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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in Fort Smith, AR

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Fort Smith, AR-OK earns $37,460 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,568 a month.

10th percentile
$30,640
25th percentile
$36,100
Median percentile
$37,460
75th percentile
$39,030
90th percentile
$39,030

Based on 2,080 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

$30,818 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,460
Federal income tax−$2,315
Social Security + Medicare−$2,866
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,461
Monthly take-home$2,568
Every two weeks$1,185

Does it go far here?

$43,615Median pay in Fort Smith, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
34%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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