High paying medical jobs in Fort Smith, AR-OK

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Fort Smith, AR-OK. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Fort Smith, AR-OK run 14.1% below the national average (2024), so a Fort Smith, AR-OK salary is worth about 1.16× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Fort Smith, AR-OK · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$258,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,330 – $398,040170
2Dentists, General$165,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,790 – $205,730100
3Pharmacists$133,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$121,760 – $165,370160
4Nurse Practitioners$129,270
Master's degree
$101,120 – $171,590270
5Physician Assistants$119,840
Master's degree
$103,490 – $165,75070
6Optometrists$109,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,960 – $166,94040
7Veterinarians$104,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$39,260 – $156,18040
8Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$100,140
Associate's degree
$74,420 – $102,19080
9Physical Therapists$98,730
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,800 – $129,460160
10Occupational Therapists$97,740
Master's degree
$37,330 – $133,070140
11Dental Hygienists$84,480
Associate's degree
$57,440 – $98,300150
12Speech-Language Pathologists$81,300
Master's degree
$50,810 – $124,830150
13Registered Nurses$79,870
Bachelor's degree
$58,540 – $98,5002,180
14Respiratory Therapists$78,080
Associate's degree
$60,680 – $79,070100
15Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$74,270
Associate's degree
$47,470 – $108,28050
16Therapists, All Other$70,520
Bachelor's degree
$33,610 – $94,73060
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,410
Associate's degree
$38,080 – $80,310190
18Surgical Technologists$61,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,390 – $102,400170
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$55,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,950 – $61,140960
20Paramedics$47,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,050 – $67,59080
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$45,210
Bachelor's degree
$33,610 – $78,800230
22Pharmacy Technicians$38,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,770 – $47,630310
23Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$38,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,820 – $57,770180
24Opticians, Dispensing$37,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,740 – $73,30070
25Medical Records Specialists$37,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,140 – $60,430120
26Psychiatric Technicians$30,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,910 – $39,190140
27Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$30,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,500 – $47,48050

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianFort Smith, AR-OK	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$258,130	$59,330 – $398,040	170
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$165,060	$55,790 – $205,730	100
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$133,520	$121,760 – $165,370	160
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$129,270	$101,120 – $171,590	270
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$119,840	$103,490 – $165,750	70
6	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$109,200	$57,960 – $166,940	40
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$104,110	$39,260 – $156,180	40
8	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$100,140	$74,420 – $102,190	80
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,730	$75,800 – $129,460	160
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$97,740	$37,330 – $133,070	140
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$84,480	$57,440 – $98,300	150
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$81,300	$50,810 – $124,830	150
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$79,870	$58,540 – $98,500	2,180
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,080	$60,680 – $79,070	100
15	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$74,270	$47,470 – $108,280	50
16	Therapists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$70,520	$33,610 – $94,730	60
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,410	$38,080 – $80,310	190
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,890	$40,390 – $102,400	170
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,880	$47,950 – $61,140	960
20	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,410	$40,050 – $67,590	80
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$45,210	$33,610 – $78,800	230
22	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,770	$34,770 – $47,630	310
23	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,330	$36,820 – $57,770	180
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,370	$30,740 – $73,300	70
25	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,020	$33,140 – $60,430	120
26	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$30,960	$29,910 – $39,190	140
27	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$30,770	$30,500 – $47,480	50

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Fort Smith, AR-OK. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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