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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Fort Smith, AR

The median career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Fort Smith, AR-OK earns $66,310 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,406 a month.

10th percentile
$53,320
25th percentile
$60,300
Median percentile
$66,310
75th percentile
$66,310
90th percentile
$77,490

Based on 80 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$52,874 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,310
Federal income tax−$5,777
Social Security + Medicare−$5,073
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$2,586
Monthly take-home$4,406
Every two weeks$2,034

Does it go far here?

$77,205Median pay in Fort Smith, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($866 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fort Smith, AR

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$79,870
General and Operations Managers$70,330
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$69,720
Accountants and Auditors$62,990
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$62,260
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,960
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,960
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$57,960

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