Software Developers salary in Fort Smith, AR

Median pay for software developers in Fort Smith, AR: $93,850/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $50,360 – $133,300 · about 150 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($111,055) by −$17,205 (-15%).

What it's really worth in Fort Smith

With Fort Smith's cost of living at 85 (US=100), that $93,850 has the buying power of about $110,009 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $53,224 · median home $205,554 · median rent $1,021/mo.

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How Fort Smith ranks for this job

On raw pay, Fort Smith, AR is 176th of the 186 metros we hold software developers wages for. Once Fort Smith's cost of living is applied, it ranks 141st.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Fort Smith is one of the places where software developers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Fort Smith

A median home in Fort Smith, AR costs $205,554 — about 2.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,021/mo works out at 13% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where software developers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Fort Smith.

Metro	Median pay	vs Fort Smith	Rent vs Fort Smith
San Jose, CA	$199,100	+112%	3.6×
San Francisco, CA	$172,340	+84%	3.2×
Seattle, WA	$167,030	+78%	2.2×
Santa Maria, CA	$154,200	+64%	3.3×

Same job elsewhere in AR

Metro	Median pay	vs Fort Smith	Rent vs Fort Smith
Little Rock, AR	$103,090	+10%	1.2×
Fayetteville, AR	$99,280	+6%	1.6×

Staying in AR keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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