Computer Occupations, All Other Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $87K, rent takes 18.5% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,021/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new computer occupations, all others typically earn — is $46K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,746/month. At HUD’s $1,021/month FMR, rent would take 37% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay runs 25% below the national median — $87K here vs. $117K nationally. Cost of living is 12% below the national average, which narrows that gap in real purchasing power.

Arkansas pays $87K median vs. the U.S. average of $117K — that’s -25%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 87.64), the purchasing-power equivalent is $99K — below the national median.

The median is $86,940 a year, that works out to about $42 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $45,770, and experienced computer occupations, all others can clear $135,140. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,527/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,021/month, which eats 18.5% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Arkansas has a Regional Price Parity of 87.64 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median computer occupations, all other salary is worth about $99,201 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.