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Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Fayetteville, AR

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR earns $49,330 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,324 a month.

10th percentile
$37,400
25th percentile
$43,670
Median percentile
$49,330
75th percentile
$63,290
90th percentile
$81,130

Based on 380 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$39,893 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,330
Federal income tax−$3,740
Social Security + Medicare−$3,774
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,924
Monthly take-home$3,324
Every two weeks$1,534

Does it go far here?

$53,999Median pay in Fayetteville, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.4 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,157 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fayetteville, AR

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$254,690
Marketing Managers$175,260
Financial Managers$147,410
Sales Managers$147,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers$141,940
Industrial Production Managers$136,410
Chief Executives$134,640
Nurse Practitioners$127,380

All paralegals and legal assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Arkansas