Helpers--Electricians in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,923
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$6,587
16.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,058
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
$39,510
Kept after tax
$32,923
Worth in national money
$38,058
State rank
32
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arkansas is among the lower-paying states for helpers--electricians. The middle earner takes $39,510, ranking 32 of 47 states — about 7.41% 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 336.
- Arkansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $39,510 the take-home is $32,923; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $38,058 would nationally. The average comes to $39,760, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Arkansas ranks 32 of 47 for helpers--electricians, with a median of $39,510 — about 7.41% 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, helpers--electricians sits at 336 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 helpers--electricians in Arkansas, on $39,510, is $32,923 — equivalent to $38,058 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 $39,760 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Helpers--Electricians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $28,500 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,510 |
| Top tenth earn over | $48,240 |
| This salary | $39,510 |
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 | $32,923 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,926 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,145 |
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 | $38,261 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,804 |
| 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 helpers--electricians in Arkansas earn under $39,510 and half over. The published range runs $28,500 at the tenth percentile to $48,240 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $32,923 take-home in Arkansas comes from $39,510. 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 336 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Arkansas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $38,058, the adjusted value of that $39,510 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 336 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for helpers--electricians in Arkansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $28,500 to $48,240; 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 $32,923, from $39,510, 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 336 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 32 of 47 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Arkansas, so $38,058 — the adjusted value of that $39,510 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 336 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $28,500 and the top tenth $48,240, so most people doing this work in Arkansas sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $38,058 in national terms.
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 $32,923.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 47 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($28,500 to $48,240) 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 $38,058 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 $32,923 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.