Fort Smith, AR Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$131,691

Total DOL Filings

552

Companies Hiring

113

Cost of Living Index

89.0

National avg = 100

Location vs National

Fort Smith, AR$131,691

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in Fort Smith, AR is 116.2% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Fort Smith

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities	104	$208,000	Other
ArcBest Technologies, Inc.	63	$99,590	Other
Prime Physicians	41	$230,000	Other
Rheem Manufacturing Company	40	$99,736	Other
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc	38	$67,100	Other
Fort Smith HMA PBC Management, LLC	30	$222,220	Other
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	22	$69,200	Other
APOGEE MEDICAL GROUP, ARKANSAS, PA	21	$250,000	Other
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith	18	$59,489	Other
Baptist Health	14	$58,240	Other
GERDAU MACSTEEL	12	$90,230	Other
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	11	$105,645	Other
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION	10	$70,990	Staffing
BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY	10	$92,649	Other
Qualserv Solutions	9	$80,500	Other
RPM UNDERWOOD-MELTON	8	$65,000	Other
L&T Technology Services LLC	7	$71,760	Other
Peterson Chemical Technology Inc.	6	$59,789	Other
ST. EDWARD MERCY CLINIC, INC	6	$241,222	Other
GGNSC ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES LLC	6	$64,480	Other
PETERSON CHEMICALS, INC.	6	$48,483	Other
Gerber Products Company	5	$108,000	Other
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - FORT SMITH	5	$65,674	Other
ArcBest II, Inc.	5	$63,000	Other
Fujitsu America	5	$81,952	Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Fort Smith

Job Title	Median Salary	vs National	Filings
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$104,915	-20.9%	5
Industrial Engineers	$89,691	-6.4%	10
Statisticians	$89,570	N/A	5
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$82,166	-30.5%	8
Mechanical Engineers	$78,000	-0.7%	27
Engineers, All Other	$75,000	0%	5
Materials Engineers	$73,091	-27.2%	5
Accountants and Auditors	$71,000	+10.6%	7
Electrical Engineers	$70,630	-26.8%	9
Logisticians	$59,779	-18.9%	10

BLS Wage Survey Data - Arkansas

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.

BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for Arkansas.

Occupation	BLS Median Wage	Employment
Psychiatrists	$195,430	90
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$192,910	220
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$178,830	1,980
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$175,720	70
Dentists, General	$172,490	990
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$165,980	340
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$143,490	100
Public Relations Managers	$140,970	260
Natural Sciences Managers	$134,430	320
Pharmacists	$134,230	3,100

Salary Trend in Fort Smith, AR

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Fort Smith, AR has a cost of living index of 89.0, which is 11% less expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $112,360 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job Title	Median Salary	COL-Adjusted Equivalent
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$104,915	$117,882
Industrial Engineers	$89,691	$100,776
Statisticians	$89,570	$100,640
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$82,166	$92,321
Mechanical Engineers	$78,000	$87,640

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Popular Salary Pages in Fort Smith, AR

Mechanical Engineers Industrial Engineers Logisticians Electrical Engineers Computer and Information Systems Managers

Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Salaries in Fort Smith, AR