Data Centre Technician Salary in Arkansas

How much does a Data Centre Technician make in Arkansas?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Data Centre Technician in Arkansas is $58,841 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, a Data Centre Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $68,606
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,227 to $63,952
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,205

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Data Centre Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,952	$5,329	$1,230	$31
Average	$58,841	$4,903	$1,132	$28
25th Percentile	$52,227	$4,352	$1,004	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Data Centre Technician Salaries

A Data Centre Technician's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Data Centre Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Data Centre Technician's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $52,014
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,344
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $73,709
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $104,414
Expert (over 8 years): $125,763

Levels	Salary
Data Cent... Level Data Centre Technician	$52,014
Data Cent... Level Data Centre Technician	$59,344
Data Cent... Level Data Centre Technician	$73,709
Data Cent... Level Data Centre Technician	$104,414
Data Cent... Level Data Centre Technician	$125,763

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How Do Data Centre Technician Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Data Centre Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,513.
California: $71,242.
Massachusetts: $70,292.

District of Columbia $71,513 California $71,242 Massachusetts $70,292 Washington $70,034 New Jersey $70,008 Alaska $69,918 Connecticut $69,027 New York $68,665

Hawaii $67,509 Rhode Island $66,966 Maryland $66,598 Minnesota $66,094 Colorado $65,900 Illinois $65,836 Oregon $65,590 Delaware $65,410

New Hampshire $65,296 Virginia $65,041 Pennsylvania $64,299 Nevada $63,924 North Dakota $63,801 Michigan $63,608 Wisconsin $63,536 Vermont $63,394

Texas $63,000 Maine $62,975 Arizona $62,936 Ohio $62,891 Georgia $62,296 Indiana $61,999 Wyoming $61,941 Utah $61,851

Iowa $61,812 Kansas $61,502 Louisiana $61,411 North Carolina $61,379 Missouri $61,366 Florida $61,114 Montana $60,979 Nebraska $60,850

Kentucky $60,778 South Carolina $60,520 Tennessee $60,359 Idaho $60,294 New Mexico $59,823 Oklahoma $59,719 Alabama $59,338 South Dakota $58,699

Arkansas $58,350 West Virginia $58,163 Mississippi $57,601

Top Paying Cities for Data Centre Technicians

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Star City: $57,226
Wesley: $58,595
West Fork: $58,673

Star City, AR $57,226 Wesley, AR $58,595 West Fork, AR $58,673 Witter, AR $58,092 Russellville, AR $57,820 Alix, AR $56,025 Altus, AR $56,257 Atkins, AR $57,820

Belleville, AR $55,837 Blue Mountain, AR $55,837 Bluffton, AR $55,837 Briggsville, AR $55,837 Centerville, AR $57,820 Clarksville, AR $56,961 Coal Hill, AR $55,837 Danville, AR $56,826

Dardanelle, AR $57,820 Delaware, AR $55,837 Dover, AR $57,820 Gravelly, AR $55,837 Hagarville, AR $56,961 Hartman, AR $55,837 Harvey, AR $55,837 Havana, AR $55,837

Hector, AR $57,820 Knoxville, AR $56,961 Mc Dougal, AR $60,049 Manila, AR $60,049 Marmaduke, AR $60,049 Maynard, AR $60,049 Minturn, AR $60,049 Monette, AR $60,049

Tillar, AR $56,839 Warren, AR $57,226 Watson, AR $56,839 Wilmar, AR $57,226 Wilmot, AR $56,858 Winchester, AR $56,839 Yorktown, AR $57,226 Camden, AR $57,226

Bearden, AR $57,226 Beirne, AR $57,226 Bluff City, AR $57,226 Calion, AR $56,961 Carthage, AR $57,252 Chidester, AR $57,226 Curtis, AR $57,226 El Dorado, AR $56,961

Emerson, AR $58,737 Fordyce, AR $57,226 Gurdon, AR $57,226 Hampton, AR $57,226 Harrell, AR $57,226 Huttig, AR $56,961 Ivan, AR $57,226 Junction City, AR $56,961

Lawson, AR $56,961 Louann, AR $57,090 Mc Neil, AR $58,737 Magnolia, AR $58,737 Mount Holly, AR $57,846 Norphlet, AR $56,961 Smackover, AR $57,090 Sparkman, AR $57,226

