How much do Librarians and Media Collections Specialists make in Fort Smith, AR-OK?

Percentile spread

For Librarians and Media Collections Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $37,350 and the 90th percentile is $77,910. The difference is $40,560, which is 64.6% 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 $49,940 to the 75th at $67,990, covers $18,050.

The mean annual wage is $60,970, which sits below the median of $62,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Smith, AR-OK median is 8.1% lower than the national median of $68,270 for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,084, which is 7.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.5% higher than the Arkansas median of $56,800.

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 $62,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Librarians and Media Collections Specialists at $73,084 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists. Fort Smith, AR-OK ranks 2nd of 9 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 $62,900 and employment of 300. That median is 0.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,854, against $73,084 here.
• Hot Springs, AR is 94 miles away, with a median of $62,060 and employment of 30. That median is 1.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,390, against $73,084 here.
• Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $58,040 and employment of 390. That median is 7.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,057, against $73,084 here.

Employment share

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Smith, AR-OK (100 of 95,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (133,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.22 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.