Loan Interviewers and Clerks in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,238
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$7,902
17.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,046
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
$45,140
Kept after tax
$37,238
Worth in national money
$43,046
State rank
48
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arkansas is among the lower-paying states for loan interviewers and clerks. The middle earner takes $45,140, ranking 48 of 51 states — about 9.76% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Loan interviewers and clerks ranks 288 among 489 occupations Arkansas publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $45,140 you keep $37,238 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $43,046 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $45,910, since top earners drag the number up.
- Arkansas ranks 48 of 51 for loan interviewers and clerks, with a median of $45,140 — about 9.76% 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.
- Position 288 of 489 in Arkansas places loan interviewers and clerks 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.
- Retained pay in Arkansas is $37,238 after the full tax stack, from $45,140. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $43,046 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $45,910 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Loan Interviewers and Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,220 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,140 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,410 |
| This salary | $45,140 |
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 | $37,238 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,450 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,478 |
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 | $43,632 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,207 |
| 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 loan interviewers and clerks in Arkansas earn under $45,140 and half over. The published range runs $34,220 at the tenth percentile to $61,410 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $37,238 take-home in Arkansas comes from $45,140. 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 288 of 489.
- Two cautions on $43,046, the adjusted value of that $45,140 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 288 of 489 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for loan interviewers and clerks in Arkansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $34,220 to $61,410; 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 $37,238, from $45,140, 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 288 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 48 of 51 for it.
- This $43,046 adjusted figure, worked from $45,140, 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 288 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 288 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $34,220 at the bottom tenth to $61,410 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $43,046.
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, $37,238 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,220 to $61,410) 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 $43,046 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 $37,238 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.