Mid-level Software Engineer salary in Little Rock, AR

Based on 76 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Conway, North Little Rock, Maumelle, Littlerock, Jacksonville.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$84,427
Middle 50%$83.9k–$95k
vs. all levels here−3%comparison median $87,000
Filings76FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,450 and $149,550.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,450
25th$83,875
50th (median)$84,427
75th$95,000
90th$120,493

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $71,550 (130 filings) FY2021: median $70,803 (77 filings) FY2022: median $73,174 (66 filings) FY2023: median $77,958 (66 filings) FY2024: median $84,427 (57 filings) FY2025: median $84,475 (42 filings) FY2026: median $83,750 (34 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 130 filings FY20 FY2021: 77 filings FY21 FY2022: 66 filings FY22 FY2023: 66 filings FY23 FY2024: 57 filings FY24 FY2025: 42 filings FY25 FY2026: 34 filings FY26 130
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$71,550$71,219$81,884130
FY2021$70,803$70,803$80,99577
FY2022$73,174$68,765$95,71066
FY2023$77,958$73,174$91,06866
FY2024$84,427$77,958$102,50057
FY2025$84,475$84,427$95,00042
FY2026$83,750$83,450$95,00034

Cost of living

Little Rock's median mid-level Software Engineer salary of $84,427 is worth about $94,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Little Rock, AR area earned a median of $104,070 in May 2025 (1,590 employed). The H-1B median here is $84,427, 19% lower.

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
Deloittetoo few8
AAIT Healthtoo few6
Aariv Technologiestoo few5
TetraSofttoo few5
LiveRamptoo few3
Protech Solutionstoo few3
10 Fitness Corporate Sales Inc of Little Rocktoo few2
U.s. Electronicstoo few2
Sann It Solutionstoo few2
USAble Mutual Insurance Companytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $69,500 24
Mid-level · Level II $84,427 76
Senior · Level III $106,050 24
Expert · Level IV $152,855 12

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$67,517$69,50024
Mid-level · Level II$83,450$84,42776
Senior · Level III$101,317$106,05024
Expert · Level IV$118,227$152,85512

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.