Trucking pay in Fort Smith, AR-OK
In Fort Smith, AR-OK, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $47,580 a year ($22.88 an hour), across 2,030 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 18.9% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,030 employed in Fort Smith, AR-OK, median $47,580 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,700 | $17.16 |
| 25th percentile | $39,600 | — |
| Median | $47,580 | $22.88 |
| 75th percentile | $60,800 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,000 | $35.58 |
| Mean | $51,790 | $24.90 |
Light truck drivers
680 employed in Fort Smith, AR-OK, median $35,560 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,770 | $12.39 |
| 25th percentile | $29,650 | — |
| Median | $35,560 | $17.10 |
| 75th percentile | $42,490 | — |
| 90th percentile | $72,880 | $35.04 |
| Mean | $41,040 | $19.73 |
Driver/sales workers
280 employed in Fort Smith, AR-OK, median $38,120 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $24,670 | $11.86 |
| 25th percentile | $33,540 | — |
| Median | $38,120 | $18.33 |
| 75th percentile | $48,360 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,050 | $27.43 |
| Mean | $40,100 | $19.28 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
810 employed in Fort Smith, AR-OK, median $39,480 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,890 | $16.30 |
| 25th percentile | $36,780 | — |
| Median | $39,480 | $18.98 |
| 75th percentile | $44,330 | — |
| 90th percentile | $48,290 | $23.22 |
| Mean | $40,360 | $19.40 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
130 employed in Fort Smith, AR-OK, median $39,880 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,690 | $13.31 |
| 25th percentile | $33,960 | — |
| Median | $39,880 | $19.18 |
| 75th percentile | $51,900 | — |
| 90th percentile | $63,250 | $30.41 |
| Mean | $43,460 | $20.90 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
400 employed in Fort Smith, AR-OK, median $58,390 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,360 | $18.92 |
| 25th percentile | $46,580 | — |
| Median | $58,390 | $28.07 |
| 75th percentile | $72,270 | — |
| 90th percentile | $91,880 | $44.18 |
| Mean | $61,010 | $29.33 |
How to read these figures
These are wages as reported by employers, not owner-operator revenue: they exclude what an owner-operator grosses and the costs that come out of it. A dash means the survey did not publish that figure for this area, which it withholds where publishing it would identify an employer.