H-1B salaries in Fayetteville, AR

Based on 5,341 certified H-1B filings in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$121,264
Middle 50%$100k–$141.1k
vs. national median−1%comparison median $122,699
Filings5,341FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $53,911 and $216,052.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,413
25th$100,000
50th (median)$121,264
75th$141,119
90th$165,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $95k $130k FY2020: median $76,000 (3,249 filings) FY2021: median $90,438 (2,619 filings) FY2022: median $96,000 (2,365 filings) FY2023: median $102,688 (1,855 filings) FY2024: median $115,000 (2,554 filings) FY2025: median $120,524 (3,343 filings) FY2026: median $122,079 (1,998 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3,249 filings FY20 FY2021: 2,619 filings FY21 FY2022: 2,365 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,855 filings FY23 FY2024: 2,554 filings FY24 FY2025: 3,343 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,998 filings FY26 3,343
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
Show as table
Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$76,000$69,930$90,0433,249
FY2021$90,438$76,440$102,0002,619
FY2022$96,000$79,000$112,0002,365
FY2023$102,688$80,933$120,0001,855
FY2024$115,000$93,000$133,9672,554
FY2025$120,524$99,967$140,0003,343
FY2026$122,079$100,848$142,1271,998

Cost of living

Fayetteville's median H-1B salary of $121,264 is worth about $132,700 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,056Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,256Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)91.4Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$132,700Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesAR: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$121,5943,229
Data Scientist$135,000748
Systems Engineer / Architect$101,733440
Systems Analyst$88,65088
IT Manager$182,10479
QA Engineer$91,78068
Information Security Analyst$135,35358
Programmer Analyst$102,00053
Industrial Engineer$132,69352
Logistician$122,76045
Database Administrator$105,05130
Data Engineer$96,92029
Operations Research Analyst$90,31526
UX Designer$120,71920
Financial Analyst$98,75018

By job title

Product Manager$147.6k · 180 Java Developer$84k · 86 Full Stack Developer$83.5k · 30 DevOps Engineer$81.9k · 16 .NET Developer$85k · 11 Solutions Architect$127.5k · 11 Systems Engineer$83.3k · 11

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Fayetteville, AR. Figure: median salary · filings.