Residential Advisors in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,996
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$6,304
16.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,986
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
$38,300
Kept after tax
$31,996
Worth in national money
$36,986
State rank
34
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Arkansas is 34 of 51 states for residential advisors, with a middle wage of $38,300. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Arkansas reports figures for, this is number 354.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $38,300 you keep $31,996 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $36,986 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $37,390.
- Arkansas ranks 34 of 51 for residential advisors at $38,300. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Arkansas's occupational distribution, residential advisors sits at 354 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.
- Retained pay in Arkansas is $31,996 after the full tax stack, from $38,300. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $36,986 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $37,390 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Residential Advisors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $26,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,300 |
| Top tenth earn over | $48,750 |
| This salary | $38,300 |
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 | $31,996 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,954 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,074 |
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 | $37,107 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,717 |
| 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 residential advisors in Arkansas earn under $38,300 and half over. The published range runs $26,330 at the tenth percentile to $48,750 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Arkansas the take-home figure of $31,996, from $38,300, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 354 of 489 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $36,986 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 354.
- Figures are distribution medians for residential advisors in Arkansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $26,330 to $48,750; 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.
- Take-home for Arkansas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $31,996 from $38,300. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 354 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $36,986, worked from $38,300, 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 354 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $26,330 at the bottom tenth to $48,750 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $36,986 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Arkansas adds its own income tax on top — which is why $31,996 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($26,330 to $48,750) 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 $36,986 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 $31,996 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.