Computer and Information Systems Managers in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$93,972
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$33,248
26.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$108,628
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
$127,220
Kept after tax
$93,972
Worth in national money
$108,628
State rank
49
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arkansas is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $127,220, ranking 49 of 51 states — about 27.36% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within Arkansas this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 9 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Arkansas does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $127,220 you keep $93,972, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $108,628 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $138,910, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Arkansas ranks 49 of 51 for computer and information systems managers, with a median of $127,220 — about 27.36% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Arkansas publishes a median for, computer and information systems managers sits 9 of 489 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After federal, FICA and Arkansas income tax, retained pay for computer and information systems managers on $127,220 is $93,972. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $108,628 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 $138,910 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Computer and Information Systems Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $78,630 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $127,220 |
| Top tenth earn over | $219,250 |
| This salary | $127,220 |
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 | $93,972 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $98,221 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$7,552 |
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 | $121,027 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$10,737 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Arkansas earn less than $127,220. The published range is $78,630 up to $219,250, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $93,972 take-home in Arkansas comes from $127,220. 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 9 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $108,628 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 9.
- Reported values are medians; for computer and information systems managers in Arkansas the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $78,630 to $219,250. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $93,972, from $127,220, 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 9 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 49 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $108,628, worked from $127,220, 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 9 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $138,910, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $78,630 at the bottom tenth to $219,250 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $108,628 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Arkansas adds its own income tax on top — which is why $93,972 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
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 $138,910. 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 ($78,630) and the ninetieth ($219,250) 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 $108,628 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 $93,972 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.