Bill and Account Collectors in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,616
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$6,494
16.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,703
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
$39,110
Kept after tax
$32,616
Worth in national money
$37,703
State rank
50
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arkansas is among the lower-paying states for bill and account collectors. The middle earner takes $39,110, ranking 50 of 51 states — about 16.84% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Arkansas reports figures for, this is number 340.
- Here is where Arkansas does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $39,110 you keep $32,616, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $37,703 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $40,860, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Arkansas ranks 50 of 51 for bill and account collectors, with a median of $39,110 — about 16.84% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- In Arkansas's occupational distribution, bill and account collectors sits at 340 of 489 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Arkansas income tax, retained pay for bill and account collectors on $39,110 is $32,616. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $37,703 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $40,860 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Bill and Account Collectors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $27,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,110 |
| Top tenth earn over | $54,690 |
| This salary | $39,110 |
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 | $32,616 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,605 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,122 |
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 | $37,880 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,775 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $39,110 as a midpoint for Arkansas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $27,990 and the ninetieth is $54,690 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Arkansas the take-home figure of $32,616, from $39,110, 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 340 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 $37,703 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 340.
- The Arkansas median of $39,110 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $27,990 to $54,690. 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 $32,616 from $39,110. 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 340 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $37,703, worked from $39,110, 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 340 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $40,860 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $27,990 at the bottom tenth to $54,690 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $37,703.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Arkansas's own levy, $32,616 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $40,860. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($27,990 to $54,690) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Arkansas rather than a national figure.
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 $37,703 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 $32,616 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.