How much do Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs make in Fort Smith, AR-OK?

Percentile spread

For Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs, the published 10th percentile is $24,820 and the 90th percentile is $46,590. The difference is $21,770, which is 66.4% 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 $28,310 to the 75th at $36,300, covers $7,990.

The mean annual wage is $33,960, which sits above the median of $32,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Smith, AR-OK median is 12.1% lower than the national median of $37,290 for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,154, which is 2.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.2% higher than the Arkansas median of $29,740.

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 $32,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs at $38,154 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs. Fort Smith, AR-OK ranks 4th of 10 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 $31,270 and employment of 340. That median is 4.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,230, against $38,154 here.
• Hot Springs, AR is 94 miles away, with a median of $29,360 and employment of 80. That median is 10.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,247, against $38,154 here.
• Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $32,810 and employment of 380. That median is 0.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,777, against $38,154 here.

Employment share

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Smith, AR-OK (90 of 95,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (248,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.59 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.