Construction manager · Fort Smith, AR

Construction manager in Fort Smith: $2,671/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Fort Smith at $82,940 a year. About 130 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.54). The 10th percentile is $57,960 and the 90th is $114,940. Pay ranks 368th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($776/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,671 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lawrence, about 244 miles away, at $4,577 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,671

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$82,940

$57,960 to $114,940

Rent (1 bd)

$776

$924 (2 bd)

Employment

130

Location quotient 0.54

Pay rank

368th of 378

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $82,940.

Taxes$1,602
Rent$776
Other living costs$1,862
Left over$2,671

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $82,940
Federal income tax: −$9,861
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,345
State income tax (AR): −$3,022
Take-home pay: $63,712
Effective tax rate: 23.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $776
Groceries: $358
Getting around: $563
Healthcare: $403
Utilities and internet: $224
Everything else: $314
Total spending: $2,638

Left over each month

$6,912 gross, minus $1,602 in tax and $2,638 in living costs.

$2,671

Rank every metro for a construction manager

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lawrence, $4,577/mo.

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Questions

What does a construction manager make in Fort Smith?

$82,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 construction manager jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Fort Smith?

$2,671 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $776, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?

Lawrence, about 244 miles away, leaves $4,577 a month, more than Fort Smith.