $111,101 Okolona, AR $113,864 Pearcy, AR $114,455 Pencil Bluff, AR $111,101 Royal, AR $115,047 Sims, AR $111,101 Story, AR $113,067 Umpire, AR $111,101

Vandervoort, AR $111,101 Wickes, AR $111,101 Adona, AR $115,047 Alexander, AR $116,049 Almyra, AR $113,864 Altheimer, AR $114,481 Amagon, AR $119,480 Augusta, AR $115,047

Austin, AR $115,124 Bald Knob, AR $115,047 Beebe, AR $115,047 Bee Branch, AR $115,047 Beedeville, AR $119,480 Benton, AR $114,790 Bigelow, AR $115,047 Biscoe, AR $115,047

Bradford, AR $115,047 Brinkley, AR $116,126 Bryant, AR $115,818 Cabot, AR $115,265 Carlisle, AR $114,700 Casa, AR $115,047 Casscoe, AR $113,864 Center Ridge, AR $115,047

Choctaw, AR $115,047 Clarendon, AR $114,455 Cleveland, AR $115,047 Clinton, AR $115,047 Conway, AR $115,047 Cotton Plant, AR $115,047 Coy, AR $114,443 Crocketts Bluff, AR $113,864

Damascus, AR $115,047 Des Arc, AR $115,047 De Valls Bluff, AR $115,047 De Witt, AR $113,864 Diaz, AR $119,480 Edgemont, AR $115,047 El Paso, AR $115,047 England, AR $114,674

Enola, AR $115,047 Ethel, AR $113,479 Fox, AR $115,047 Garner, AR $115,047 College Station, AR $116,203 Gillett, AR $113,864 Grapevine, AR $114,635 Greenbrier, AR $115,047

Gregory, AR $115,047 Griffithville, AR $115,047 Guy, AR $115,047 Hattieville, AR $115,047 Hazen, AR $114,854 Hensley, AR $115,818 Hickory Plains, AR $115,047 Higden, AR $115,047

Higginson, AR $115,047 Holly Grove, AR $114,455 Houston, AR $115,047 Humnoke, AR $114,391 Humphrey, AR $114,224 Hunter, AR $119,480 Jacksonport, AR $117,257 Jacksonville, AR $116,049

Jefferson, AR $115,021 Jerusalem, AR $115,047 Judsonia, AR $115,047 Kensett, AR $115,047 Keo, AR $115,586 Leola, AR $114,108 Letona, AR $115,047 Lonoke, AR $114,854

Lonsdale, AR $114,687 Weiner, AR $119,480 Williford, AR $117,257 Batesville, AR $115,047 Horseshoe Bend, AR $113,993 Ash Flat, AR $115,818 Bexar, AR $112,939 Brockwell, AR $113,993

Calico Rock, AR $113,993 Camp, AR $112,939 Cave City, AR $117,257 Charlotte, AR $117,257 Concord, AR $115,047 Cord, AR $117,257 Cherokee Village, AR $115,818 Cushman, AR $115,047

Desha, AR $115,047 Dolph, AR $113,993 Drasco, AR $115,047 Elizabeth, AR $112,939 Evening Shade, AR $115,047 Fifty Six, AR $115,047 Floral, AR $115,047 Franklin, AR $113,993

Gamaliel, AR $112,939 Gepp, AR $112,939 Glencoe, AR $113,993 Guion, AR $115,047 Hardy, AR $115,818 Heber Springs, AR $115,047 Henderson, AR $112,939 Ida, AR $115,047

Locust Grove, AR $115,047 Magness, AR $115,047 Mammoth Spring, AR $112,939 Marcella, AR $115,047 Melbourne, AR $115,047 Mountain View, AR $115,047 Mount Pleasant, AR $115,047 Newark, AR $117,257

Oil Trough, AR $115,047 Oxford, AR $113,993 Pineville, AR $113,993 Pleasant Grove, AR $115,047 Pleasant Plains, AR $115,047 Poughkeepsie, AR $117,257 Rosie, AR $115,047 Saffell, AR $119,480

Sage, AR $115,047 Salado, AR $115,047 Salem, AR $112,939 Sidney, AR $115,047 Sturkie, AR $112,939 Sulphur Rock, AR $115,047 Tumbling Shoals, AR $115,047 Viola, AR $112,939

Violet Hill, AR $113,993 Wideman, AR $113,993 Wiseman, AR $113,993 Harrison, AR $115,586 Alpena, AR $115,586 Beaver, AR $115,586 Bergman, AR $114,263 Berryville, AR $115,586

