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Arkansas engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Arkansas, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$92,063

Arkansas

Top earners

$145,781

Higher end

vs national

-24% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

4

in this state

Engineers in Arkansas earn a blended median of $92,063 per year, -24% vs national, with top earners near $145,781. That blends 11 engineering occupations across 13,100 published jobs in Arkansas. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Arkansas

Published wage data for each discipline in Arkansas. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Arkansas

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Top-paying

Fayetteville

$97,661

-19% vs national

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Little Rock

$94,783

-21% vs national

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Hot Springs

$92,720

-23% vs national

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Fort Smith

$90,728

-25% vs national

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Jonesboro

$82,309

-32% vs national

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More cities in Arkansas

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What affects engineering pay in Arkansas

  • ▹Local market. Arkansas pay runs -24% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Fayetteville, Little Rock, Fort Smith and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Arkansas; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Arkansas — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Arkansas?
Engineers in Arkansas earn a blended median of $92,063 per year — 24% below the national average — across 11 engineering occupations and 13,100 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Arkansas?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Arkansas, at $132,660 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Arkansas a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Arkansas runs 24% below the national average, across 13,100 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Arkansas pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Memphis ($105,410), Fayetteville ($97,661), and Texarkana ($97,275), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 11 engineering occupations in Arkansas, weighted by local employment (13,100 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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