Salary guide, May 2025

Senior Reliability Engineer pay in Fort Smith, AR-OK

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Fort Smith, AR-OK was $69,720 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $54,360 and $81,520.

The Fort Smith, AR-OK median is $10,140 below the national median of $79,860, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Senior Reliability Engineer is shown within the broader published occupation. BLS does not separate this plant-specific title, seniority, shift, process or credential. Compare the duties with the SOC definition before using the range.

What should you know about fort Smith, AR-OK?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Fort Smith, AR-OK: median $69,720; published 25th to 75th percentile $54,360 to $81,520.

Annual wage percentiles, Fort Smith, AR-OK
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$44,830	$54,360	$69,720	$81,520	$97,950

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Fort Smith, AR-OK: median $33.52; published 25th to 75th percentile $26.14 to $39.19.

Hourly wage percentiles, Fort Smith, AR-OK
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$21.56	$26.14	$33.52	$39.19	$47.09

BLS estimated 510 workers employed in this occupation in Fort Smith, AR-OK. Location quotient: 1.35.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $79,860; published 25th to 75th percentile $62,690 to $101,360.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$49,600	$62,690	$79,860	$101,360	$126,790

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $38.39; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.14 to $48.73.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.85	$30.14	$38.39	$48.73	$60.96

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Senior Reliability Engineer median is $69,720. The all-occupations median in Fort Smith, AR-OK is $39,560. Ratio: 1.76 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.35 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Senior Reliability Engineer in Fort Smith, AR-OK, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$53,210	$64,520	$78,550
May 2025	$54,360	$69,720	$81,520

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Fort Smith, AR-OK. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Senior Reliability Engineer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$76,190	$59,610 to $91,570
Hot Springs, AR	$57,080	$46,880 to $76,870

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