Salaries in Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area

Typical pay for 302 jobs in the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area. The median for all workers is $39,560 a year ($19.02 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs

$39,560

Median hourly

$19.02

Workers

95,560

vs U.S. median

-22%

Highest paying jobs in Fort Smith, AR-OK

Job	Median salary	Workers
Physicians, All Other	$258,130	170
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$170,960	40
Dentists, General	$165,060	100
Pharmacist	$133,520	160
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,100	100
Nurse Practitioner	$129,270	270
Purchasing Manager	$125,330	60
Physician Assistant	$119,840	70
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$114,760	190
Chief Executive	$114,550	210
Computer Network Architect	$114,270	50
Software Developer	$114,140	200
Optometrist	$109,200	40
Industrial Production Manager	$106,520	220
Financial Manager	$104,990	460

Most common jobs in Fort Smith, AR-OK

Job	Workers	Median salary
Retail Salesperson	2,880	$28,350
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,760	$23,760
General and Operations Managers	2,320	$70,330
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,240	$28,410
Stockers and Order Fillers	2,240	$32,050
Cashier	2,180	$27,480
Registered Nurse	2,180	$79,870
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	2,080	$37,460
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,030	$47,580
Office Clerks, General	1,900	$37,100
Customer Service Representative	1,860	$37,500
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,760	$34,810
Nursing Assistant	1,580	$32,020
Waiters and Waitresses	1,410	$23,680
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,220	$36,930

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in Arkansas, salaries in Oklahoma.

All 302 jobs by category

Management Occupations (23)Business and Financial Operations Occupations (20)Computer and Mathematical Occupations (9)Architecture and Engineering Occupations (6)Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (2)Community and Social Service Occupations (9)Legal Occupations (3)Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (16)Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (6)Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (27)Healthcare Support Occupations (10)Protective Service Occupations (10)Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (12)Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (6)Personal Care and Service Occupations (10)Sales and Related Occupations (12)Office and Administrative Support Occupations (31)Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (1)Construction and Extraction Occupations (17)Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (18)Production Occupations (37)Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (17)

Management Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Administrative Services Manager	$90,640	$43.58	80
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,100	$63.03	100
Chief Executive	$114,550	$55.07	210
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$114,760	$55.17	190
Construction Manager	$82,940	$39.88	130
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$96,420	—	190
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$75,180	$36.14	70
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$40,420	$19.43	50
Facilities Manager	$103,300	$49.66	60
Financial Manager	$104,990	$50.48	460
Food Service Manager	$50,390	$24.23	180
General and Operations Managers	$70,330	$33.81	2,320
Human Resources Manager	$103,580	$49.80	100
Industrial Production Manager	$106,520	$51.21	220
Lodging Manager	$49,990	$24.03	30
Managers, All Other	$98,500	$47.36	360
Marketing Manager	$93,990	$45.19	90
Medical and Health Services Managers	$91,720	$44.10	370
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$45,540	$21.90	180
Purchasing Manager	$125,330	$60.26	60
Sales Manager	$99,110	$47.65	230
Social and Community Service Managers	$55,450	$26.66	140
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$83,370	$40.08	130

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Accountants and Auditors	$62,990	$30.29	520
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$58,710	$28.23	410
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$57,380	$27.59	230
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$77,760	$37.38	100
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$58,450	$28.10	30
Compliance Officer	$63,130	$30.35	160
Cost Estimator	$53,800	$25.86	90
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,300	$39.57	60
Financial Specialists, All Other	$52,060	$25.03	40
Human Resources Specialist	$54,220	$26.07	400
Loan Officer	$61,050	$29.35	180
Logistician	$66,010	$31.74	140
Management Analyst	$65,170	$31.33	210
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$58,970	$28.35	290
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$47,750	$22.96	30
Personal Financial Advisor	$65,520	$31.50	80
Project Management Specialist	$74,990	$36.05	290
Property Appraisers and Assessors	$50,160	$24.12	50
Tax Preparer	$30,160	$14.50	40
Training and Development Specialists	$45,480	$21.87	220

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Computer Network Architect	$114,270	$54.94	50
Computer Network Support Specialist	$58,810	$28.28	70
Computer Occupations, All Other	$96,920	$46.59	70
Computer Programmer	$87,640	$42.14	50
Computer Systems Analyst	$38,020	$18.28	260
Computer User Support Specialist	$48,170	$23.16	180
Information Security Analyst	$91,020	$43.76	70
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$73,620	$35.39	110
Software Developer	$114,140	$54.87	200

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$79,960	$38.44	40
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$59,820	$28.76	50
Civil Engineer	$100,330	$48.24	110
Engineers, All Other	$79,890	$38.41	50
Industrial Engineer	$97,460	$46.85	150
Mechanical Engineer	$78,950	$37.96	150

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Food Science Technician	$43,710	$21.01	30
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$61,100	$29.37	100

