Arkansas tax calculator
Arkansas applies a progressive state income tax reaching 3.70%, charged on top of federal income tax and payroll taxes. Enter a gross salary to see what reaches your account.
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What comes out of a Arkansas paycheck
- Federal income tax Seven brackets from 10% to 37%, after the federal standard deduction.
- Social Security 6.2% up to the annual wage base, after which it stops entirely.
- Medicare 1.45% with no ceiling, plus 0.9% above 200,000 USD.
- Arkansas Standard Deduction
- Arkansas State Income Tax Top rate cut from 3.9% to 3.7% by HB 1001 and SB 1, signed 6 May 2026 and retroactive to 1 January 2026. Compiled tables published earlier in 2026 still show 3.9%. A separate rate table applies below about 92,300 USD of net income; the higher-income table is used here.
- Arkansas Exemption Credit
Local taxes are not included. City and county income taxes sit below the state level and are excluded here. They are material in a few places, averaging roughly 1.6% of AGI across New York, 1.2% in Ohio and 1% in Pennsylvania.
Source
State figures checked against Arkansas Department of Revenue on 2026-08-17. Federal figures checked against the Internal Revenue Service. View the source table.