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

Percentile spread

For Purchasing Managers, the published 10th percentile is $78,050 and the 90th percentile is $200,580. The difference is $122,530, which is 97.8% 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 $101,990 to the 75th at $157,970, covers $55,980.

The mean annual wage is $136,460, which sits above the median of $125,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Smith, AR-OK median is 15.4% lower than the national median of $148,080 for Purchasing Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $145,923, which is 1.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.9% lower than the Arkansas median of $156,450.

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 $125,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Purchasing Managers at $145,923 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 Purchasing Managers. Fort Smith, AR-OK ranks 3rd 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 $176,300 and employment of 410. That median is 40.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $192,988, against $145,923 here.
• Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $124,500 and employment of 140. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,552, against $145,923 here.
• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 125 miles away, with a median of $129,700 and employment of 210. That median is 3.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $145,137, against $145,923 here.

Employment share

Purchasing Managers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Smith, AR-OK (60 of 95,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (84,320 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.16 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.