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$42,990	$20.67	170
Community Health Worker	$58,690	$28.22	40
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$66,270	$31.86	160
Healthcare Social Worker	$50,970	$24.50	70
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$46,430	$22.32	40
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$45,410	$21.83	80
Rehabilitation Counselor	$29,150	$14.02	70
Social and Human Service Assistants	$32,390	$15.57	220
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$57,340	$27.57	210

Legal Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Lawyer	$88,100	$42.36	170
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$46,620	$22.41	120
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$46,550	$22.38	60

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$57,080	$27.44	70
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$66,310	—	80
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$52,620	—	840
Instructional Coordinator	$69,000	$33.17	100
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,050	—	180
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$62,770	$30.18	100
Library Technician	$26,790	$12.88	60
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$58,960	—	530
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$40,710	$19.57	140
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,960	—	810
Self-Enrichment Teacher	$32,900	$15.82	40
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$59,110	—	120
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$56,430	—	60
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$59,360	—	80
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$29,370	—	870
Tutor	$29,780	$14.32	30

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$34,600	$16.63	30
Coaches and Scouts	$38,960	—	70
Graphic Designer	$39,590	$19.03	80
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$35,360	$17.00	90
Producers and Directors	$37,560	$18.06	100
Public Relations Specialist	$54,880	$26.38	50

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$74,270	$35.71	50
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$45,210	$21.74	230
Dental Hygienist	$84,480	$40.62	150
Dentists, General	$165,060	$79.36	100
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer	$100,140	$48.14	80
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$38,330	$18.43	180
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$30,770	$14.79	50
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$55,880	$26.86	960
Medical Records Specialist	$37,020	$17.80	120
Nurse Practitioner	$129,270	$62.15	270
Occupational Therapist	$97,740	$46.99	140
Opticians, Dispensing	$37,370	$17.97	70
Optometrist	$109,200	$52.50	40
Paramedic	$47,410	$22.79	80
Pharmacist	$133,520	$64.19	160
Pharmacy Technician	$38,770	$18.64	310
Physical Therapist	$98,730	$47.47	160
Physician Assistant	$119,840	$57.61	70
Physicians, All Other	$258,130	$124.10	170
Psychiatric Technician	$30,960	$14.89	140
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$64,410	$30.97	190
Registered Nurse	$79,870	$38.40	2,180
Respiratory Therapist	$78,080	$37.54	100
Speech-Language Pathologist	$81,300	$39.09	150
Surgical Technologist	$61,890	$29.76	170
Therapists, All Other	$70,520	$33.90	60
Veterinarian	$104,110	$50.06	40

Healthcare Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Dental Assistant	$37,160	$17.87	220
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$34,360	$16.52	40
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$28,410	$13.66	2,240
Massage Therapist	$37,110	$17.84	40
Medical Assistant	$37,380	$17.97	430
Nursing Assistant	$32,020	$15.39	1,580
Occupational Therapy Assistant	$80,660	$38.78	40
Phlebotomist	$34,860	$16.76	50
Physical Therapist Assistant	$63,210	$30.39	140
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$32,590	$15.67	120

Protective Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$33,790	$16.25	130
Firefighter	$35,990	$17.30	150
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$39,610	$19.05	50
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$50,550	$24.30	70
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$71,730	$34.49	140
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$47,710	$22.94	60
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$51,070	$24.55	400
Private Detectives and Investigators	$46,380	$22.30	40
School Bus Monitor	$31,950	$15.36	70
Security Guard	$34,530	$16.60	420

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bartender	$23,830	$11.46	200
Cooks, Fast Food	$26,480	$12.73	640
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$29,380	$14.12	560
Cooks, Restaurant	$29,370	$14.12	850
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$27,870	$13.40	150
Dishwasher	$26,630	$12.80	170
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$23,760	$11.42	2,760
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$30,780	$14.80	940
Food Preparation Worker	$26,900	$12.93	320
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$27,040	$13.00	210
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$24,140	$11.61	220
Waiters and Waitresses	$23,680	$11.39	1,410

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$36,460	$17.53	100
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$51,790	$24.90	40
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$31,200	$15.00	1,150
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$35,200	$16.92	410
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$27,890	$13.41	630
Pest Control Worker	$38,410	$18.47	70

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$26,930	$12.95	130
Animal Caretaker	$32,720	$15.73	100
Childcare Worker	$27,940	$13.43	360
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$44,680	$21.48	90
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$32,750	$15.75	40
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$35,230	$16.94	50
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$28,090	$13.51	70
Recreation Worker	$25,690	$12.35	130
Residential Advisor	$39,010	$18.76	60
Skincare Specialist	$36,250	$17.43	30

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Cashier	$27,480	$13.21	2,180
Counter and Rental Clerks	$35,670	$17.15	310
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$62,290	$29.95	130
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$36,280	$17.44	860
Insurance Sales Agent	$60,800	$29.23	190
Parts Salesperson	$34,050	$16.37	300
Real Estate Sales Agent	$37,120	$17.85	n/a
Retail Salesperson	$28,350	$13.63	2,880
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$48,210	$23.18	360
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$50,920	$24.48	870
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$77,300	$37.16	100
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$45,610	$21.93	210

