Registered nurse · Fort Smith, AR

Registered nurse in Fort Smith: $2,501/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Fort Smith at $79,870 a year. About 2,180 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $58,540 and the 90th is $98,500. Pay ranks 305th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× 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 $2,501 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dallas, about 229 miles away, at $3,386 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,501

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$79,870

$58,540 to $98,500

Rent (1 bd)

$776

$924 (2 bd)

Employment

2,180

Location quotient 1.05

Pay rank

305th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $79,870.

Taxes$1,516
Rent$776
Other living costs$1,862
Left over$2,501

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $79,870
Federal income tax: −$9,185
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,110
State income tax (AR): −$2,902
Take-home pay: $61,672
Effective tax rate: 22.8%

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

$6,656 gross, minus $1,516 in tax and $2,638 in living costs.

$2,501

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dallas, $3,386/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Fort Smith?

$79,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,180 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Fort Smith?

$2,501 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $776, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Dallas, about 229 miles away, leaves $3,386 a month, more than Fort Smith.