Project Manager Salary in Arkansas (2026)
The average Project Manager in Arkansas earns around $115,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $85,339/year ($7,112/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $85,339 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $7,112 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $3,282 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $41/hr |
Federal Tax | $16,470 |
State Tax | $4,394 |
FICA Taxes | $8,798 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 25.79% |
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Project Manager Salary Ranges in Arkansas
Not all Project Managers earn the same — not even close
Arkansas's project manager market is anchored by Walmart store buildout + remodel + tech rollout PM Bentonville (across ~4,600 US Walmart stores + ~600 US Sam Club stores + ~210 US DC facilities + Walmart Plus + Walmart Connect retail media ad platform launches), Tyson Foods plant + processing capex Springdale (across the country's largest US protein production network), JB Hunt logistics platform + driver training capex Lowell, Stephens Inc. transaction + deal management Little Rock, UAMS + Arkansas Children's + Baptist Health hospital construction + service line PM, Little Rock AFB C-130 sustainment + base infrastructure PM, AR Department of Transportation I-30 + I-40 + I-55 + I-49 + I-540 corridor PM, plus the substantial AR Walton-family-funded philanthropic capital projects (Crystal Bridges Museum expansion + UAMS Walton Family Children's Hospital + the substantial NW Arkansas downtown revitalization).
Senior Construction PM (Walmart Stores)
$108,000–$172,000
Walmart store buildouts + remodels + new format pilots · ~4,600 US Walmart + 600 Sam Club stores
Senior Plant / Manufacturing PM (Tyson)
$118,000–$185,000
Tyson Foods plant capex + processing line installs · country largest US protein production network
Senior Logistics PM (JB Hunt / ArcBest)
$108,000–$162,000
JB Hunt 360 platform + driver training + intermodal + ArcBest LTL terminal capex
Senior Healthcare PM (UAMS / Arkansas Children)
$108,000–$165,000
UAMS + Arkansas Children Hospital + Baptist Health + CHI St Vincent facility + Epic implementation
Senior IT / Tech Rollout PM (Walmart)
$115,000–$182,000
Walmart store tech rollouts + Walmart Connect platform launches + supply chain tech
Senior Federal PM (Little Rock AFB)
$98,000–$148,000
Little Rock AFB + Pine Bluff Arsenal + ARNG · federal facility + cleared programs
Senior Construction PM (Civil / Heavy)
$108,000–$165,000
Manhattan Construction Bentonville + Crossland + Nabholz + Baldwin + Hayes + AR heavy civil
Senior PMP / Six Sigma Black Belt
$108,000–$165,000
PMP + LSS BB at Walmart + Tyson + JB Hunt · process improvement + transformation programs
Mid-Level Project Manager (3-6 yrs)
$78,000–$118,000
Functional PM at AR enterprise + manufacturing + healthcare · transitioning to senior band
Junior Project Coordinator (0-3 yrs)
$58,000–$82,000
UA Walton + UA Little Rock + ASU pipeline · entry band · PMP candidate
Worth knowing: Walmart store buildout + remodel + tech rollout PM Bentonville is the country's most distinctive concentrated US retail capex program management operation and a feature most national PM surveys understate for AR. Walmart Real Estate + Construction + Store Tech (the substantial Walmart-internal capex organization managing ~$10B+ annual US capex across ~4,600 US Walmart stores + ~600 US Sam Club stores + ~210 US DC facilities + Walmart fleet of ~7K Walmart-owned trucks + the substantial Walmart Plus subscription rollout + Walmart Connect retail media ad platform launches + Walmart Marketplace expansion + Walmart Pay rollouts + the substantial Walmart store-of-the-future format pilots + Walmart Health + Walmart Vision Centers + Walmart Auto Care + Walmart Tire & Lube + the substantial Walmart Sparkbrain conversational AI in-store rollout) operates one of the country's largest US retail capex PM organizations. Senior Walmart construction + tech rollout PMs clear $108-182K. Tyson Foods Springdale plant + processing capex supports the country's largest US protein production network with substantial annual plant + processing line capex across chicken + beef + pork + prepared foods + the country's substantial Tyson-Cargill + Pilgrim's Pride + Wayne-Sanderson Farms Northwest Arkansas + East Texas + Mississippi Delta plant footprint. JB Hunt logistics platform + driver training capex + ArcBest LTL terminal capex. UAMS Little Rock (the only AR academic medical center) + Arkansas Children's Hospital substantial hospital construction + service line expansion + Walton Family Children's Hospital ($118M Walton-family-funded children's hospital expansion). Little Rock AFB (the country's largest US Air Force C-130 base + 19th Airlift Wing + the C-130 Center of Excellence) substantial cleared federal facility PM. AR progressive 2-4.4% top phasing 3.9% by 2026 + AR RTW since 1947 + AR property tax ~0.61% + no state estate tax + lower AR cost of living anchor the AR PM proposition.
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