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bill and Account Collectors	$40,160	$19.31	100
Billing and Posting Clerks	$41,080	$19.75	320
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$45,010	$21.64	960
Cargo and Freight Agents	$46,470	$22.34	130
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$39,770	$19.12	150
Customer Service Representative	$37,500	$18.03	1,860
Data Entry Keyer	$37,060	$17.82	50
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$39,880	$19.18	130
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$50,220	$24.14	100
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$57,130	$27.46	960
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$27,760	$13.35	160
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$40,700	$19.57	50
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$39,890	$19.18	80
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$40,970	$19.70	50
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$38,600	$18.56	170
Library Assistants, Clerical	$30,020	$14.43	30
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$41,770	$20.08	130
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$35,830	$17.22	280
New Accounts Clerk	$43,220	$20.78	40
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$38,370	$18.45	80
Office Clerks, General	$37,100	$17.84	1,900
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$45,300	$21.78	100
Postal Service Clerk	$59,490	$28.60	60
Postal Service Mail Carrier	$63,380	$30.47	210
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$48,560	$23.35	200
Public Safety Telecommunicator	$37,290	$17.93	90
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,000	$16.35	630
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$37,640	$18.10	720
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$39,160	$18.83	620
Teller	$34,260	$16.47	260
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$38,580	$18.55	70

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$34,480	$16.58	80

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Carpenter	$42,420	$20.39	240
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$38,890	$18.70	130
Construction and Building Inspectors	$59,800	$28.75	50
Construction Laborer	$36,950	$17.77	670
Electrician	$52,500	$25.24	370
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$46,490	$22.35	50
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$57,850	$27.81	430
Glazier	$44,940	$21.61	30
Highway Maintenance Worker	$36,340	$17.47	50
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$41,820	$20.11	440
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$39,480	$18.98	50
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$37,210	$17.89	30
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$48,350	$23.24	250
Roofer	$44,230	$21.27	140
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$37,080	$17.83	40
Sheet Metal Worker	$46,210	$22.22	60
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$45,220	$21.74	40

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$63,170	$30.37	30
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$46,530	$22.37	70
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$42,030	$20.21	550
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$52,480	$25.23	380
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$94,800	$45.58	70
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$69,720	$33.52	510
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$48,160	$23.16	410
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$32,620	$15.68	60
Industrial Machinery Mechanic	$57,960	$27.86	750
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$51,030	$24.53	150
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$41,710	$20.05	910
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$61,790	$29.71	60
Millwright	$50,040	$24.06	50
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$60,250	$28.96	100
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$45,190	$21.73	60
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$41,370	$19.89	70
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$83,960	$40.36	50
Tire Repairers and Changers	$33,820	$16.26	60

Production Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Baker	$29,520	$14.19	170
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$34,340	$16.51	100
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$45,090	$21.68	110
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$40,820	$19.62	40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,800	$22.98	120
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator	$56,520	$27.17	380
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer	$54,500	$26.20	30
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,960	$21.61	240
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,480	$19.46	200
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,380	$26.62	150
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,650	$18.58	30
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$62,260	$29.93	1,100
Food Batchmaker	$44,470	$21.38	250
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$43,160	$20.75	230
Gas Plant Operator	$74,230	$35.69	50
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,590	$18.07	40
Helpers--Production Workers	$34,860	$16.76	550
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$41,440	$19.92	640
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$27,780	$13.35	130
Machinist	$50,560	$24.31	230
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$37,460	$18.01	2,080
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$36,930	$17.75	1,220
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,910	$20.15	140
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,850	$23.01	200
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,560	$19.50	510
Printing Press Operator	$56,350	$27.09	180
Production Workers, All Other	$45,850	$22.04	340
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$34,340	$16.51	70
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,380	$21.82	40
Sewing Machine Operator	$27,810	$13.37	70
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$38,800	$18.66	300
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$47,780	$22.97	50
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$38,410	$18.47	30
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$40,830	$19.63	190
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$46,630	$22.42	400
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,450	$20.89	40
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$38,100	$18.32	40

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$170,960	—	40
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$35,440	$17.04	60
Bus Drivers, School	$40,720	$19.58	260
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$47,910	$23.04	70
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,920	$16.79	420
Crane and Tower Operators	$44,330	$21.31	90
Driver/Sales Worker	$38,120	$18.33	280
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$58,390	$28.07	400
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$47,580	$22.88	2,030
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$39,480	$18.98	810
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$34,810	$16.74	1,760
Light Truck Driver	$35,560	$17.10	680
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$37,710	$18.13	230
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$34,090	$16.39	270
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$41,420	$19.92	130
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$32,770	$15.76	90
Stockers and Order Fillers	$32,050	$15.41	2,240