Firefighter · Fort Smith, AR
Firefighter in Fort Smith: -$158/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Fort Smith at $35,990 a year. About 150 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $29,680 and the 90th is $49,940. Pay ranks 322nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× 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 -$158 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 178 miles away, at $1,431 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$158
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$35,990
$29,680 to $49,940
Rent (1 bd)
$776
$924 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.70
Pay rank
322nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $35,990.
- Taxes$519
- Rent$776
- Other living costs$1,862
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $35,990
- Federal income tax
- −$2,280
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,753
- State income tax (AR)
- −$1,191
- Take-home pay
- $29,766
- Effective tax rate
- 17.3%
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
$2,999 gross, minus $519 in tax and $2,638 in living costs.
-$158
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $1,431/mo.
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Other jobs in Fort Smith
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a firefighter make in Fort Smith?
$35,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Fort Smith?
-$158 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $776, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sherman, about 178 miles away, leaves $1,431 a month, more than Fort Smith.