Architectural and Engineering Managers in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$102,622
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$37,978
27.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$118,628
Arkansas costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Arkansas — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$140,600
Kept after tax
$102,622
Worth in national money
$118,628
State rank
51
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Arkansas. The middle earner gets $140,600. That is 51 of 51 states, and about 17.91% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Arkansas. It ranks 5 out of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Arkansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $140,600 the take-home is $102,622; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $118,628 would nationally. The average comes to $148,470, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For architectural and engineering managers, Arkansas sits in the lower band at $140,600, ranking 51 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 17.91%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Arkansas, architectural and engineering managers ranks 5 of 489 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Post-tax income for architectural and engineering managers in Arkansas, on $140,600, is $102,622 — equivalent to $118,628 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $148,470 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Architectural and Engineering Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $98,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $140,600 |
| Top tenth earn over | $209,320 |
| This salary | $140,600 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Arkansas | $102,622 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $107,366 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$8,140 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $133,660 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$11,573 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $140,600 as a midpoint for Arkansas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $98,520 and the ninetieth is $209,320 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Arkansas the take-home figure of $102,622, from $140,600, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 5 of 489 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $118,628 uses one figure for the whole of Arkansas. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 489 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 5.
- The Arkansas median of $140,600 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $98,520 to $209,320. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Arkansas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $102,622 from $140,600. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 5 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $118,628, worked from $140,600, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Arkansas address, on work sitting at 5 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $148,470, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $98,520, the highest tenth $209,320, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Arkansas is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $118,628 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Arkansas then takes its own share, leaving $102,622.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Arkansas is $148,470. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($98,520) and the ninetieth ($209,320) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Arkansas's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $118,628 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $102,622 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Arkansas income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.