Police officer · Fort Smith, AR
Police officer in Fort Smith: $803/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Fort Smith at $51,070 a year. About 400 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $36,760 and the 90th is $62,690. Pay ranks 353rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× 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 $803 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dallas, about 229 miles away, at $2,887 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$803
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$51,070
$36,760 to $62,690
Rent (1 bd)
$776
$924 (2 bd)
Employment
400
Location quotient 0.98
Pay rank
353rd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $51,070.
- Taxes$815
- Rent$776
- Other living costs$1,862
- Left over$803
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $51,070
- Federal income tax
- −$4,090
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,907
- State income tax (AR)
- −$1,779
- Take-home pay
- $41,294
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
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
$4,256 gross, minus $815 in tax and $2,638 in living costs.
$803
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dallas, $2,887/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
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Fort Smith?
$51,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Fort Smith?
$803 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $776, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Dallas, about 229 miles away, leaves $2,887 a month, more than Fort Smith.