How much do Training and Development Specialists make in Fort Smith, AR-OK?

Percentile spread

For Training and Development Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $28,510 and the 90th percentile is $81,030. The difference is $52,520, which is 115.5% 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 $36,720 to the 75th at $61,920, covers $25,200.

The mean annual wage is $52,020, which sits above the median of $45,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Smith, AR-OK median is 34.4% lower than the national median of $69,280 for Training and Development Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,953, which is 23.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13% lower than the Arkansas median of $52,290.

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 $45,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Training and Development Specialists at $52,953 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Training and Development Specialists. Fort Smith, AR-OK ranks 9th of 11 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 $59,660 and employment of 890. That median is 31.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,307, against $52,953 here.
• Hot Springs, AR is 94 miles away, with a median of $44,880 and employment of 100. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,350, against $52,953 here.
• Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $50,820 and employment of 1,620. That median is 11.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,964, against $52,953 here.

Employment share

Training and Development Specialists accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Smith, AR-OK (220 of 95,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.29% of employment (458,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 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.