Stephens, AR $57,982 Joiner, AR $60,049 Keiser, AR $60,049 La Grange, AR $60,049 Lambrook, AR $57,226 Lepanto, AR $60,049 Lexa, AR $60,049 Luxora, AR $60,049

Madison, AR $60,049 Marianna, AR $60,049 Marion, AR $60,501 Marked Tree, AR $60,049 Marvell, AR $60,049 Mellwood, AR $57,032 Moro, AR $60,049 Oneida, AR $58,040

Osceola, AR $60,049 Palestine, AR $60,049 Parkin, AR $60,049 Poplar Grove, AR $60,049 Proctor, AR $60,410 Rivervale, AR $60,049 Snow Lake, AR $56,839 Turner, AR $57,226

Turrell, AR $60,229 Tyronza, AR $60,049 Vanndale, AR $60,049 Wabash, AR $58,040 West Helena, AR $60,049 West Ridge, AR $60,049 Wheatley, AR $58,931 Widener, AR $60,049

Wilson, AR $60,049 Wynne, AR $60,049 Jonesboro, AR $60,049 Alicia, AR $60,049 Bay, AR $60,049 Beech Grove, AR $60,049 Biggers, AR $60,049 Black Oak, AR $60,049

Black Rock, AR $60,049 Bono, AR $60,049 Brookland, AR $60,049 Caraway, AR $60,049 Cash, AR $60,049 Corning, AR $60,049 Datto, AR $60,049 Delaplaine, AR $60,049

Dell, AR $60,049 Egypt, AR $60,049 Etowah, AR $60,049 Fisher, AR $60,049 Greenway, AR $60,049 Grubbs, AR $60,049 Harrisburg, AR $60,049 Hoxie, AR $60,049

Imboden, AR $60,049 Knobel, AR $60,049 Lafe, AR $60,049 Lake City, AR $60,049 Leachville, AR $60,049 Light, AR $60,049 Lynn, AR $60,049 London, AR $57,252

O Kean, AR $60,049 Paragould, AR $60,049 Peach Orchard, AR $60,049 Piggott, AR $60,049 Pocahontas, AR $60,049 Pollard, AR $60,049 Portia, AR $60,049 Powhatan, AR $60,049

Ravenden, AR $60,049 Ravenden Springs, AR $60,049 Rector, AR $60,049 Reyno, AR $60,049 Saint Francis, AR $60,049 Sedgwick, AR $60,049 Smithville, AR $60,049 State University, AR $60,049

Strawberry, AR $58,931 Success, AR $60,049 Swifton, AR $60,049 Trumann, AR $60,049 Tuckerman, AR $60,049 Walcott, AR $60,049 Waldenburg, AR $60,049 Walnut Ridge, AR $60,049

Warm Springs, AR $60,049 New Blaine, AR $55,837 Oark, AR $58,092 Ola, AR $57,820 Ozone, AR $58,092 Paris, AR $55,837 Pelsor, AR $58,092 Plainview, AR $57,820

Pottsville, AR $57,820 Rover, AR $56,826 Scranton, AR $55,837 Subiaco, AR $55,837 Fort Smith, AR $56,419 Alma, AR $56,302 Barling, AR $56,419 Boles, AR $55,837

Booneville, AR $55,837 Branch, AR $55,837 Cecil, AR $56,302 Cedarville, AR $56,264 Charleston, AR $55,954 Chester, AR $56,942 Dyer, AR $56,109 Greenwood, AR $56,225

Hackett, AR $56,302 Hartford, AR $55,876 Huntington, AR $55,954 Lavaca, AR $56,264 Magazine, AR $55,837 Mansfield, AR $55,876 Midland, AR $56,031 Mountainburg, AR $56,864

Mulberry, AR $56,606 Natural Dam, AR $56,070 Ozark, AR $56,561 Parks, AR $55,837 Ratcliff, AR $55,837 Rudy, AR $56,302 Uniontown, AR $56,225 Van Buren, AR $56,419

Waldron, AR $55,837 Winslow, AR $58,402 Quitman, AR $57,820 Redfield, AR $57,730 Reydell, AR $57,226 Roe, AR $57,523 Roland, AR $58,130 Romance, AR $57,820

Rose Bud, AR $57,820 Russell, AR $57,820 Saint Charles, AR $57,226 Scotland, AR $57,820 Scott, AR $58,402 Searcy, AR $57,820 Sheridan, AR $57,614 Sherrill, AR $57,691

