Arkansas
Arkansas paycheck calculator
Arkansas is modeled at 2%, then 3.9% over $4,600 of taxable income, after a small standard deduction around $2,470 single and a tiny exemption credit. The top rate arrives early, which makes a middle salary look more “flat 3.9% after a little relief” than a long graduated climb. There is no named city wage tax in this file.
Arkansas publishes a different official rate table for filers under about $92,000 of income, plus a bracket-adjustment credit. This estimate stays on the regular 2% / 3.9% schedule and does not switch tables, so some lower-to-middle incomes can differ from a real AR return. The confidence label is estimated for that reason.
A traditional 401(k) reduces the Arkansas base here; FICA does not. When you compare Arkansas with Texas at the same salary, the federal lines match and the gap is almost entirely this state schedule — not a local add-on we forgot to name.
Example take-home
| Salary | Federal | FICA | State | Payroll | Local | Net / year | Net / check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000.00 | $2,620.00 | $3,060.00 | $1,347.27 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $32,972.73 | $1,268.18 |
| $60,000.00 | $5,020.00 | $4,590.00 | $2,127.27 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $48,262.73 | $1,856.25 |
| $80,000.00 | $8,770.00 | $6,120.00 | $2,907.27 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $62,202.73 | $2,392.40 |
| $100,000.00 | $13,170.00 | $7,650.00 | $3,687.27 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $75,492.73 | $2,903.56 |
| $150,000.00 | $24,734.00 | $11,475.00 | $5,637.27 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $108,153.73 | $4,159.76 |
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What this page includes
- Federal income tax using the 2026 standard deduction and Rev. Proc. 2025-32 brackets
- Social Security (6.2% up to $184,500) and Medicare (1.45%, plus Additional Medicare when wages clear the filing-status threshold)
- Arkansas: graduated state income tax (top 3.9%)
- No employee state disability / paid-leave premium modeled for this state yet
- Local wage tax only if you select a city/county or enter a custom percent
Local tax
Arkansas does not have a local wage tax in this file. City costs show up in rent and sales tax, not as a second income-tax line on the stub.
What is not included
Credits, itemized deductions, multi-state credits, property tax, sales tax, and unsourced local rates are not included. Employer payroll tables can differ from this annualized estimate. This Arkansas page does not invent taxes that are missing from the 2026 data files.
Questions
What Arkansas rates does this page use?
The regular 2% then 3.9% schedule after the small standard deduction and exemption credit in the 2026 table.
Why might my real Arkansas tax be lower?
Filers under about $92,000 can use a separate official table and credits this estimate does not switch to.
Is there an Arkansas city wage tax in the model?
No named city. Leave local off unless you know a real local percent to enter.
Nearby
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Sources
- IRS newsroom, tax year 2026 inflation adjustments (Rev. Proc. 2025-32)
- Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (PDF)
- Tax Foundation, 2026 federal income tax brackets
- IRS Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods
- SSA, Contribution and benefit base
- IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide
- IRS, Questions and answers for the Additional Medicare Tax
- Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026
- IRS, state government websites index
See a rate that looks wrong? The sources and the gaps are public.