How Arkansas taxes your paycheck
Arkansas uses a graduated income tax with 5 brackets, from 0% on the first slice of taxable income to 3.7% on income over $26,400 for single filers. Each rate applies only to the income inside its bracket, so moving into a higher bracket never lowers your take-home pay. Before the rates apply, Arkansas allows a standard deduction of $2,470 for single filers and $4,940 for married couples filing jointly. A personal credit of $29 for single filers and $58 for married couples filing jointly is then subtracted from the tax itself.
On a $75,000 salary, a single filer owes about $2,287 in Arkansas income tax for 2026, an effective state rate of 3.05%.
Arkansas's withholding formula subtracts a fixed adjustment that tapers off above $94,700 of taxable income. This estimate keeps the full adjustment, so it understates Arkansas tax by up to about $290 on high incomes.
| Rate | Single: taxable income | Married filing jointly: taxable income |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | $0 | $0 |
| 2% | over $5,600 | over $5,600 |
| 3% | over $11,200 | over $11,200 |
| 3.4% | over $16,000 | over $16,000 |
| 3.7% | over $26,400 | over $26,400 |
Take-home pay in Arkansas at common salaries
These figures use the 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction, Social Security and Medicare, and Arkansas state tax, for someone paid every two weeks with no 401(k) or other pre-tax deductions. Enter your own salary and deductions in the calculator above for a personal estimate.
| Salary | Arkansas tax (single) | Take-home, single | Per paycheck, single | Take-home, married |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $992 | $33,328 | $1,281.83 | $35,288 |
| $60,000 | $1,732 | $48,658 | $1,871.45 | $50,958 |
| $80,000 | $2,472 | $62,638 | $2,409.14 | $66,288 |
| $100,000 | $3,212 | $75,968 | $2,921.83 | $81,618 |
| $150,000 | $5,062 | $108,729 | $4,181.87 | $118,243 |
How Arkansas compares with neighboring states
On a $75,000 salary, Arkansas's income tax is the 18th-lowest of the 50 states and DC (1st = lowest), counting the 9 states that don't tax wages at all.
Among neighboring states, Tennessee takes the least state income tax on $75,000 ($0) and Oklahoma the most ($2,830).
What this estimate leaves out
State disability insurance and paid family-leave contributions and local income taxes are not included, and the federal figures assume the standard deduction with no credits such as the Child Tax Credit. Head-of-household and married-filing-separately returns use the state's single schedule, which a few states set separately.
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