Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,209
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$16,191
21.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$69,600
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
$76,400
Kept after tax
$60,209
Worth in national money
$69,600
State rank
47
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arkansas is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $76,400, ranking 47 of 49 states — about 24.44% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Arkansas. It ranks 82 out of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Arkansas does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $76,400 you keep $60,209, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $69,600 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $74,560, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Arkansas ranks 47 of 49 for social scientists and related workers, all other, with a median of $76,400 — about 24.44% 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.
- Within Arkansas, social scientists and related workers, all other ranks 82 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.
- After federal, FICA and Arkansas income tax, retained pay for social scientists and related workers, all other on $76,400 is $60,209. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $69,600 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $74,560 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,350 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,400 |
| Top tenth earn over | $100,920 |
| This salary | $76,400 |
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 | $60,209 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,577 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,203 |
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 | $73,034 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$7,187 |
| 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 social scientists and related workers, all other in Arkansas earn under $76,400 and half over. The published range runs $46,350 at the tenth percentile to $100,920 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Arkansas the take-home figure of $60,209, from $76,400, 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 82 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 $69,600 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 82.
- Figures are distribution medians for social scientists and related workers, all other in Arkansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $46,350 to $100,920; 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 $60,209 from $76,400. 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 82 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $69,600, worked from $76,400, 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 82 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $46,350 at the tenth percentile, $100,920 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 $69,600.
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 $60,209 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,350 to $100,920) 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 $69,600 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 $60,209 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.