Hourly pay after taxes in Arkansas
$20 an hour in Arkansas comes to $1,328.99 every two weeks after taxes, for a single person working full time.
Updated for 2026Checked Oct 29, 2026 against IRS and Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration sourcesHow we check
Take-home pay by hourly wage, 2026
| Wage | Two weeks | Month | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $11.00 | $772.06 | $1,673 | $20,074 |
| $18.00 | $1,206.39 | $2,614 | $31,366 |
| $20.00 | $1,328.99 | $2,879 | $34,554 |
| $22.00 | $1,451.70 | $3,145 | $37,744 |
| $25.00 | $1,635.58 | $3,544 | $42,525 |
| $30.00 | $1,942.17 | $4,208 | $50,496 |
| $35.00 | $2,224.54 | $4,820 | $57,838 |
| $40.00 | $2,491.13 | $5,397 | $64,769 |
| $50.00 | $3,013.31 | $6,529 | $78,346 |
Every column after the wage is take-home pay. Each row assumes 40 hours a week all year, one paycheck every two weeks, single, no dependents, and no benefits taken out. The monthly and yearly columns are that paycheck times 26. Use the paycheck calculator for your own hours and deductions.
What comes out of an hourly paycheck
At $25 an hour, a two-week paycheck in Arkansas starts at $2,000.00 and ends at $1,635.58.
| Federal income tax | $156.15 |
| Social Security | $124.00 |
| Medicare | $29.00 |
| Arkansas income tax | $55.27 |
Arkansas takes income tax at rates up to 3.7 percent for 2026, after a $2,470 standard deduction, and it credits $29 for each exemption you claim. Federal withholding, Social Security, and Medicare take their share too. Arkansas adds no disability or leave premium and no city or county wage tax, so the exemption credit is the only state detail.
Because the rates top out at 3.7 percent, the Arkansas line grows gently as the wage rises.
What changes your number
Exemptions are the Arkansas lever. Each one you claim on Form AR4EC carries a $29 credit, so a worker who claims dependents keeps a little more of every check than a single worker at the same wage.
The standard deduction works the other way: it is the same $2,470 for everyone, so it shields a larger share of a low wage than of a high one. That is part of why the state's bite widens as you move down the table. Overtime and tips add to taxed pay the same way as regular wages.
Hours matter too. At $20 an hour and 30 hours a week instead of 40, a two-week paycheck in Arkansas comes to $1,022.36.
The minimum wage in Arkansas
The minimum wage in Arkansas is $11.00 an hour, and a full-time worker at $11 takes home about $1,673 a month. It has not changed since January 1, 2021, and the law covers employers with 4 or more employees.
Sources and checks
Checked on Oct 29, 2026. Source: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Withholding Tax Formula Method, "Effective 01/01/2026" (current file, last modified May 29, 2026), pages 2 and 3: "Subtract the Standard Deduction of $ 2,470", top bracket "$97,601 and over 3.70% $79.90", "Multiply the total number of Withholding Exemptions claimed on Form AR4EC by $29.00" (dfa.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Withholding-Tax-Formula.pdf, saved as data/sources/arkansas/Withholding-Tax-Formula.pdf, read Oct 29, 2026). The Withholding Tax Instructions for Employers ("Revised: 4/27/26", saved as data/sources/arkansas/Withholding-Tax-Instructions-for-Employers.pdf): "The current withholding tax rate is 3.7%."
Disability: Arkansas runs no state disability or paid-family-leave program paid by an employee payroll deduction: the DFA Withholding Tax Instructions for Employers (Revised 4/27/26, saved as data/sources/arkansas/Withholding-Tax-Instructions-for-Employers.pdf, read Oct 29, 2026) cover state income tax as the only state withholding on wages; no Arkansas law or agency page describing such a program was found.
Local taxes: The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 Withholding Tax Formula, Withholding Tax Instructions for Employers (Revised 4/27/26), and Form AR4EC (saved in data/sources/arkansas/, read Oct 29, 2026) describe state income tax withholding only, with no city or county wage tax and no local line on the AR4EC. No official Arkansas page saying "no local income tax" in those words was found (see openQuestions).
Minimum wage: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, "Minimum Wage and Overtime" (labor.arkansas.gov/labor/labor-standards/minimum-wage-and-overtime/, read Oct 29, 2026 through a web fetch because the site refuses this machine's direct downloads, so no copy is saved): "Effective January 1, 2021, the minimum wage in Arkansas is $11.00 per hour.", "The Arkansas Minimum Wage Act covers employers with 4 or more employees.", "Tipped employees must be paid at least $2.63 per hour." Cross-checked against U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, "Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees" (dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped, saved as data/sources/arkansas/dol-whd-state-tipped-minimum-wage.html, read Oct 29, 2026): "Arkansas $11.00 $8.37 $2.63". No scheduled change.
Federal withholding: IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A and its "2026 Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems and Withholding on Periodic Payments of Pensions and Annuities," pages 10 to 12. Fetched directly from irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf and transcribed Oct 28, 2026.
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