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$15 an hour after taxes in Arkansas

$15 an hour is $31,200 a year before tax at 40 hours a week. After 2026 federal, FICA and Arkansas taxes:

You keep

$26,582

a year after taxes

Every two weeks
$1,022
A month
$2,215
Effective tax rate
14.8%

AR Income tax rates from 2% to 3.7%

Pay stub, 40 hours a week, single filer
LineEvery two weeksYear
GROSS Gross pay $1,200.00 $31,200.00
FED Federal income tax -$60.15 -$1,564.00
OASDI Social Security tax -$74.40 -$1,934.40
MED Medicare tax -$17.40 -$452.40
ST Arkansas income tax -$25.65 -$666.81
NET Take-home pay$1,022.40$26,582.39

$15 an hour per paycheck, month and day in Arkansas

$15 an hour in Arkansas: gross and take-home by pay period (2026, single filer)
PeriodGrossTaxes and deductionsTake-home
Year$31,200-$4,618$26,582
Month$2,600-$385$2,215
Every two weeks$1,200-$178$1,022
Week$600-$89$511
Day$120-$18$102

Biweekly means 26 paychecks a year. A day is one of 260 working days (five a week). "Taxes and deductions" includes every line on the stub above.

If you work more or fewer hours

$15 an hour at different weekly hours in Arkansas. Hours over 40 are paid at $22.50 (1.5×).
Hours a weekWeekly grossYearly grossYearly take-homeBiweekly take-home
20$300$15,600$14,266$549
25$375$19,500$17,406$669
30$450$23,400$20,485$788
35$525$27,300$23,564$906
40$600$31,200$26,582$1,022
45 (5 overtime)$713$37,050$31,300$1,204
50 (10 overtime)$825$42,900$36,018$1,385

From 2026, federal income tax exempts the overtime premium (the extra half of time-and-a-half) up to $12,500 a year for single filers. Social Security, Medicare and Arkansas tax still apply to it in this estimate.

What $15 an hour affords in Arkansas

Rent at 30% of gross pay
$780 a month
Needs (50% of take-home)
$1,108 a month
Wants (30%)
$665 a month
Savings and debt (20%)
$443 a month

The 30% rule is the benchmark HUD uses for housing cost burden. The 50/30/20 split applies to the $2,215 monthly take-home figure above.

How Arkansas compares

Arkansas's rates run from 2% to 3.7%, and your last dollar here is taxed at 3.7%. On $15 an hour ($31,200 a year) the state takes $667 in income tax (2.1% of gross), the 26th lowest of 51 jurisdictions.

$15 an hour: Arkansas and nearby states
StateState taxesTake-home a year
Arkansas$667$26,582
Louisiana$551$26,698
Missouri$511$26,739
Mississippi$516$26,733
Oklahoma$859$26,391
Tennessee$0$27,249
Texas$0$27,249

Questions people ask about $15 an hour in Arkansas

How much is $15 an hour a year after taxes in Arkansas?

Working 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, $15 an hour is $31,200 before tax. After $1,564 federal income tax, $2,387 Social Security and Medicare, and $667 in Arkansas state taxes, you take home $26,582 a year as a single filer in 2026.

How much is $15 an hour biweekly after taxes in Arkansas?

$15 an hour is $1,200 gross every two weeks. After taxes a biweekly paycheck comes to about $1,022.

$15 an hour is how much a month?

$15 an hour is $2,600 a month before tax and about $2,215 after tax in Arkansas, averaged over 12 months.

How much rent can I afford on $15 an hour?

The 30% rule puts rent at $780 a month on $2,600 gross. Budgeting from take-home pay with 50/30/20, all needs including rent get $1,108.

How much is $15 an hour with overtime in Arkansas?

At 50 hours a week (10 hours at $22.50), you earn $42,900 a year and keep $36,018. The 2026 federal overtime deduction takes $3,900 of overtime premium out of federal taxable income; Social Security and Medicare still apply.

How much Arkansas state tax comes out of $15 an hour?

$667 a year, or $26 per biweekly paycheck, in Arkansas income tax. Local income taxes, where they exist, are not included.

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Sources and assumptions

Tax year 2026. Annual tax for a filer with no dependents, no other income and no credits, working 52 weeks. Hours over 40 a week are paid at 1.5×. Local income taxes are not included. How we calculate.