Phlebotomists in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,344
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$6,106
16.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,232
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
$37,450
Kept after tax
$31,344
Worth in national money
$36,232
State rank
48
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arkansas is among the lower-paying states for phlebotomists. The middle earner takes $37,450, ranking 48 of 51 states — about 17.2% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within Arkansas this is lower-paid work. Of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, phlebotomists ranks 377. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Arkansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $37,450 the take-home is $31,344; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $36,232 would nationally. The average comes to $38,020, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Arkansas ranks 48 of 51 for phlebotomists, with a median of $37,450 — about 17.2% 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.
- Against every occupation Arkansas reports, phlebotomists ranks 377 of 489, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Post-tax income for phlebotomists in Arkansas, on $37,450, is $31,344 — equivalent to $36,232 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 $38,020 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Phlebotomists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,870 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $37,450 |
| Top tenth earn over | $44,280 |
| This salary | $37,450 |
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 | $31,344 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,271 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,023 |
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 | $36,296 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,656 |
| 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 phlebotomists in Arkansas earn under $37,450 and half over. The published range runs $30,870 at the tenth percentile to $44,280 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $31,344 take-home in Arkansas comes from $37,450. 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 377 of 489.
- Two cautions on $36,232, the adjusted value of that $37,450 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 377 of 489 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for phlebotomists in Arkansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $30,870 to $44,280; 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 $31,344, from $37,450, 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 377 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 48 of 51 for it.
- This $36,232 adjusted figure, worked from $37,450, 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 377 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 377 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $30,870 at the tenth percentile, $44,280 at the ninetieth.
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 $36,232.
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 $31,344.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($30,870 to $44,280) 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 $36,232 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 $31,344 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.