Pharmacist · Fort Smith, AR
Pharmacist in Fort Smith: $5,447/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Fort Smith at $133,520 a year. About 160 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $121,760 and the 90th is $165,370. Pay ranks 310th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 14.3× 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 $5,447 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 208 miles away, at $5,998 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,447
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,520
$121,760 to $165,370
Rent (1 bd)
$776
$924 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
310th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
14.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $133,520.
- Taxes$3,042
- Rent$776
- Other living costs$1,862
- Left over$5,447
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,520
- Federal income tax
- −$21,292
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,214
- State income tax (AR)
- −$4,995
- Take-home pay
- $97,019
- Effective tax rate
- 27.3%
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
$11,127 gross, minus $3,042 in tax and $2,638 in living costs.
$5,447
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $5,998/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Fort Smith?
$133,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Fort Smith?
$5,447 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $776, and pay covers 14.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Longview, about 208 miles away, leaves $5,998 a month, more than Fort Smith.