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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Fort Smith, AR

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Fort Smith, AR-OK earns $35,830 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,464 a month.

10th percentile
$34,140
25th percentile
$35,580
Median percentile
$35,830
75th percentile
$37,540
90th percentile
$42,790

Based on 280 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

$29,572 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,830
Federal income tax−$2,120
Social Security + Medicare−$2,741
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,397
Monthly take-home$2,464
Every two weeks$1,137

Does it go far here?

$41,717Median pay in Fort Smith, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
35%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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