How Arkansas taxes your paycheck
Arkansas has progressive income tax rates from 0% to 3.7% for tax year 2026, in 5 brackets. Before the rate applies, the calculator subtracts a standard deduction of $2,470 for single filers, $4,940 for married couples filing jointly and a personal exemption credit of $29 ($58 for a married couple) that reduces the tax itself.
Traditional 401(k) contributions are excluded from Arkansas taxable wages, and Section 125 health premiums are excluded.
Figures are from Arkansas Withholding Tax Formula Method, Tax Year 2026 (revised 3.7% rate) (tax year 2026).
Take-home pay examples in Arkansas
A single filer earning $60,000 in Arkansas, paid every two weeks, takes home about $1,871.45 per paycheck, or $48,658 a year. Of the $60,000, $5,020 goes to federal income tax, $4,590 to Social Security and Medicare, and $1,732 to Arkansas income tax.
At $100,000, take-home pay is about $75,968 a year ($2,921.83 per paycheck), with $3,212 of Arkansas income tax. A married couple filing jointly on one $100,000 salary keeps about $81,618, because of the larger standard deduction and wider brackets. The table below shows more salaries.
Other Arkansas payroll deductions
Arkansas has no state-mandated employee payroll contribution, such as disability or paid family leave insurance, included in this calculator. Your paycheck may still show voluntary or employer-specific deductions.
Local income taxes in Arkansas
Arkansas has no local income taxes on wages.
Hourly pay in Arkansas
A full-time worker earning $20 an hour (40 hours a week, $41,600 a year) in Arkansas takes home about $1,329.00 every two weeks, or $664.50 a week on average, as a single filer. Arkansas income tax takes $1,052 of that pay a year, an effective state rate of 2.528%. Choose Hourly wage in the calculator to enter your own rate and hours.
Arkansas compared with neighboring states
On a $75,000 salary (single, no pre-tax deductions), take-home pay in Arkansas is about $59,305 a year. It is higher in Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, and lower in Missouri and Oklahoma. The comparison table below shows the difference in dollars. Where you live usually decides which state taxes your wages, but people who live in one state and work in another should check both states' rules on residency and credits.
What else to know about Arkansas taxes
There is no separate head-of-household schedule. Married couples can figure tax separately on one return; the married brackets shown are applied to the couple combined in this estimate.
Arkansas's official formula includes small bracket adjustments for incomes between $94,701 and $97,600 that this estimate does not reproduce.
The 2026 top rate was cut to 3.7%, retroactive to January 1, 2026. Heads of household get an extra personal credit (total $58), not included here.
What this estimate does not include
Tax credits, itemized deductions, other income, overtime, bonuses and post-tax deductions are not included, and actual withholding follows your Form W-4 and Arkansas's own withholding rules. Use it as a planning estimate. For the method and the federal rules, see the main paycheck calculator.