Data Scientists salary in Little Rock, AR

Median pay for data scientists in Little Rock, AR: $100,370/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $80,930 – $121,310 · about 90 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($93,540) by +$6,830 (+7%).

What it's really worth in Little Rock

With Little Rock's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $100,370 has the buying power of about $112,133 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,664 · median home $231,039 · median rent $1,246/mo.

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How Little Rock ranks for this job

On raw pay, Little Rock, AR is 64th of the 171 metros we hold data scientists wages for. Once Little Rock's cost of living is applied, it ranks 34th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Little Rock is one of the places where data scientists gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Little Rock

A median home in Little Rock, AR costs $231,039 — about 2.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,246/mo works out at 15% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where data scientists earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Little Rock.

Metro	Median pay	vs Little Rock	Rent vs Little Rock
San Jose, CA	$171,800	+71%	2.9×
San Francisco, CA	$163,430	+63%	2.6×
Seattle, WA	$135,610	+35%	1.8×
Washington, DC	$135,080	+35%	1.9×

Who hires data scientists around Little Rock

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · Healthcare
• Acxiom · Tech
• CHI – St. Vincent · Healthcare
• Arkansas Children's Hospital · Healthcare

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