Shirley, AR $57,820 Solgohachia, AR $57,820 Springfield, AR $57,820 Stuttgart, AR $57,394 Sweet Home, AR $58,402 Thida, AR $57,820 Tichnor, AR $57,032 Traskwood, AR $57,549

Tucker, AR $57,497 Tupelo, AR $58,931 Ulm, AR $57,375 Vilonia, AR $57,898 Wabbaseka, AR $57,420 Ward, AR $57,820 West Point, AR $57,820 Wilburn, AR $57,820

Woodson, AR $58,208 Wooster, AR $57,820 Wright, AR $57,691 Wrightsville, AR $58,402 Little Rock, AR $58,402 West Memphis, AR $60,501 Armorel, AR $60,049 Aubrey, AR $60,049

Barton, AR $60,049 Bassett, AR $60,049 Blytheville, AR $60,049 Gosnell, AR $60,049 Brickeys, AR $60,049 Burdette, AR $60,049 Caldwell, AR $60,049 Cherry Valley, AR $60,049

Clarkedale, AR $60,320 Colt, AR $60,049 Crawfordsville, AR $60,288 Tontitown, AR $58,673 Strong, AR $56,961 Thornton, AR $57,226 Waldo, AR $58,737 Whelen Springs, AR $57,226

Hope, AR $58,737 Alleene, AR $58,595 Ashdown, AR $58,595 Ben Lomond, AR $58,595 Blevins, AR $57,982 Bradley, AR $58,737 Buckner, AR $58,737 Cale, AR $57,982

Columbus, AR $58,737 De Queen, AR $55,837 Dierks, AR $55,837 Doddridge, AR $58,737 Emmet, AR $57,982 Foreman, AR $58,595 Fouke, AR $58,737 Fulton, AR $58,737

Garland City, AR $58,737 Genoa, AR $58,737 Gillham, AR $55,837 Horatio, AR $57,678 Laneburg, AR $57,982 Lewisville, AR $58,737 Lockesburg, AR $57,678 Mc Caskill, AR $57,930

Mineral Springs, AR $58,595 Nashville, AR $57,407 Ogden, AR $58,595 Texarkana, AR $58,737 Ozan, AR $57,982 Prescott, AR $57,226 Rosston, AR $57,982 Saratoga, AR $58,737

Stamps, AR $58,737 Taylor, AR $58,737 Washington, AR $57,982 Willisville, AR $58,737 Wilton, AR $58,595 Winthrop, AR $58,595 Hot Springs National Park, AR $57,820 Hot Springs Village, AR $57,820

Alpine, AR $57,523 Amity, AR $57,523 Antoine, AR $57,523 Arkadelphia, AR $57,226 Bauxite, AR $58,053 Crumrod, AR $57,032 Driver, AR $60,049 Dyess, AR $60,049

Earle, AR $60,049 Edmondson, AR $60,352 Elaine, AR $58,040 Forrest City, AR $60,049 Frenchmans Bayou, AR $60,171 Gilmore, AR $60,139 Goodwin, AR $60,049 Haynes, AR $60,049

Helena, AR $60,049 Heth, AR $60,049 Hickory Ridge, AR $60,049 Hughes, AR $60,049 Bismarck, AR $57,523 Board Camp, AR $55,837 Bonnerdale, AR $57,523 Caddo Gap, AR $56,961

Cove, AR $55,837 Delight, AR $57,523 Donaldson, AR $57,226 Friendship, AR $57,523 Glenwood, AR $57,523 Grannis, AR $55,837 Hatfield, AR $55,837 Jessieville, AR $57,820

Kirby, AR $57,523 Langley, AR $55,837 Mena, AR $55,837 Mountain Pine, AR $57,820 Mount Ida, AR $56,826 Murfreesboro, AR $56,961 Newhope, AR $55,837 Norman, AR $56,826

Oden, AR $55,837 Okolona, AR $57,226 Pearcy, AR $57,523 Pencil Bluff, AR $55,837 Royal, AR $57,820 Sims, AR $55,837 Story, AR $56,826 Umpire, AR $55,837

Vandervoort, AR $55,837 Wickes, AR $55,837 Adona, AR $57,820 Alexander, AR $58,324 Almyra, AR $57,226 Altheimer, AR $57,536 Amagon, AR $60,049 Augusta, AR $57,820

