How much do Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians make in Fort Smith, AR-OK?

Percentile spread

For Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $43,750 and the 90th percentile is $77,230. The difference is $33,480, which is 53.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $51,720 to the 75th at $74,550, covers $22,830.

The mean annual wage is $65,750, which sits above the median of $63,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Smith, AR-OK median is 20.9% lower than the national median of $79,870 for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,549, which is 7.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% lower than the Arkansas median of $65,420.

Fort Smith, AR-OK covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Arkansas, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Smith, AR-OK is 85.888, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians at $73,549 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians. Fort Smith, AR-OK ranks 3rd of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 52 miles away, with a median of $44,190 and employment of 80. That median is 30% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,373, against $73,549 here.
• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 125 miles away, with a median of $72,700 and employment of 320. That median is 15.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,353, against $73,549 here.
• Springfield, MO is 151 miles away, with a median of $62,770 and employment of 200. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,858, against $73,549 here.

Employment share

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Smith, AR-OK (30 of 95,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (138,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.35 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.