Expert Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Little Rock, AR

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Conway.

Median salary$114,442
Middle 50%$100k–$140.1k
vs. all levels here+27%comparison median $90,000
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $97,344 and $166,820.
PercentileSalary
10th$97,344
25th$100,008
50th (median)$114,442
75th$140,127
90th$165,200

Cost of living

Little Rock's median expert Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $114,442 is worth about $128,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Little Rock, AR area earned a median of $88,610 in May 2025 (450 employed). The H-1B median here is $114,442, 29% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Gainwell Technologiestoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $114,442 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$97,344$114,44210

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.