Arkansas cut its top income tax rate again during the year, and the change reached back to January, so the withholding formula now on the Department of Finance and Administration’s site replaces the edition employers started the year with. This calculator uses the current formula for every paycheck. If your employer switched over partway through the year, the amount on your stub may have changed even though your pay did not.
The formula has a few quirks of its own. Your employer annualizes your pay and subtracts a single standard deduction that is the same for every filer, because Arkansas has no separate married schedule. For most incomes, the result is then rounded to the middle of a narrow income band before the rate table is applied, which is why two salaries a few dollars apart often withhold exactly the same amount. Higher earners skip the band rounding, and the rate table builds in an adjustment that phases out the benefit of the lower brackets as income climbs.
Form AR4EC is the state certificate. You claim exemptions for yourself, a spouse and dependents, and each one takes a flat credit off the annual tax before it is spread across your paychecks. Without an AR4EC on file, the employer withholds as though you claimed nothing. The form also has a low-income election that sends lower earners to a separate set of tables; the calculator below models the standard formula only, so if you made that election your real withholding may be lower.
No Arkansas city or county taxes wages, and the state has no reciprocal agreements. The exception sits on the southwest border: Texas residents who work in Texarkana, Arkansas can file Form AR4ECTX to keep Arkansas tax off their pay. Arkansas residents who work in another state that taxes wages get credit for that tax on their Arkansas return.
Enter your pay below to see the federal and Arkansas lines for each paycheck.
How Arkansas taxes your paycheck
State income tax withholding
On the tax return, Arkansas taxes income in brackets, and the rate on the highest bracket is 3.7%. Employers' withholding tables use the same rates, so the highest slice of pay is withheld at 3.7% too. The withholding figures here follow Arkansas's own instructions for employers.
For a single filer paid every two weeks, Arkansas withholds 2.2% of a $30,000 salary and 3.6% of $150,000:
| Salary | Arkansas tax withheld | Share of pay |
|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $652 | 2.2% |
| $50,000 | $1,392 | 2.8% |
| $75,000 | $2,317 | 3.1% |
| $100,000 | $3,519 | 3.5% |
| $150,000 | $5,379 | 3.6% |
City and county taxes
No Arkansas city or county withholds income tax from wages, so state income tax is the only Arkansas line on your pay stub.
Living in one state and working in another
Arkansas has no reciprocal agreements, so it withholds from everyone who works there, wherever they live. If you live elsewhere, your home state may withhold too, usually less a credit for the Arkansas tax.
If you live in Arkansas and the job is across a state line, both states withhold, but Arkansas takes the other state's tax off its own amount. The calculator does this when you enter both states, and the guide to reciprocity agreements explains where neighboring states skip withholding altogether.
Arkansas take-home pay by salary
Net pay per paycheck at each salary, single with no 401(k), benefits or extra withholding, living and working in Arkansas. It runs from $985.88 every two weeks on $30,000 to $4,169.70 on $150,000. For a 401(k), health premiums or a different filing status, use the calculator above.
| Salary | Weekly | Every two weeks | Twice a month | Monthly | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $492.93 | $985.88 | $1,068.03 | $2,136.09 | $25,633 |
| $40,000 | $640.36 | $1,280.69 | $1,387.42 | $2,774.83 | $33,298 |
| $50,000 | $787.75 | $1,575.51 | $1,706.78 | $3,413.59 | $40,963 |
| $60,000 | $935.16 | $1,870.30 | $2,026.16 | $4,052.34 | $48,628 |
| $75,000 | $1,139.92 | $2,279.82 | $2,469.82 | $4,939.62 | $59,275 |
| $90,000 | $1,332.17 | $2,664.35 | $2,886.37 | $5,772.75 | $69,273 |
| $100,000 | $1,455.03 | $2,910.03 | $3,152.54 | $6,305.08 | $75,661 |
| $125,000 | $1,774.03 | $3,548.05 | $3,843.73 | $7,687.46 | $92,249 |
| $150,000 | $2,084.85 | $4,169.70 | $4,517.16 | $9,034.33 | $108,412 |
Hourly pay after tax in Arkansas
At 40 hours a week, $25.00 an hour comes to $817.23 in a weekly paycheck and $42,496 over the year, which is $20.43 for each hour worked. Overtime, tips and a different schedule change these figures: switch the calculator to its Hourly tab to enter them.
| Hourly wage | Weekly paycheck | Year | Per hour after tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| $15.00 | $510.62 | $26,552 | $12.77 |
| $20.00 | $663.93 | $34,525 | $16.60 |
| $25.00 | $817.23 | $42,496 | $20.43 |
| $30.00 | $970.52 | $50,468 | $24.26 |
| $40.00 | $1,245.01 | $64,740 | $31.13 |
| $50.00 | $1,506.10 | $78,317 | $37.65 |
Worked example: the median wage in Arkansas
The median annual wage in Arkansas is $43,630: half of all jobs pay more and half pay less, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey for May 2025 (all occupations; survey date May 31, 2025). Paid every two weeks as a single filer, with no 401(k) or benefits, that salary works out like this.
| Line | Each paycheck | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $1,678.08 | $43,630.00 |
| Federal income tax | $117.52 | $3,055.51 |
| Social Security | $104.04 | $2,705.04 |
| Medicare | $24.33 | $632.58 |
| Arkansas income tax | $44.42 | $1,154.92 |
| Take-home pay | $1,387.77 | $36,081.95 |
You keep 82.7% of gross pay. Of the $7,548 withheld, federal income tax is the largest part at $3,056, followed by Social Security at $2,705.
Arkansas paycheck questions
How much is $43,630 a year after taxes in Arkansas?
Paid every two weeks as a single filer with no pre-tax deductions, $43,630 a year in Arkansas leaves $36,082 after tax, or $1,387.77 a paycheck. Federal income tax takes $3,056 and Social Security and Medicare $3,338; Arkansas income tax takes $1,155. $43,630 is the median annual wage for all jobs in Arkansas in the Bureau of Labor Statistics survey for May 2025.
What is the top income tax rate in Arkansas on a paycheck?
On the tax return, Arkansas taxes income in brackets, and the rate on the highest bracket is 3.7%. Employers' withholding tables use the same rates, so the highest slice of pay is withheld at 3.7% too. At the median wage, Arkansas withholds 2.6% of gross pay.
I live in another state and work in Arkansas. Which state withholds?
Arkansas has no reciprocal agreements, so it withholds from everyone who works there. Your home state may withhold too, usually less a credit for the Arkansas tax.
What is $75,000 a year biweekly in Arkansas?
$2,279.82 a paycheck, single, with no 401(k) or other deductions. Paid twice a month it is $2,469.82, and monthly $4,939.62. Over the year that is $59,275.
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