Civil Engineers salary in Fort Smith, AR

Median pay for civil engineers in Fort Smith, AR: $81,270/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $59,440 – $165,300 · about 80 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($88,630) by −$7,360 (-8%).

What it's really worth in Fort Smith

With Fort Smith's cost of living at 85 (US=100), that $81,270 has the buying power of about $95,263 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $53,224 · median home $205,554 · median rent $1,021/mo.

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How Fort Smith ranks for this job

On raw pay, Fort Smith, AR is 142nd of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Fort Smith's cost of living is applied, it ranks 58th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Fort Smith is one of the places where civil engineers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Fort Smith

A median home in Fort Smith, AR costs $205,554 — about 2.5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,021/mo works out at 15% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where civil engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Fort Smith.

Metro	Median pay	vs Fort Smith	Rent vs Fort Smith
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+55%	2.2×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+51%	3.2×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+47%	3.6×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+35%	1.4×

Same job elsewhere in AR

Metro	Median pay	vs Fort Smith	Rent vs Fort Smith
Fayetteville, AR	$79,180	−3%	1.6×
Little Rock, AR	$76,810	−5%	1.2×

Staying in AR keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires civil engineers around Fort Smith

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• OK Foods · Manufacturing
• Weyerhauser · Manufacturing

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