Healthcare Support Workers, All Other in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,796
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$6,244
16.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,755
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
$38,040
Kept after tax
$31,796
Worth in national money
$36,755
State rank
48
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for healthcare support workers, all other is on the low side in Arkansas. The middle earner gets $38,040. That is 48 of 51 states, and about 21.45% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Healthcare support workers, all other ranks 360 among 489 occupations Arkansas publishes pay for.
- Here is where Arkansas does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $38,040 you keep $31,796, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $36,755 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $42,790, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For healthcare support workers, all other, Arkansas sits in the lower band at $38,040, ranking 48 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 21.45%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 360 of 489 in Arkansas places healthcare support workers, all other in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Arkansas income tax, retained pay for healthcare support workers, all other on $38,040 is $31,796. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $36,755 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 $42,790 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $26,870 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,040 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,940 |
| This salary | $38,040 |
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 | $31,796 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,745 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,058 |
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 | $36,859 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,699 |
| 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 healthcare support workers, all other in Arkansas earn under $38,040 and half over. The published range runs $26,870 at the tenth percentile to $64,940 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Arkansas's $31,796, worked from $38,040. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 360 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Arkansas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $36,755, the adjusted value of that $38,040 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 360 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for healthcare support workers, all other in Arkansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $26,870 to $64,940; 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.
- The Arkansas take-home of $31,796, on $38,040 for work ranking 360 of 489 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 360 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Arkansas, so $36,755 — the adjusted value of that $38,040 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 360 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 $42,790, 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 $26,870 at the bottom tenth to $64,940 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 $36,755 in national terms.
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, $31,796 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 $42,790. 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 ($26,870) and the ninetieth ($64,940) 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 $36,755 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 $31,796 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.