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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Fort Smith, AR

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Fort Smith, AR-OK earns $45,300 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,068 a month.

10th percentile
$33,860
25th percentile
$39,680
Median percentile
$45,300
75th percentile
$51,390
90th percentile
$77,440

Based on 100 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

$36,812 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,300
Federal income tax−$3,256
Social Security + Medicare−$3,465
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,767
Monthly take-home$3,068
Every two weeks$1,416

Does it go far here?

$52,743Median pay in Fort Smith, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
28%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

All payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Arkansas