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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Fort Smith, AR

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Fort Smith, AR-OK earns $37,640 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,580 a month.

10th percentile
$27,990
25th percentile
$32,460
Median percentile
$37,640
75th percentile
$44,570
90th percentile
$51,570

Based on 720 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

$30,956 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,640
Federal income tax−$2,337
Social Security + Medicare−$2,879
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,468
Monthly take-home$2,580
Every two weeks$1,191

Does it go far here?

$43,825Median 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

All secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in Arkansas