Electrician · Fort Smith, AR

Electrician in Fort Smith: $894/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Fort Smith at $52,500 a year. About 370 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $33,770 and the 90th is $73,870. Pay ranks 339th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× 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 $894 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kansas City, about 242 miles away, at $1,851 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$894

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$52,500

$33,770 to $73,870

Rent (1 bd)

$776

$924 (2 bd)

Employment

370

Location quotient 0.79

Pay rank

339th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $52,500.

Taxes$843
Rent$776
Other living costs$1,862
Left over$894

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $52,500
Federal income tax: −$4,262
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,016
State income tax (AR): −$1,835
Take-home pay: $42,388
Effective tax rate: 19.3%

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

$4,375 gross, minus $843 in tax and $2,638 in living costs.

$894

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kansas City, $1,851/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Fort Smith?

$52,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 370 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$894 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $776, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Kansas City, about 242 miles away, leaves $1,851 a month, more than Fort Smith.