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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Fort Smith, AR

The median mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Smith, AR-OK earns $41,910 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,852 a month.

10th percentile
$32,710
25th percentile
$38,380
Median percentile
$41,910
75th percentile
$41,910
90th percentile
$47,420

Based on 140 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

$34,220 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,910
Federal income tax−$2,849
Social Security + Medicare−$3,206
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,634
Monthly take-home$2,852
Every two weeks$1,316

Does it go far here?

$48,796Median pay in Fort Smith, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
30%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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