QA Engineer salary in Little Rock, AR
Based on 19 certified H-1B filings in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Conway, North Little Rock.
Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer
Salary range
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th | $70,459 |
| 25th | $82,684 |
| 50th (median) | $92,643 |
| 75th | $99,537 |
| 90th | $109,720 |
Salary by year
Median salary
Filings per year
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| Fiscal year | Median | P25 | P75 | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | – | – | – | 7 |
| FY2021 | $78,345 | $70,213 | $80,000 | 14 |
| FY2022 | – | – | – | 9 |
| FY2023 | – | – | – | 3 |
| FY2024 | $85,000 | $65,000 | $97,900 | 13 |
| FY2025 | $91,312 | $83,050 | $97,100 | 10 |
| FY2026 | – | – | – | 9 |
Cost of living
Little Rock's median QA Engineer salary of $92,643 is worth about $103,700 at national average prices.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Little Rock = 89.4).
Compared with all workers here
All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Little Rock, AR area earned a median of $72,400 in May 2025 (280 employed). The H-1B median here is $92,643, 28% higher.
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
| Employer | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| USAble Mutual Insurance Company | too few | 3 |
| Accenture | too few | 2 |
| Acxiom | too few | 2 |
| Euronet | too few | 2 |
| Gainwell Technologies | too few | 2 |
| Sophlogic Global | too few | 2 |
Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.
By experience level
| Wage level | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | too few | 2 |
| Mid-level · Level II | too few | 2 |
| Senior · Level III | too few | 2 |
| Expert · Level IV | too few | 4 |
Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.