Highest-paying business jobs in Fort Smith

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

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#16. Tax preparers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $32,760
- #262 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- Employment: 83,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

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#15. Training and development specialists

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $45,390
- #498 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

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#14. Human resources specialists

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $50,020
- #517 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

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#13. Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $53,480
- #112 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,200
- Employment: 52,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($102,470)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,710)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,850)

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#12. Cost estimators

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $56,260
- #486 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

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#11. Compliance officers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $58,000
- #435 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

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#10. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $58,910
- #329 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

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#9. Logisticians

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $60,700
- #376 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

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#8. Credit analysts

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $62,110
- #203 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,030
- Employment: 68,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($128,950)
--- Danbury, CT ($121,560)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,860)

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#7. Management analysts

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $63,460
- #490 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

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#6. Accountants and auditors

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $63,640
- #489 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 520

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

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#5. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $64,480
- #290 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

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#4. Project management specialists

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $68,150
- #492 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

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#3. Loan officers

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $69,060
- #344 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

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#2. Financial and investment analysts

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $77,340
- #266 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

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#1. Personal financial advisors

Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Annual mean salary: $106,860
- #205 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)