BLS metro-level wage data places Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in Fort Smith, AR-OK at a median of $83,370 per year ($40.08/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $107,230, Fort Smith pays 22% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 130 transportation, storage, and distribution managerss are employed across the Fort Smith MSA in SOC 11-3071.

The Fort Smith pay distribution spans from $46,260 at the 10th percentile to $158,660 at the 90th — a 3.4× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $65,360 and the 75th at $115,520, so half of Fort Smith-based transportation, storage, and distribution managerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Fort Smith, AR-OK covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide AR data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.