Physical Therapists in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$75,279
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$23,731
24.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$87,019
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
$99,010
Kept after tax
$75,279
Worth in national money
$87,019
State rank
39
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Arkansas pays physical therapists a middle wage of $99,010, 39 of 51 states and about 3.65% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Arkansas. It ranks 38 out of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Arkansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $99,010 the take-home is $75,279; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $87,019 would nationally. The average lands at $98,120, below the middle of the range.
- Arkansas's $99,010 median for physical therapists places it 39 of 51 states, about 3.65% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Within Arkansas, physical therapists ranks 38 of 489 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Post-tax income for physical therapists in Arkansas, on $99,010, is $75,279 — equivalent to $87,019 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 $98,120 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Physical Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $73,050 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $99,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $127,210 |
| This salary | $99,010 |
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 | $75,279 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,484 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$6,254 |
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 | $94,455 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$8,639 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $99,010 as a midpoint for Arkansas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $73,050 and the ninetieth is $127,210 — 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 $75,279, worked from $99,010. 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 38 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Arkansas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $87,019, the adjusted value of that $99,010 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 38 of 489 in the state.
- The Arkansas median of $99,010 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $73,050 to $127,210. 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 $75,279, on $99,010 for work ranking 38 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 38 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Arkansas, so $87,019 — the adjusted value of that $99,010 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 38 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $73,050 at the bottom tenth to $127,210 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $87,019 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $75,279 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 ($73,050 to $127,210) 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 $87,019 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 $75,279 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.