Financial analyst · Fort Smith, AR

Financial analyst in Fort Smith: $2,636/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Fort Smith at $82,300 a year. About 60 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.29). The 10th percentile is $47,450 and the 90th is $127,320. Pay ranks 218th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× 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 $2,636 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 178 miles away, at $3,712 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,636

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$82,300

$47,450 to $127,320

Rent (1 bd)

$776

$924 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.29

Pay rank

218th of 319

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $82,300.

Taxes$1,584
Rent$776
Other living costs$1,862
Left over$2,636

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $82,300
Federal income tax: −$9,720
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,296
State income tax (AR): −$2,997
Take-home pay: $63,287
Effective tax rate: 23.1%

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

$6,858 gross, minus $1,584 in tax and $2,638 in living costs.

$2,636

Rank every metro for a financial analyst

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $3,712/mo.

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Questions

What does a financial analyst make in Fort Smith?

$82,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,636 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $776, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?

Sherman, about 178 miles away, leaves $3,712 a month, more than Fort Smith.