Civil Engineer salary in Little Rock, AR

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bryant, North Little Rock.

Also listed as: Structural Engineer

Median salary$70,000
Middle 50%$67.4k–$80.5k
vs. national median−23%comparison median $91,377
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,653 and $94,102.
PercentileSalary
10th$66,019
25th$67,372
50th (median)$70,000
75th$80,538
90th$91,000

Cost of living

Little Rock's median Civil Engineer salary of $70,000 is worth about $78,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Little Rock = 89.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Civil Engineers in the Little Rock, AR area earned a median of $83,030 in May 2025 (580 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,000, 16% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Arkansas Department of Transportationtoo few5
Michael Baker Internationaltoo few2
Olssontoo few2
Welspun Pipestoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.