Take-home pay, computed in the open.
Take-home pay $2,280.96 per biweekly paycheck
per biweekly paycheck · single · Arkansas · 2026 tables
- Gross / check
- $2,884.62
- Taxes / check
- $603.65
- Net / year
- $59,305
- Effective rate
- 20.9%
The stub, line by line
| Line item | Each paycheck | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $2,884.62 | $75,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$295.00 | −$7,670 |
| Arkansas income tax | −$87.98 | −$2,287 |
| Social Security | −$178.85 | −$4,650 |
| Medicare | −$41.83 | −$1,088 |
| Take-home pay | $2,280.96 | $59,305 |
Arkansas has no local or municipal income taxes, so no city or county wage tax is added on top of the state tax.
How Arkansas taxes a paycheck
Arkansas taxes wages at a top rate of 3.7% for 2026 — cut from 3.9% by HB 1001/SB 1 in the May 2026 special session, retroactive to January 1, 2026.
The 2026 Arkansas standard deduction is $2,470 for a single filer and $4,940 for a married couple filing jointly.
Arkansas has no local or municipal income taxes, so no city or county wage tax is added on top of the state tax.
2026 Arkansas brackets, single filer
| Taxable income | Rate |
|---|---|
| $0 – $5,599 | 0% |
| $5,599 – $11,199 | 2% |
| $11,199 – $15,999 | 3% |
| $15,999 – $26,399 | 3.4% |
| over $26,399 | 3.7% |
Common salaries, translated
Sources
- Arkansas DFA — Withholding Tax Formula Method, Effective 01/01/2026 (whformula_2026.pdf)
- Tax Foundation — Arkansas Cuts Income Tax Rates for the Fourth Time in Four Years
- Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting — Arkansas Cuts Individual and Corporate Income Tax Rates
- Arkansas DFA — 2025 Indexed Tax Brackets (2025_TaxBrackets.pdf)
- LegalClarity — Arkansas Tax Brackets: Rates, Tables, and Deductions
- OnPay — Free Arkansas Payroll Calculator, 2026 AR Tax Rates
- IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 — 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction
- SSA — 2026 Social Security wage base