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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Fort Smith, AR

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Smith, AR-OK earns $45,380 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,073 a month.

10th percentile
$36,290
25th percentile
$40,780
Median percentile
$45,380
75th percentile
$50,780
90th percentile
$51,380

Based on 40 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

$36,873 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,380
Federal income tax−$3,266
Social Security + Medicare−$3,472
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,770
Monthly take-home$3,073
Every two weeks$1,418

Does it go far here?

$52,836Median 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 separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Arkansas