Arkansas Paycheck Calculator

Four tax lines come out of an Arkansas paycheck: federal income tax, Social Security (6.2% up to $184,500), Medicare (1.45%), and Arkansas state withholding. No Arkansas city or county taxes wages, and the state has no disability, paid-leave, or unemployment deduction on the employee side. Anything else on your stub is your own election: 401(k), health premiums, HSA, and similar benefits.

The DFA formula subtracts the $2,470 standard deduction from annual wages, then applies 0% on the first $5,600, 2% from $5,600, 3% from $11,200, 3.4% from $16,000, and 3.7% from $26,400. Between $94,701 and $97,600 a bracket adjustment phases out the benefit of the lower rates, so above $97,600 nearly all taxable income is taxed at 3.7%. The same schedule applies to every filing status. Finally, $29 comes off the annual tax for each AR4EC exemption; enter yourself and your spouse in Arkansas exemptions and children in Dependents.

Acts 1 and 2 of the May 2026 special session cut the top rate from 3.9% to 3.7%, retroactive to January 1, 2026, and the DFA posted the revised withholding formula on May 29, 2026. Wages withheld under the 3.9% formula earlier in the year come back as a larger refund or smaller balance due on your 2026 Arkansas return. Separately, the standard deduction rose from $2,410 to $2,470 on January 1. This calculator uses the May 29 formula, so it shows the 3.7% figure.

Bonuses paid separately are withheld at a flat 3.7% for Arkansas alongside the 22% federal flat rate; this site's bonus calculator applies 3.7%. Arkansas has no reciprocity agreements; Texarkana residents are exempt from Arkansas withholding, an exemption this calculator does not model. Employees who qualify for the low-income tax tables on AR4EC line 5 use separate wage tables that are also outside this calculator. The DFA's $100 midrange lookup and whole-dollar rounding can differ from this page by cents.