High school teacher · Fort Smith, AR

High school teacher in Fort Smith: $1,433/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Fort Smith at $60,960 a year. About 810 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.24). The 10th percentile is $47,690 and the 90th is $81,220. Pay ranks 271st-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× 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 $1,433 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 178 miles away, at $1,557 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,433

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$60,960

$47,690 to $81,220

Rent (1 bd)

$776

$924 (2 bd)

Employment

810

Location quotient 1.24

Pay rank

271st of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $60,960.

Taxes$1,009
Rent$776
Other living costs$1,862
Left over$1,433

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $60,960
Federal income tax: −$5,277
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,663
State income tax (AR): −$2,165
Take-home pay: $48,855
Effective tax rate: 19.9%

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

$5,080 gross, minus $1,009 in tax and $2,638 in living costs.

$1,433

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $1,557/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Fort Smith?

$60,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 810 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Fort Smith?

$1,433 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $776, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Sherman, about 178 miles away, leaves $1,557 a month, more than Fort Smith.