How much do Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping make in Fort Smith, AR-OK?

Percentile spread

For Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, the published 10th percentile is $31,680 and the 90th percentile is $54,170. The difference is $22,490, which is 55.3% 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 $33,490 to the 75th at $50,940, covers $17,450.

The mean annual wage is $42,960, which sits above the median of $40,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Smith, AR-OK median is 19.6% lower than the national median of $50,610 for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,387, which is 6.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.9% lower than the Arkansas median of $46,190.

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 $40,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping at $47,387 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping. Fort Smith, AR-OK ranks 5th of 6 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 $46,190 and employment of 370. That median is 13.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,562, against $47,387 here.
• Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $44,740 and employment of 130. That median is 9.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,149, against $47,387 here.
• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 125 miles away, with a median of $47,920 and employment of 170. That median is 17.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,623, against $47,387 here.

Employment share

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Smith, AR-OK (50 of 95,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.90 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.