Expert Data Scientist salary in Fayetteville, AR

Based on 81 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bentonville, Rogers, Centerton, Lowell, Springdale.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$173,910
Middle 50%$158.6k–$192.5k
vs. all levels here+29%comparison median $135,000
Filings81FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $132,621 and $269,793.
PercentileSalary
10th$135,000
25th$158,565
50th (median)$173,910
75th$192,507
90th$220,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $145k $190k FY2021: median $120,790 (16 filings) FY2022: median $127,575 (24 filings) FY2023: median $140,000 (19 filings) FY2025: median $171,098 (30 filings) FY2026: median $173,910 (51 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 24 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 30 filings FY25 FY2026: 51 filings FY26 51
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––8
FY2021$120,790$107,130$133,83816
FY2022$127,575$110,775$136,33524
FY2023$140,000$135,113$164,35119
FY2024–––8
FY2025$171,098$150,665$189,08830
FY2026$173,910$159,108$193,24351

Cost of living

Fayetteville's median expert Data Scientist salary of $173,910 is worth about $190,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Fayetteville = 91.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Fayetteville, AR area earned a median of $125,590 in May 2025 (280 employed). The H-1B median here is $173,910, 38% 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
Walmart$176,88261
Amazontoo few2
CVS Healthtoo few2
Ubertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $114,450 83
Mid-level · Level II $117,000 195
Senior · Level III $145,000 388
Expert · Level IV $173,910 81

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$75,525$114,45083
Mid-level · Level II$94,661$117,000195
Senior · Level III$113,880$145,000388
Expert · Level IV$132,621$173,91081

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.