Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,017
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$9,053
18.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,414
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
$50,070
Kept after tax
$41,017
Worth in national money
$47,414
State rank
10
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arkansas is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $50,070, which ranks 10 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 7.26% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Arkansas reports figures for, this is number 224.
- Arkansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $50,070 the take-home is $41,017; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $47,414 would nationally. The average comes to $60,650, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Arkansas ranks 10 of 49 states publishing a median for cabinetmakers and bench carpenters, at $50,070 — about 7.26% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Arkansas's occupational distribution, cabinetmakers and bench carpenters sits at 224 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.
- Post-tax income for cabinetmakers and bench carpenters in Arkansas, on $50,070, is $41,017 — equivalent to $47,414 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 $60,650 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,170 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $104,530 |
| This salary | $50,070 |
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 | $41,017 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,411 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,770 |
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 | $48,335 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,560 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $50,070 as a midpoint for Arkansas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $35,170 and the ninetieth is $104,530 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $41,017 take-home in Arkansas comes from $50,070. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 224 of 489.
- Two cautions on $47,414, the adjusted value of that $50,070 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Arkansas. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 224 of 489 locally.
- The Arkansas median of $50,070 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $35,170 to $104,530. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $41,017, from $50,070, assumes a single Arkansas filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 224 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 10 of 49 for it.
- This $47,414 adjusted figure, worked from $50,070, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 224 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 224 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 $60,650, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $35,170 at the bottom tenth to $104,530 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $47,414.
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 $41,017.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release 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 $60,650. 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 ($35,170) and the ninetieth ($104,530) 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 $47,414 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 $41,017 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.