Graphic Designers salary in Fort Smith, AR

Median pay for graphic designers in Fort Smith, AR: $38,790/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $27,650 – $64,180 · about 100 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,005) by −$11,215 (-22%).

What it's really worth in Fort Smith

With Fort Smith's cost of living at 85 (US=100), that $38,790 has the buying power of about $45,469 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 182nd of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Fort Smith's cost of living is applied, it ranks 174th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Fort Smith sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Fort Smith

A median home in Fort Smith, AR costs $205,554 — about 5.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,021/mo works out at 32% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where graphic designers 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
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+148%	3.6×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+138%	3.2×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+106%	2.4×
New York, NY	$75,900	+96%	3.4×

Same job elsewhere in AR

Metro	Median pay	vs Fort Smith	Rent vs Fort Smith
Fayetteville, AR	$47,770	+23%	1.6×
Little Rock, AR	$44,460	+15%	1.2×

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

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