Web Developer · Arkansas · SOC 15-1254
Web Developer Salary in Arkansas (2026)
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2024 reference period · BEA Regional Price Parity 2023 vintage · Last synced 2026-05-05.
TL;DR
- Headline Web Developer pay in Arkansas is $43,530. Real take-home, after the state's cost-of-living index, lands at $50,144.
- Nominal: #49/51 · Real: #49/51 — ranking shifts by 0 positions after RPP.
- Below-100 RPP flips this state above its nominal rank in real-wage terms; the gap is about $6,614.
- Bottom quartile $39,980, top quartile $61,200. The P90 ($79,660) is roughly 2.6× the P10 ($31,090).
Wage breakdown — Arkansas
| Percentile | Nominal (BLS) | Real (BEA RPP-adjusted) |
|---|---|---|
| P10 (entry tier) | $31,090 | $35,814 |
| P25 (lower quartile) | $39,980 | $46,055 |
| P50 (median) | $43,530 | $50,144 |
| P75 (upper quartile) | $61,200 | $70,499 |
| P90 (top tier) | $79,660 | $91,764 |
| Mean | $51,660 | $59,509 |
| Employment | 430 Web Developers in Arkansas | |
Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity
| Component | Arkansas index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All-items RPP | 86.8 |
| Goods | 93.1 |
| Services | 81.9 |
| Rents | 56.7 |
Arkansas sits below the national baseline (RPP 86.8), so nominal pay translates to a higher real wage than the BLS median suggests — particularly visible in rents at 56.7.
After-tax take-home — Arkansas (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)
Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median
| Layer | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Gross BLS P50 (Web Developer) | $43,530 | nominal median |
| Federal income tax | −$3,086 | 7.1% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied |
| State income tax | −$1,198 | 0–3.9% (graduated) |
| FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%) | −$3,330 | SS capped at $183,600 wage base |
| Take-home (after-tax) | $35,916 | 82.5% of gross |
| Real take-home (RPP-adjusted) | $41,373 | ÷ (86.8 / 100) BEA cost-of-living |
What the Arkansas state-tax burden means for Web Developer take-home
Mid-band state-tax burden at 2.8% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $35,916 (82.5% of gross). After the 86.8 RPP, real take-home is $41,373.
Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).
National context
Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $90,930 for Web Developers with mean pay of $98,790 and total employment of 78,860. Arkansas sits at #49 on nominal pay and #49 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. Nominal and real ranking are the same — cost of living and pay scale together.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a Web Developer make in Arkansas?
- BLS reports a median annual wage of $43,530 for Web Developers in Arkansas as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $39,980 and the 75th-percentile is $61,200.
- What is the real (cost-adjusted) Web Developer salary in Arkansas?
- After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 86.8 for Arkansas), the real-wage equivalent is $50,144 — what the $43,530 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $46,055 to $70,499.
- How are Arkansas Web Developer salaries calculated on this page?
- Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.
- What does the top of the Web Developer pay scale look like in Arkansas?
- The 90th percentile lands at $79,660. That tier typically reflects senior roles, specialty certifications, high-cost-of-living metros within the state, or union-negotiated rate cards. Below that, the P75 quartile is $61,200.
- Is Arkansas a 'real-wage arbitrage' state for Web Developers?
- Yes — the BEA RPP of 86.8 is below the national 100 baseline, so nominal $43,530 stretches to a real-wage equivalent of $50,144. The take-home advantage versus a higher-RPP state is meaningful for Web Developers comparing offers across regions.
- When does this data update?
- BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.
- Agency / contract vs in-house vs freelance web developer in Arkansas?
- Agency-employed web developers in Arkansas typically anchor near the BLS median with limited bonus exposure. In-house developers at non-tech companies (e-commerce, media, government) sit at or above median with stable benefits. Freelance / contract web developers can earn substantially above the BLS figure on a gross-hourly basis, but net of self-employment tax (~15.3%), self-paid health insurance, lack of paid leave, and revenue-gap risk, the realized take-home premium is closer to 10-20% than the headline gross might suggest. Specialty contract work (e-commerce platform migrations, headless CMS, accessibility remediation) commands the largest premium in Arkansas.
Sources & methodology
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 15-1254, 2024 reference period.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
- Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
- See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.
Cross-comparison: see how Arkansas Web Developer pay ranks against the other 254 state × occupation pages on the Real Wage Atlas → — four-way ranking by real wage, after-tax take-home, state-tax savings, and cost-of-living arbitrage.