What is the Arkansas state income tax rate?

Arkansas uses a progressive income tax with a top marginal rate of 3.9% after recent cuts. Lower brackets are taxed at smaller rates, and the first portion of income is effectively untaxed thanks to the standard deduction. There is no separate local income tax in Arkansas.

Does Arkansas have local or city income taxes?

No. Arkansas does not impose any city or county income taxes, so the only income tax withheld from an Arkansas paycheck is the state tax plus federal taxes. This makes Arkansas net pay simpler to estimate than in states with local levies.

How much FICA comes out of an Arkansas paycheck?

FICA is a federal tax that is the same in every state. Social Security takes 6.2% of wages up to the annual wage base ($168,600 in 2024), and Medicare takes 1.45% of all wages, plus an extra 0.9% on wages above $200,000. Together that is 7.65% on most paychecks.

Does Arkansas have a state disability insurance deduction?

No. Arkansas does not have a state disability insurance (SDI) or paid family leave payroll deduction like California or New York. The only mandatory withholdings are federal income tax, Arkansas state income tax, and federal FICA (Social Security and Medicare).

Why is this an estimate and not my exact paycheck?

Actual withholding depends on your W-4 allowances, filing status, year-to-date earnings, employer benefit elections, and the exact current withholding tables. This calculator uses the standard deduction and bracket structure to give a close estimate of state tax and FICA, not an exact payroll figure.

Arkansas Paycheck Calculator

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The Arkansas Paycheck Calculator estimates your take-home pay. Arkansas uses a progressive income tax topping out at 3.9%, with a standard deduction that shelters the first slice of income. There is no local income tax and no state disability deduction, so the withholdings are Arkansas state tax plus federal FICA (Social Security 6.2% and Medicare 1.45%).

How it works

The tool annualizes your pay, removes pre-tax deductions, then layers the taxes:

annual gross  = period gross x periods per year
taxable (AR)  = annual gross - pre-tax deductions - standard deduction
ar state tax  = progressive brackets on taxable (AR)

social security = min(annual gross, wage base) x 6.2%
medicare        = annual gross x 1.45% (+0.9% over $200,000)

annual net = annual gross - ar tax - FICA - pre-tax deductions
per period = annual net / periods per year

Arkansas brackets apply graduated rates, so only the income above each threshold is taxed at the higher rate.

Example and notes

A $60,000 salary paid biweekly (26 periods), no pre-tax deductions:

ar standard deduction: $2,340
ar taxable: ~$57,660
ar state tax: roughly $1,900/yr
social security: 60,000 x 6.2% = $3,720
medicare: 60,000 x 1.45% = $870
annual net: about $53,510  ->  ~$2,058 per biweekly check

Federal income tax (W-4) is not modeled here — this focuses on Arkansas state tax + FICA.
Pre-tax 401(k)/health premiums lower both state tax and (for 401k) sometimes FICA.
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