Tire Repairers and Changers in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,045
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$5,405
15.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,574
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
$34,450
Kept after tax
$29,045
Worth in national money
$33,574
State rank
45
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arkansas is among the lower-paying states for tire repairers and changers. The middle earner takes $34,450, ranking 45 of 50 states — about 8.64% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Arkansas, this one sits low: 428 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Arkansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $34,450 the take-home is $29,045; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $33,574 would nationally. The average comes to $35,230, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Arkansas ranks 45 of 50 for tire repairers and changers, with a median of $34,450 — about 8.64% 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.
- Tire repairers and changers occupies position 428 of 489 in Arkansas's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for tire repairers and changers in Arkansas, on $34,450, is $29,045 — equivalent to $33,574 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 $35,230 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Tire Repairers and Changers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,450 |
| Top tenth earn over | $44,310 |
| This salary | $34,450 |
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 | $29,045 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,861 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,846 |
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 | $33,434 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,442 |
| 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 tire repairers and changers in Arkansas earn under $34,450 and half over. The published range runs $29,080 at the tenth percentile to $44,310 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Arkansas the take-home figure of $29,045, from $34,450, 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 428 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 $33,574 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 428.
- Figures are distribution medians for tire repairers and changers in Arkansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $29,080 to $44,310; 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 $29,045 from $34,450. 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 428 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $33,574, worked from $34,450, 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 428 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $29,080 at the bottom tenth to $44,310 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 $33,574 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, $29,045 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,080 to $44,310) 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 $33,574 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 $29,045 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.