Data Scientist Salary in Arkansas (2026)

Worth knowing: Walmart Data Ventures is one of the country's most distinctive concentrated US retail data science operations and a feature most national DS surveys understate for AR. Walmart Data Ventures Bentonville (the substantial Walmart-internal data + analytics organization within the broader Walmart Technology division, ~$680B annual revenue parent supporting Walmart Marketplace seller analytics + Walmart Connect retail media measurement + Walmart Plus subscription analytics + Walmart Pay + Sam Club Plus + substantial customer + supply chain forecasting + personalization + search ranking + recommendation systems + Walmart Sparkbrain conversational AI) operates substantial in-house data science supporting the country's #2 US e-commerce platform + ~4,600 Walmart stores + ~600 Sam Club stores + ~210 US DC facilities. Senior Walmart Data Ventures Staff data scientists clear $175-315K+ TC with substantial RSU. The substantial Walmart Marketplace + supplier ecosystem in Northwest Arkansas (~1,200+ Walmart supplier offices across Bentonville + Rogers + Springdale + Fayetteville representing the country's largest concentrated CPG + retail supplier ecosystem outside Chicago metro) supports substantial supplier-side analytics + Walmart-facing CPG data science work. Tyson Foods Springdale operates substantial protein supply chain + food safety + traceability analytics. JB Hunt 360 marketplace + freight pricing analytics + Acxiom Conway customer data platform + marketing measurement legacy support substantial AR DS work. UAMS Little Rock (the only AR academic medical center + the only AR MD + DDS + DPT-granting institution) operates substantial in-house biostatistics + clinical research + population health analytics. AR progressive 2-4.4% top rate phasing to 3.9% by 2026 + AR RTW since 1947 + AR property tax ~0.61% + no state estate tax + lower NW Arkansas + Little Rock cost of living vs major coastal metros anchor the AR DS proposition.