Statisticians in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$79,751
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$25,969
24.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$92,189
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
$105,720
Kept after tax
$79,751
Worth in national money
$92,189
State rank
17
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arkansas sits in the middle of the pack for statisticians. The median is $105,720, ranking 17 of 45 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Within Arkansas this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, statisticians ranks 27 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Arkansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $105,720 the take-home is $79,751; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $92,189 would nationally. The average comes to $109,740, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Arkansas occupies the middle band for statisticians: a median of $105,720, ranking 17 of 45. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Ranked against every occupation Arkansas publishes a median for, statisticians sits 27 of 489 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for statisticians in Arkansas, on $105,720, is $79,751 — equivalent to $92,189 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 $109,740 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Statisticians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $64,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $105,720 |
| Top tenth earn over | $161,920 |
| This salary | $105,720 |
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 | $79,751 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $83,204 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$6,566 |
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 | $100,812 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$9,070 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $105,720 as a midpoint for Arkansas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $64,080 and the ninetieth is $161,920 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Arkansas the take-home figure of $79,751, from $105,720, 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 27 of 489 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Arkansas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $92,189, the adjusted value of that $105,720 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 27 of 489 in the state.
- The Arkansas median of $105,720 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $64,080 to $161,920. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Arkansas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $79,751 from $105,720. 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 27 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Arkansas, so $92,189 — the adjusted value of that $105,720 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 27 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $109,740, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $64,080 and the top tenth $161,920 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $92,189 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 $79,751.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $109,740. 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 ($64,080) and the ninetieth ($161,920) 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 $92,189 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 $79,751 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.