Arkansas paycheck calculator

The same calculator, pre-set to Arkansas. State figures below are computed from Arkansas's own published withholding method — cited at the bottom of this page.

Your pay

Gross pay per check Pay entered as Pay frequency Year-to-date wages before this check (for the Social Security cap)

Federal — your W-4

Filing status (Step 1c) Step 2 box is checked (multiple jobs / spouse works — use the higher withholding schedules) Step 3 — dependents amount ($)

More W-4 detail (Steps 4a–4c)

Step 4(a) — other income, annual ($) Step 4(b) — deductions above the standard amount, annual ($) Step 4(c) — extra withholding per check ($)

Deductions per check

Pre-tax retirement — 401(k)/403(b)/457 ($) Pre-tax premiums & HSA — cafeteria plan ($) Post-tax deductions ($)

State

Work state

State inputs mirror that state's own withholding form.

Your pay stub Annual figures

No signup. Nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere — every figure is computed on this device, from the published withholding methods cited below.

Worked example

Worked example. The formula-method example in Arkansas's withholding instructions: $2,127 a month with 2 exemptions.
Federal income tax $78.53 · Social Security $131.87 · Medicare $30.84 · Arkansas withholding $36.50 · Take-home $1,849.26 per month

How Arkansas withholding works

State form: AR4EC.

Arkansas annualizes wages, subtracts the $2,470 standard deduction, rounds net income to the middle of its $100 band, applies the rate-minus-adjustment formula, then subtracts $29 per exemption before dividing back by pay periods.

Current parameters

formula steps	Annualize gross pay; subtract $2,470 standard deduction; if net taxable income below $100,001 round to $50 midrange of its $100 band; tax = net x bracket rate minus bracket adjustment, rounded to nearest dollar; subtract $29 x AR4EC exemptions; divide by pay periods. Separate wage-bracket Regular and Low Income tables also published (withholdTaxTablesRegularIncome_2026.pdf, effective 01/01/2026).
standard deduction all statuses	2,470
personal credit per exemption	29
brackets rate minus adjustment	7 entries (see the cited publication)

What this page covers — and what it doesn't

State method only; Arkansas has no local income taxes.

Source. Withholding Tax - Formula Method, Effective 01/01/2026 (Tax Year 2026) — Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration — tax year 2026. Tables checked 2026-11-06. Official source.