How much do Data Scientists make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

Percentile spread

For Data Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $67,490 and the 90th percentile is $129,400. The difference is $61,910, which is 59.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $82,660 to the 75th at $125,500, covers $42,840.

The mean annual wage is $106,070, which sits above the median of $103,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 13.9% lower than the national median of $120,230 for Data Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $115,830, which is 3.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.4% lower than the Arkansas median of $109,390.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 89.364, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $103,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Scientists at $115,830 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Data Scientists. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 2nd of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 133 miles away, with a median of $125,590 and employment of 280. That median is 21.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,478, against $115,830 here.
• Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 147 miles away, with a median of $102,220 and employment of 410. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,893, against $115,830 here.
• Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 178 miles away, with a median of $98,400 and employment of 40. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,084, against $115,830 here.

Employment share

Data Scientists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (130 of 358,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (262,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.22 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.