Physician · Fort Smith, AR
Physician in Fort Smith: $9,112/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Fort Smith. Pay is estimated at $199,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Fort Smith ranks 332nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 21.4× 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 $9,112 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dallas, about 229 miles away, at $11,641 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$9,112
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$199,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$776
$924 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
332nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
21.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $199,500.
- Taxes$4,875
- Rent$776
- Other living costs$1,862
- Left over$9,112
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $199,500
- Federal income tax
- −$37,127
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,811
- State income tax (AR)
- −$7,568
- Take-home pay
- $140,994
- Effective tax rate
- 29.3%
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
$16,625 gross, minus $4,875 in tax and $2,638 in living costs.
$9,112
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dallas, $11,641/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Fort Smith?
$199,500 a year. That figure is the an estimate, because BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median.
What is left after tax and rent for a physician in Fort Smith?
$9,112 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $776, and pay covers 21.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Dallas, about 229 miles away, leaves $11,641 a month, more than Fort Smith.