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

Percentile spread

For Residential Advisors, the published 10th percentile is $25,440 and the 90th percentile is $54,850. The difference is $29,410, which is 75.4% 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 $35,970 to the 75th at $39,660, covers $3,690.

The mean annual wage is $40,770, which sits above the median of $39,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Smith, AR-OK median is 7.6% lower than the national median of $42,240 for Residential Advisors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,420, which is 7.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.9% higher than the Arkansas median of $38,300.

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 $39,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Residential Advisors at $45,420 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Residential Advisors. Fort Smith, AR-OK ranks 3rd of 7 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 $27,920 and employment of 200. That median is 28.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,563, against $45,420 here.
• Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $34,910 and employment of 210. That median is 10.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,131, against $45,420 here.
• Joplin, MO-KS is 115 miles away, with a median of $28,960 and employment of 30. That median is 25.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,785, against $45,420 here.

Employment share

Residential Advisors 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 (84,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.15 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.