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Surgical Assistants salary in Arkansas

The median surgical assistants in Arkansas earns $49,600 a year, 26% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,342 a month.

10th percentile
$35,310
25th percentile
$36,800
Median percentile
$49,600
75th percentile
$78,790
90th percentile
$110,160

Based on 80 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

$40,099 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,600
Federal income tax−$3,772
Social Security + Medicare−$3,794
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,934
Monthly take-home$3,342
Every two weeks$1,542

Does it go far here?

$57,053Median pay in Arkansas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.9 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($947 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arkansas

JobMedian pay
Dentists, General$178,930
Purchasing Managers$156,450
Architectural and Engineering Managers$140,600
Physicians, All Other$136,880
Marketing Managers$136,520
Pharmacists$136,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers$127,220
Nurse Practitioners$125,660

All surgical assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Arkansas