Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Fort Smith, AR-OK

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Fort Smith, AR-OK, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Fort Smith, AR-OK are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $221,230. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general dentist, with an average salary of $195,640.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Fort Smith, AR-OK has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Fort Smith, AR-OK in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Fort Smith, AR-OK (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$221,230	$50,210	60
2	General Dentists	$195,640	$72,010	100
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$157,600	$42,960	30
4	Pharmacists	$125,100	$100,060	260
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$122,420	$87,180	60
6	All Other Physicians	$120,540	$33,130	120
7	Chief Executives	$112,380	$37,950	190
8	Physician Assistants	$111,150	$46,200	40
9	Sales Managers	$108,760	$61,150	120
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$105,100	$64,040	140
11	Nurse Practitioners	$102,010	$80,270	160
12	Physical Therapists	$98,420	$60,590	130
13	Purchasing Managers	$98,300	$60,200	50
14	Financial Managers	$98,230	$49,950	420
15	Industrial Engineers	$95,050	$61,990	180
16	Facilities Managers	$93,420	$63,920	40
17	Industrial Production Managers	$89,980	$50,650	180
18	Administrative Services Managers	$89,890	$44,800	90
19	Marketing Managers	$88,090	$39,450	70
20	All Other Managers	$85,560	$47,910	310
21	Veterinarians	$85,280	$42,440	40
22	Lawyers	$84,640	$46,290	210
23	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$83,890	$54,250	150
24	Occupational Therapists	$82,000	$53,400	80
25	Computer Occupations, All Other	$81,990	$51,880	40
26	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$81,790	$65,330	230
27	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$81,530	$49,990	40
28	Other Education Administrators	$81,290	$53,280	30
29	Software Developers	$80,710	$51,300	150
30	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$80,660	$49,220	110
31	Human Resources Managers	$80,470	$49,620	100
32	Medical and Health Services Managers	$79,410	$49,950	440
33	Computer Programmers	$79,280	$40,880	60
34	Civil Engineers	$78,920	$60,910	80
35	Dental Hygienists	$78,530	$47,540	150
36	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$75,550	$44,330	100
37	Financial Analysts	$75,170	$47,360	50
38	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$73,040	$45,630	110
39	Construction Managers	$70,620	$38,950	140
40	Electrical Engineers	$69,730	$45,720	30
41	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$66,380	$37,810	160
42	Speech-Language Pathologists	$65,930	$49,420	140
43	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$64,750	$50,610	40
44	Respiratory Therapists	$64,740	$47,900	120
45	Mechanical Engineers	$64,730	$49,790	70
46	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$64,710	$51,570	80
47	Instructional Coordinators	$64,490	$38,290	80
48	Computer Systems Analysts	$64,200	$37,480	70
49	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$63,690	$40,700	70
50	Registered Nurses	$63,490	$34,930	2,360
51	General and Operations Managers	$63,160	$29,100	2,510
52	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$62,910	$48,360	140
53	Management Analysts	$62,910	$31,630	230
54	Loan Officers	$62,480	$33,750	250
55	Project Management Specialists	$61,950	$40,770	210
56	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$61,290	$47,720	30
57	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$60,370	$33,560	130
58	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$60,260	$30,200	290
59	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$59,470	$30,090	250
60	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$59,140	$39,020	470
61	Accountants and Auditors	$59,080	$38,210	530
62	Radiologic Technologists	$59,060	$45,080	190
63	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,780	$47,040	120
64	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$58,760	$31,110	200
65	Compliance Officers	$58,560	$36,220	240
66	Credit Analysts	$58,460	$38,940	30
67	Physical Therapist Assistants	$58,450	$33,680	130
68	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	$58,410	$30,630	50
69	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$57,660	$39,320	130
70	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$57,040	$26,820	130
71	Logisticians	$56,530	$36,240	100
72	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$56,380	$39,550	510
73	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$55,730	$28,920	70
74	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$55,430	$31,980	120
75	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$54,540	$41,200	150
76	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$54,460	$35,710	330
77	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$53,250	$36,990	1,070
78	Postal Service Clerks	$53,190	$39,770	100
79	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$53,110	$35,940	220
80	Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	$52,710	$36,140	40
81	Other Business Operations Specialists	$52,230	$30,730	330
82	Cost Estimators	$52,060	$32,600	100
83	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$52,000	$30,300	50
84	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$51,730	$39,640	260
85	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$51,580	$31,670	90
86	Other Teachers and Instructors	$51,240	$29,710	50
87	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$51,030	$40,610	1,250
88	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$50,750	$45,230	120
89	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	$50,570	$38,020	430
90	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$50,460	$35,460	610
91	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$50,430	$36,550	610
92	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$50,180	$29,910	890
93	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$49,740	$25,090	50
94	Social and Community Service Managers	$49,530	$31,560	90
95	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$49,480	$32,430	40
96	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$49,410	$39,640	1,190
97	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$49,240	$32,080	1,100
98	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$49,080	$46,700	50
99	Healthcare Social Workers	$49,060	$36,460	100
100	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$49,000	$41,340	170

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Fort Smith, AR-OK – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians	$165,720
2	General Dentists	$126,830
3	Pharmacists	$126,780
4	Chief Executives	$99,660
5	Sales Managers	$99,510
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$98,770
7	Nurse Practitioners	$98,160
8	Industrial Production Managers	$96,670
9	Financial Managers	$94,860
10	Physician Assistants	$94,630

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Fort Smith, AR-OK – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$154,470
2	Pharmacists	$129,620
3	General Dentists	$121,010
4	Personal Financial Advisors	$111,830
5	Nurse Practitioners	$104,670
6	Physician Assistants	$103,180
7	Physical Therapists	$100,660
8	Sales Managers	$96,150
9	Human Resources Managers	$88,930
10	Chief Executives	$88,770

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Fort Smith, AR-OK – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$142,000
2	Pharmacists	$128,290
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$116,540
4	Nurse Practitioners	$110,420
5	Personal Financial Advisors	$107,570
6	Sales Managers	$100,070
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$95,870
8	Physical Therapists	$95,050
9	Occupational Therapists	$91,250
10	Computer Network Architects	$91,130

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