New Accounts Clerks in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,987
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$5,693
16.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,664
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
$35,680
Kept after tax
$29,987
Worth in national money
$34,664
State rank
45
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arkansas is among the lower-paying states for new accounts clerks. The middle earner takes $35,680, ranking 45 of 45 states — about 25.15% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Arkansas, this one sits low: 411 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $35,680 you keep $29,987 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $34,664 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $40,330, since top earners drag the number up.
- Arkansas ranks 45 of 45 for new accounts clerks, with a median of $35,680 — about 25.15% 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.
- New accounts clerks occupies position 411 of 489 in Arkansas's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay in Arkansas is $29,987 after the full tax stack, from $35,680. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $34,664 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $40,330 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: New Accounts Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,850 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,680 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,500 |
| This salary | $35,680 |
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 | $29,987 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,849 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,919 |
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 | $34,608 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,530 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $35,680 as a midpoint for Arkansas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $30,850 and the ninetieth is $57,500 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Arkansas's $29,987, worked from $35,680. 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 411 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $34,664 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 411.
- The Arkansas median of $35,680 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $30,850 to $57,500. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Arkansas take-home of $29,987, on $35,680 for work ranking 411 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 411 of 489 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $34,664, worked from $35,680, 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 411 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $40,330, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $30,850 at the bottom tenth to $57,500 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Arkansas sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $34,664 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $29,987.
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 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 $40,330. 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 ($30,850) and the ninetieth ($57,500) 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 $34,664 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 $29,987 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.