Austin, AR $57,859 Bald Knob, AR $57,820 Beebe, AR $57,820 Bee Branch, AR $57,820 Beedeville, AR $60,049 Benton, AR $57,691 Bigelow, AR $57,820 Biscoe, AR $57,820

Bradford, AR $57,820 Brinkley, AR $58,363 Bryant, AR $58,208 Cabot, AR $57,930 Carlisle, AR $57,646 Casa, AR $57,820 Casscoe, AR $57,226 Center Ridge, AR $57,820

Choctaw, AR $57,820 Clarendon, AR $57,523 Cleveland, AR $57,820 Clinton, AR $57,820 Conway, AR $57,820 Cotton Plant, AR $57,820 Coy, AR $57,517 Crocketts Bluff, AR $57,226

Damascus, AR $57,820 Des Arc, AR $57,820 De Valls Bluff, AR $57,820 De Witt, AR $57,226 Diaz, AR $60,049 Edgemont, AR $57,820 El Paso, AR $57,820 England, AR $57,633

Enola, AR $57,820 Ethel, AR $57,032 Fox, AR $57,820 Garner, AR $57,820 College Station, AR $58,402 Gillett, AR $57,226 Grapevine, AR $57,614 Greenbrier, AR $57,820

Gregory, AR $57,820 Griffithville, AR $57,820 Guy, AR $57,820 Hattieville, AR $57,820 Hazen, AR $57,723 Hensley, AR $58,208 Hickory Plains, AR $57,820 Higden, AR $57,820

Higginson, AR $57,820 Holly Grove, AR $57,523 Houston, AR $57,820 Humnoke, AR $57,491 Humphrey, AR $57,407 Hunter, AR $60,049 Jacksonport, AR $58,931 Jacksonville, AR $58,324

Jefferson, AR $57,807 Jerusalem, AR $57,820 Judsonia, AR $57,820 Kensett, AR $57,820 Keo, AR $58,092 Leola, AR $57,349 Letona, AR $57,820 Lonoke, AR $57,723

Lonsdale, AR $57,639 Weiner, AR $60,049 Williford, AR $58,931 Batesville, AR $57,820 Horseshoe Bend, AR $57,291 Ash Flat, AR $58,208 Bexar, AR $56,761 Brockwell, AR $57,291

Calico Rock, AR $57,291 Camp, AR $56,761 Cave City, AR $58,931 Charlotte, AR $58,931 Concord, AR $57,820 Cord, AR $58,931 Cherokee Village, AR $58,208 Cushman, AR $57,820

Desha, AR $57,820 Dolph, AR $57,291 Drasco, AR $57,820 Elizabeth, AR $56,761 Evening Shade, AR $57,820 Fifty Six, AR $57,820 Floral, AR $57,820 Franklin, AR $57,291

Gamaliel, AR $56,761 Gepp, AR $56,761 Glencoe, AR $57,291 Guion, AR $57,820 Hardy, AR $58,208 Heber Springs, AR $57,820 Henderson, AR $56,761 Ida, AR $57,820

Locust Grove, AR $57,820 Magness, AR $57,820 Mammoth Spring, AR $56,761 Marcella, AR $57,820 Melbourne, AR $57,820 Mountain View, AR $57,820 Mount Pleasant, AR $57,820 Newark, AR $58,931

Oil Trough, AR $57,820 Oxford, AR $57,291 Pineville, AR $57,291 Pleasant Grove, AR $57,820 Pleasant Plains, AR $57,820 Poughkeepsie, AR $58,931 Rosie, AR $57,820 Saffell, AR $60,049

Sage, AR $57,820 Salado, AR $57,820 Salem, AR $56,761 Sidney, AR $57,820 Sturkie, AR $56,761 Sulphur Rock, AR $57,820 Tumbling Shoals, AR $57,820 Viola, AR $56,761

Violet Hill, AR $57,291 Wideman, AR $57,291 Wiseman, AR $57,291 Harrison, AR $58,092 Alpena, AR $58,092 Beaver, AR $58,092 Bergman, AR $57,426 Berryville, AR $58,092

Big Flat, AR $57,820 Bull Shoals, AR $56,761 Clarkridge, AR $56,761 Compton, AR $58,092 Cotter, AR $56,761 Deer, AR $58,092 Dennard, AR $57,820 Diamond City, AR $56,761

