Data scientist · Fort Smith, AR

Data scientist in Fort Smith: $4,136/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Fort Smith median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Arkansas median, $109,390 a year. Arkansas has about 530 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $67,090 and the 90th is $169,110. On the pay used here, Fort Smith ranks 109th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 11.7× 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 $4,136 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Texarkana, about 135 miles away, at $5,096 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,136

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$109,390

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$776

$924 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

109th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

11.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $109,390.

Taxes$2,342
Rent$776
Other living costs$1,862
Left over$4,136

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $109,390
Federal income tax: −$15,680
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,368
State income tax (AR): −$4,053
Take-home pay: $81,288
Effective tax rate: 25.7%

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

$9,116 gross, minus $2,342 in tax and $2,638 in living costs.

$4,136

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Texarkana, $5,096/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Fort Smith?

$109,390 a year. That figure is the Arkansas median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Fort Smith?

$4,136 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $776, and pay covers 11.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Texarkana, about 135 miles away, leaves $5,096 a month, more than Fort Smith.