Electrician Salary in Arkansas (2026)
The average Electrician in Arkansas earns around $75,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $58,759/year ($4,897/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $58,759 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $4,897 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $2,260 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $28/hr |
Federal Tax | $7,670 |
State Tax | $2,834 |
FICA Taxes | $5,738 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 21.65% |
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Electrician Salary Ranges in Arkansas
Not all Electricians earn the same — not even close
Arkansas's electrician market is anchored by the substantial Walmart store + DC construction Bentonville (Walmart Real Estate + Construction-driven AR electrical demand), the substantial AR petrochemical industry electrical demand at El Dorado (Murphy USA + Murphy Oil legacy refining + Lion Oil), IBEW Local 295 Little Rock + IBEW Local 700 Fort Smith + IBEW Local 1516 NW Arkansas, the AR NECA + AR ABC merit-shop pipeline, Entergy Arkansas (the substantial AR utility electrical work + Arkansas Nuclear One ANO Russellville + Independence Steam Electric Station + White Bluff Steam Electric Station), SWEPCO American Electric Power AR, plus substantial post-tornado AR electrical reconstruction + AR Insurance Department claims + AR mutual aid + line-restoration crew work.
Senior Industrial Electrician (El Dorado Petrochem)
$75,000–$118,000+ OT
Industrial electrician at Lion Oil + Murphy USA + AR chemical manufacturing · OBBBA OT applies
Senior Master Electrician (Commercial)
$72,000–$108,000+ OT
Master electrician at AR commercial · AR State Board of Electrical Examiners master electrician
Senior Nuclear Electrician (Entergy / ANO)
$92,000–$135,000+ OT
Nuclear electrician at Arkansas Nuclear One Russellville · cleared + INPO training
Senior Lineman (Entergy AR / SWEPCO Storm Crew)
$92,000–$148,000+ OT + storm premium
Entergy AR + SWEPCO lineman + storm crew · post-tornado mutual aid · IBEW storm restoration premium
Senior Foreman / Superintendent
$88,000–$142,000+ TC
Electrical foreman at Manhattan + Crossland + Nabholz + Baldwin Hayes · multi-trade leadership
Senior IBEW Local Journeyman
$72,000–$108,000+ OT + benefits
IBEW Local 295 Little Rock + Local 700 Fort Smith + Local 1516 NW AR · scale + Davis-Bacon
Senior Walmart Construction Electrician
$72,000–$108,000+ OT
Walmart store + DC electrical · substantial Walmart-Bentonville-driven AR commercial electrical
Senior Solar / Renewable Electrician
$68,000–$98,000+ OT
AR solar + utility-scale + commercial PV + post-IRA + Entergy AR Solar buildout
Mid-Level Electrician (3-5 yrs)
$48,000–$72,000+ OT
Journeyman AR electrician · transitioning to senior band + master license track
Apprentice Electrician (0-3 yrs)
$30,000–$48,000+
AR electrical apprentice · IBEW + ABC AR + AR community college · entry band · 4-yr program
Worth knowing: The substantial Walmart store + DC construction Bentonville drives one of the country's most distinctive concentrated US retail-driven commercial electrical markets and a feature most national electrician compensation surveys understate for AR. Walmart Real Estate + Construction substantial annual capex drives substantial concentrated AR commercial electrical + light industrial electrical work across Walmart store buildouts + Walmart Health Center construction + Walmart DC construction. The substantial AR petrochemical cluster at El Dorado supports substantial industrial electrical + NFPA 70E + NEC + Class I Div 1/2 hazardous location electrical + intrinsically safe + explosion-proof + medium-voltage + high-voltage + substation + power distribution + motor control center + variable frequency drive + DCS/PLC instrumentation electrical work. Senior AR industrial electricians at Lion Oil + Murphy USA clear $75-118K + substantial OT premium during turnaround + outage seasons. IBEW Local 295 Little Rock + Local 700 Fort Smith + Local 1516 NW Arkansas provide substantial AR union electrician training + Davis-Bacon prevailing wage work + multi-employer pension support. Entergy nuclear electrical operations at Arkansas Nuclear One ANO Russellville (the only AR commercial nuclear plant + 2-unit Westinghouse PWR + ~1.8 GW gross + the substantial post-1974 + post-1978 commercial operation + Entergy Operations subsidiary partial-ownership) supports substantial cleared + INPO-trained nuclear electrician work. Entergy Arkansas line crew + storm restoration operations (Entergy AR serves ~700K AR customers + the substantial post-tornado mutual aid + grid restoration work + the substantial 2014 + 2024 AR tornado outbreaks) supports substantial AR lineman + storm restoration work with substantial storm clearing $92-148K+ OT + storm premium. AR substantial post-IRA + Entergy AR utility-scale solar buildout supports substantial AR solar + renewable electrician work. AR progressive 2-4.4% top phasing 3.9% by 2026 + AR RTW since 1947 + AR property tax ~0.61% + no state estate tax. The 2025 No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies through 2028.
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