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Arkansas Paycheck Calculator (2026)
Estimate your Arkansas take-home pay for 2026. Enter your annual salary and filing status to see federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, and Arkansas state income tax, all broken out line by line.
Arkansas take-home pay calculator
- Gross pay
- $75,000
- Federal income tax
- −$7,670
- Social Security
- −$4,650
- Medicare
- −$1,088
- Arkansas income tax
- −$2,316
- Take-home pay
- $59,276
Arkansas cut its top rate to 3.7% for 2026, its fourth cut in four years. Brackets run from 0% up to 3.7%, and the same schedule applies to single and married filers. A separate two-tier table replaces this one for taxable income above $94,700, taxing the first $4,700 at 2% and the rest at 3.7%. Social Security is exempt.
Note on 2026 figures: The 3.7% top rate was enacted in the May 2026 special session (SB1 / HB1001), retroactive to January 1 2026, and applies to the full 2026 tax year. Some published tables still show the pre-cut 3.9% rate; the 3.7% figure is the correct current rate.
Federal: IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32 (IR-2025-103) · Social Security Administration. State: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.
Estimate for 2026, based on annual tax brackets, not exact paycheck withholding or your final tax liability. Excludes local taxes, pre-tax deductions (401(k), health premiums), and credits. This is general information, not tax advice.
How this estimate is built
Your take-home pay starts with your gross salary, then subtracts four things: federal income tax (calculated on your salary minus the 2026 standard deduction, across the IRS brackets), Social Security (6.2% up to the annual wage base), Medicare (1.45%, plus 0.9% on high earnings), and Arkansas state income tax. Arkansas cut its top rate to 3.7% for 2026, its fourth cut in four years. Brackets run from 0% up to 3.7%, and the same schedule applies to single and married filers. A separate two-tier table replaces this one for taxable income above $94,700, taxing the first $4,700 at 2% and the rest at 3.7%. Social Security is exempt.
This is an annual-bracket estimate, not the exact amount withheld from each paycheck (employers use IRS withholding tables) and not your final tax bill. It also excludes pre-tax deductions like 401(k) contributions and health premiums, and any tax credits. It is general information, not tax advice. Federal figures: IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32 (IR-2025-103) · Social Security Administration.
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