Salaries in Arkansas.
1 metro area. 3445 roles.
Average cost-of-living index: 0.82x national average. Last updated April 2026.
1 city tracked3445 roles
Highest Paying
$296,000
Technical Fellow
Median Role
$257,000
SVP of Product
Entry Level
$247,000
Principal AI Engineer
Salary data sourced from Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), state pay-transparency job postings, and community submissions. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated June 2026.
Arkansas has 1 major metro area tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 0.82x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Technical Fellow at $296,000 in Little Rock. The median role pays $257,000.
Top 30 salaries in Arkansas
| # | Role | Median | Top City | Range |
|---|
| 1 | Technical Fellow | $296,000 | Little Rock | $231,000 to $384,000 |
| 2 | Principal Quantitative Researcher | $287,000 | Little Rock | $224,000 to $373,000 |
| 3 | Senior VP of Security | $279,000 | Little Rock | $217,000 to $362,000 |
| 4 | Senior VP of Product | $279,000 | Little Rock | $217,000 to $362,000 |
| 5 | Principal AI Research Scientist | $278,000 | Little Rock | $217,000 to $362,000 |
| 6 | Distinguished Engineer | $273,000 | Little Rock | $207,000 to $348,000 |
| 7 | Principal AI Compiler Engineer | $269,000 | Little Rock | $210,000 to $350,000 |
| 8 | Principal AI Agent Architect | $268,000 | Little Rock | $210,000 to $349,000 |
| 9 | Principal AI Safety Engineer | $263,000 | Little Rock | $205,000 to $342,000 |
| 10 | Chief Science Officer | $262,000 | Little Rock | $204,000 to $340,000 |
| 11 | Chief Security Officer | $260,000 | Little Rock | $202,000 to $338,000 |
| 12 | Chief AI Officer | $259,000 | Little Rock | $192,000 to $335,000 |
| 13 | Staff AI Research Scientist | $259,000 | Little Rock | $202,000 to $337,000 |
| 14 | Principal Quantitative Developer | $258,000 | Little Rock | $202,000 to $336,000 |
| 15 | Staff Quantitative Researcher | $257,000 | Little Rock | $200,000 to $334,000 |
| 16 | SVP of Product | $257,000 | Little Rock | $200,000 to $334,000 |
| 17 | Principal Deep Learning Engineer | $256,000 | Little Rock | $200,000 to $333,000 |
| 18 | Principal Computer Vision Engineer | $254,000 | Little Rock | $198,000 to $330,000 |
| 19 | L7 Software Engineer | $254,000 | Little Rock | $198,000 to $330,000 |
| 20 | Principal Applied Scientist | $253,000 | Little Rock | $198,000 to $330,000 |
| 21 | CTO | $253,000 | Little Rock | $198,000 to $329,000 |
| 22 | SVP of Technology | $253,000 | Little Rock | $198,000 to $329,000 |
| 23 | Chief Data & AI Officer | $252,000 | Little Rock | $188,000 to $328,000 |
| 24 | Principal Cryptographer | $251,000 | Little Rock | $196,000 to $326,000 |
| 25 | SVP of Sales | $251,000 | Little Rock | $196,000 to $326,000 |
| 26 | SVP of Strategy | $251,000 | Little Rock | $196,000 to $326,000 |
| 27 | Principal LLM Engineer | $249,000 | Little Rock | $194,000 to $324,000 |
| 28 | Senior Head of Security | $249,000 | Little Rock | $195,000 to $324,000 |
| 29 | Lead High-Frequency Trading Engineer | $248,000 | Little Rock | $194,000 to $323,000 |
| 30 | Principal AI Engineer | $247,000 | Little Rock | $192,000 to $321,000 |
Tax considerations in Arkansas
Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 4.4%. Little Rock has no city income tax. The combination of low taxes and very affordable housing creates one of the best net pay environments in the country.
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