How much do Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers make in Fort Smith, AR-OK?

Percentile spread

For Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $35,930 and the 90th percentile is $100,830. The difference is $64,900, which is 77.3% 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 $51,530 to the 75th at $100,830, covers $49,300.

The mean annual wage is $75,960, which sits below the median of $83,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Smith, AR-OK median is 13% higher than the national median of $74,330 for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $97,755, which is 31.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 38% higher than the Arkansas median of $60,840.

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 $83,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers at $97,755 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers. Fort Smith, AR-OK ranks 1st of 8 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 $50,820 and employment of 250. That median is 39.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,630, against $97,755 here.
• Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $55,220 and employment of 230. That median is 34.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,896, against $97,755 here.
• Joplin, MO-KS is 115 miles away, with a median of $62,640 and employment of 40. That median is 25.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,077, against $97,755 here.

Employment share

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Smith, AR-OK (50 of 95,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (97,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.83 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.