Eureka Springs, AR $58,092 Everton, AR $58,092 Fairfield Bay, AR $57,820 Flippin, AR $56,761 Gassville, AR $56,761 Gilbert, AR $58,092 Green Forest, AR $58,092 Harriet, AR $57,956

Hasty, AR $58,092 Jasper, AR $58,092 Lakeview, AR $56,761 Lead Hill, AR $56,761 Leslie, AR $57,820 Marble Falls, AR $58,092 Marshall, AR $57,956 Midway, AR $56,761

Mountain Home, AR $56,761 Mount Judea, AR $58,092 Timbo, AR $57,820 Norfork, AR $56,761 Oak Grove, AR $58,092 Oakland, AR $56,761 Omaha, AR $56,761 Onia, AR $57,820

Parthenon, AR $58,092 Peel, AR $56,761 Pindall, AR $58,092 Ponca, AR $58,092 Pyatt, AR $57,426 Saint Joe, AR $58,092 Summit, AR $56,761 Tilly, AR $57,956

Valley Springs, AR $58,092 Vendor, AR $58,092 Western Grove, AR $58,092 Witts Springs, AR $57,956 Yellville, AR $57,426 Fayetteville, AR $58,673 Avoca, AR $58,130 Bentonville, AR $58,208

Bella Vista, AR $58,092 Canehill, AR $58,363 Cave Springs, AR $58,479 Centerton, AR $58,169 Combs, AR $57,762 Decatur, AR $58,092 Elkins, AR $58,673 Elm Springs, AR $58,634

Evansville, AR $57,090 Farmington, AR $58,673 Garfield, AR $58,092 Gateway, AR $58,092 Gentry, AR $58,130 Goshen, AR $58,673 Gravette, AR $58,092 Greenland, AR $58,673

Hindsville, AR $58,402 Hiwasse, AR $58,092 Huntsville, AR $58,169 Johnson, AR $58,673 Kingston, AR $58,092 Lincoln, AR $58,363 Lowell, AR $58,518 Maysville, AR $58,092

Morrow, AR $58,324 Pea Ridge, AR $58,092 Pettigrew, AR $58,092 Prairie Grove, AR $58,634 Rogers, AR $58,324 Saint Paul, AR $57,917 Siloam Springs, AR $58,130 Springdale, AR $58,673

Sulphur Springs, AR $58,092 Summers, AR $58,285 Rohwer, AR $56,839 Prim, AR $57,820 Little Rock Air Force Base, AR $58,363 Mc Crory, AR $58,931 Mc Rae, AR $57,820 Mabelvale, AR $58,324

Malvern, AR $57,510 Jones Mill, AR $57,581 Mayflower, AR $58,130 Menifee, AR $57,820 Monroe, AR $58,363 Morrilton, AR $57,820 Mount Vernon, AR $57,820 Newport, AR $60,049

Maumelle, AR $58,402 North Little Rock, AR $58,402 Sherwood, AR $58,402 Pangburn, AR $57,820 Paron, AR $57,820 Patterson, AR $58,931 Perry, AR $57,820 Perryville, AR $57,820

Plumerville, AR $57,820 Poyen, AR $57,465 Prattsville, AR $57,497 Lamar, AR $56,961 Pine Bluff, AR $57,807 White Hall, AR $57,807 Arkansas City, AR $56,839 Banks, AR $57,226

Crossett, AR $56,961 Dermott, AR $56,839 Dumas, AR $57,226 Eudora, AR $57,032 Fountain Hill, AR $56,839 Gould, AR $57,226 Grady, AR $57,226 Hamburg, AR $56,839

Hermitage, AR $57,226 Jersey, AR $56,961 Kingsland, AR $57,226 Lake Village, AR $57,149 Mc Gehee, AR $56,839 Monticello, AR $57,226 Montrose, AR $56,839 Moscow, AR $57,381

New Edinburg, AR $57,226 Parkdale, AR $56,839 Pickens, AR $56,839 Portland, AR $56,839 Rison, AR $57,342

Data Centre Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Data Centre Technician's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$52,227

Average $58,841/year

$63,952

$4,352

Average $4,903/month

$5,329

$1,004

Average $1,132/week

$1,230

$25

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,952	$5,329	$1,230	$31
Average	$58,841	$4,903	$1,132	$28
25th Percentile	$52,227	$4,352	$1,004	$25

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