Computer Occupations, All Other in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$67,234
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$19,706
22.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$77,720
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
$86,940
Kept after tax
$67,234
Worth in national money
$77,720
State rank
46
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Arkansas pays this job a middle wage of $86,940, 46 of 51 states and about 25.42% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 489 occupations Arkansas reports, this job comes in at 51 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Arkansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $86,940 the take-home is $67,234; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $77,720 would nationally. The average comes to $87,980, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Arkansas's $86,940 median for computer occupations, all other places it 46 of 51 states, about 25.42% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Computer occupations, all other ranks 51 of 489 occupations by median in Arkansas, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for computer occupations, all other in Arkansas, on $86,940, is $67,234 — equivalent to $77,720 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 $87,980 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer Occupations, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $86,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $135,140 |
| This salary | $86,940 |
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 | $67,234 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $69,992 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,693 |
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 | $83,019 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$7,864 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of computer occupations, all other in Arkansas earn under $86,940 and half over. The published range runs $45,770 at the tenth percentile to $135,140 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $67,234 take-home in Arkansas comes from $86,940. 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 51 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Arkansas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $77,720, the adjusted value of that $86,940 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 51 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer occupations, all other in Arkansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $45,770 to $135,140; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $67,234, from $86,940, 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 51 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 46 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Arkansas, so $77,720 — the adjusted value of that $86,940 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 51 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $45,770 at the bottom tenth to $135,140 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 $77,720.
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, $67,234 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.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($45,770) and the ninetieth ($135,140) 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 $77,720 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 $67,234 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.