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 SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. 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 April 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 – $384,000 |
| 2 | Principal Quantitative Researcher | $287,000 | Little Rock | $224,000 – $373,000 |
| 3 | Senior VP of Security | $279,000 | Little Rock | $217,000 – $362,000 |
| 4 | Senior VP of Product | $279,000 | Little Rock | $217,000 – $362,000 |
| 5 | Principal AI Research Scientist | $278,000 | Little Rock | $217,000 – $362,000 |
| 6 | Distinguished Engineer | $273,000 | Little Rock | $207,000 – $348,000 |
| 7 | Principal AI Compiler Engineer | $269,000 | Little Rock | $210,000 – $350,000 |
| 8 | Principal AI Agent Architect | $268,000 | Little Rock | $210,000 – $349,000 |
| 9 | Principal AI Safety Engineer | $263,000 | Little Rock | $205,000 – $342,000 |
| 10 | Chief Science Officer | $262,000 | Little Rock | $204,000 – $340,000 |
| 11 | Chief Security Officer | $260,000 | Little Rock | $202,000 – $338,000 |
| 12 | Chief AI Officer | $259,000 | Little Rock | $192,000 – $335,000 |
| 13 | Staff AI Research Scientist | $259,000 | Little Rock | $202,000 – $337,000 |
| 14 | Principal Quantitative Developer | $258,000 | Little Rock | $202,000 – $336,000 |
| 15 | Staff Quantitative Researcher | $257,000 | Little Rock | $200,000 – $334,000 |
| 16 | SVP of Product | $257,000 | Little Rock | $200,000 – $334,000 |
| 17 | Principal Deep Learning Engineer | $256,000 | Little Rock | $200,000 – $333,000 |
| 18 | Principal Computer Vision Engineer | $254,000 | Little Rock | $198,000 – $330,000 |
| 19 | L7 Software Engineer | $254,000 | Little Rock | $198,000 – $330,000 |
| 20 | Principal Applied Scientist | $253,000 | Little Rock | $198,000 – $330,000 |
| 21 | CTO | $253,000 | Little Rock | $198,000 – $329,000 |
| 22 | SVP of Technology | $253,000 | Little Rock | $198,000 – $329,000 |
| 23 | Chief Data & AI Officer | $252,000 | Little Rock | $188,000 – $328,000 |
| 24 | Principal Cryptographer | $251,000 | Little Rock | $196,000 – $326,000 |
| 25 | SVP of Sales | $251,000 | Little Rock | $196,000 – $326,000 |
| 26 | SVP of Strategy | $251,000 | Little Rock | $196,000 – $326,000 |
| 27 | Principal LLM Engineer | $249,000 | Little Rock | $194,000 – $324,000 |
| 28 | Senior Head of Security | $249,000 | Little Rock | $195,000 – $324,000 |
| 29 | Lead High-Frequency Trading Engineer | $248,000 | Little Rock | $194,000 – $323,000 |
| 30 | Principal AI Engineer | $247,000 | Little Rock | $192,000 – $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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