How much do Logisticians make in Fort Smith, AR-OK?

Percentile spread

For Logisticians, the published 10th percentile is $44,140 and the 90th percentile is $119,140. The difference is $75,000, which is 113.6% 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 $44,630 to the 75th at $97,130, covers $52,500.

The mean annual wage is $76,190, which sits above the median of $66,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Smith, AR-OK median is 19.8% lower than the national median of $82,320 for Logisticians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,856, which is 6.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.8% lower than the Arkansas median of $78,400.

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 $66,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Logisticians at $76,856 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 Logisticians. Fort Smith, AR-OK ranks 8th 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 $80,500 and employment of 1,230. That median is 22% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,120, against $76,856 here.
• Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $61,590 and employment of 680. That median is 6.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,036, against $76,856 here.
• Joplin, MO-KS is 115 miles away, with a median of $73,810 and employment of 80. That median is 11.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,108, against $76,856 here.

Employment share

Logisticians accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Smith, AR-OK (140 of 95,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (251,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 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.