Cybersecurity Analyst salary in Arkansas

Official occupation: 15-1212 Information Security Analysts · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 95/100

In Arkansas, the median cybersecurity analyst earns $103,490 a year, 20% below the United States median of $129,180.

It ranks 36th of 48 states with a published figure.

Pay is relatively compressed, with the 10th percentile at $59,410 and the 90th at $140,900 (a ratio of 2.4).

About 1,460 people work in this occupation here, roughly in line with its national share (location quotient 0.91).

For context, the median across all occupations in Arkansas is $43,630, so this role pays 2.4 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureArkansasNational
Median annual pay Observed$103,490United States: $129,180
Mean annual pay Observed$102,980United States: $132,510
10th percentile Observed$59,410United States: $75,090
25th percentile Observed$72,680United States: $97,810
75th percentile Observed$134,050United States: $163,500
90th percentile Observed$140,900United States: $199,850
Median hourly pay Observed$49.76United States: $62.11
Employment (jobs) Observed1,460
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed1.12
Location quotient Observed0.91
Difference from United States median ($129,180) Derived−20%
Rank among 48 states Derived36
Ratio to Arkansas all-occupation median ($43,630) Derived2.37×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived2.37

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 34. South Carolina$105,800
  2. 35. Kentucky$103,630
  3. 36. Arkansas$103,490
  4. 37. Missouri$103,440
  5. 38. Maine$101,730

Largest cities in Arkansas: Little Rock, Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Springdale, Jonesboro (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 95/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.