Big Flat, AR $115,047 Bull Shoals, AR $112,939 Clarkridge, AR $112,939 Compton, AR $115,586 Cotter, AR $112,939 Deer, AR $115,586 Dennard, AR $115,047 Diamond City, AR $112,939

Eureka Springs, AR $115,586 Everton, AR $115,586 Fairfield Bay, AR $115,047 Flippin, AR $112,939 Gassville, AR $112,939 Gilbert, AR $115,586 Green Forest, AR $115,586 Harriet, AR $115,317

Hasty, AR $115,586 Jasper, AR $115,586 Lakeview, AR $112,939 Lead Hill, AR $112,939 Leslie, AR $115,047 Marble Falls, AR $115,586 Marshall, AR $115,317 Midway, AR $112,939

Mountain Home, AR $112,939 Mount Judea, AR $115,586 Timbo, AR $115,047 Norfork, AR $112,939 Oak Grove, AR $115,586 Oakland, AR $112,939 Omaha, AR $112,939 Onia, AR $115,047

Parthenon, AR $115,586 Peel, AR $112,939 Pindall, AR $115,586 Ponca, AR $115,586 Pyatt, AR $114,263 Saint Joe, AR $115,586 Summit, AR $112,939 Tilly, AR $115,317

Valley Springs, AR $115,586 Vendor, AR $115,586 Western Grove, AR $115,586 Witts Springs, AR $115,317 Yellville, AR $114,263 Fayetteville, AR $116,743 Avoca, AR $115,664 Bentonville, AR $115,818

Bella Vista, AR $115,586 Canehill, AR $116,126 Cave Springs, AR $116,357 Centerton, AR $115,741 Combs, AR $114,931 Decatur, AR $115,586 Elkins, AR $116,743 Elm Springs, AR $116,666

Evansville, AR $113,594 Farmington, AR $116,743 Garfield, AR $115,586 Gateway, AR $115,586 Gentry, AR $115,664 Goshen, AR $116,743 Gravette, AR $115,586 Greenland, AR $116,743

Hindsville, AR $116,203 Hiwasse, AR $115,586 Huntsville, AR $115,741 Johnson, AR $116,743 Kingston, AR $115,586 Lincoln, AR $116,126 Lowell, AR $116,435 Maysville, AR $115,586

Morrow, AR $116,049 Pea Ridge, AR $115,586 Pettigrew, AR $115,586 Prairie Grove, AR $116,666 Rogers, AR $116,049 Saint Paul, AR $115,239 Siloam Springs, AR $115,664 Springdale, AR $116,743

Sulphur Springs, AR $115,586 Summers, AR $115,972 Rohwer, AR $113,093 Prim, AR $115,047 Little Rock Air Force Base, AR $116,126 Mc Crory, AR $117,257 Mc Rae, AR $115,047 Mabelvale, AR $116,049

Malvern, AR $114,430 Jones Mill, AR $114,571 Mayflower, AR $115,664 Menifee, AR $115,047 Monroe, AR $116,126 Morrilton, AR $115,047 Mount Vernon, AR $115,047 Newport, AR $119,480

Maumelle, AR $116,203 North Little Rock, AR $116,203 Sherwood, AR $116,203 Pangburn, AR $115,047 Paron, AR $115,047 Patterson, AR $117,257 Perry, AR $115,047 Perryville, AR $115,047

Plumerville, AR $115,047 Poyen, AR $114,340 Prattsville, AR $114,404 Lamar, AR $113,337 Pine Bluff, AR $115,021 White Hall, AR $115,021 Arkansas City, AR $113,093 Banks, AR $113,864

Crossett, AR $113,337 Dermott, AR $113,093 Dumas, AR $113,864 Eudora, AR $113,479 Fountain Hill, AR $113,093 Gould, AR $113,864 Grady, AR $113,864 Hamburg, AR $113,093

Hermitage, AR $113,864 Jersey, AR $113,337 Kingsland, AR $113,864 Lake Village, AR $113,710 Mc Gehee, AR $113,093 Monticello, AR $113,864 Montrose, AR $113,093 Moscow, AR $114,173

New Edinburg, AR $113,864 Parkdale, AR $113,093 Pickens, AR $113,093 Portland, AR $113,093 Rison, AR $114,096

Software Development Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Development Engineer'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

$106,962

Average $116,100/year

$126,033

$8,913

Average $9,675/month

$10,503

$2,057

Average $2,233/week

$2,424

$51

Average $56/hour

$61

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$126,033	$10,503	$2,424	$61
Average	$116,100	$9,675	$2,233	$56
25th Percentile	$106,962	$8,913	$2,057	$51

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