Budget Accountant Salary in Fort Smith, Arkansas

How much does a Budget Accountant make in Fort Smith, AR?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Budget Accountant in Fort Smith, AR is $59,535. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $47,701 to a high of $73,641, with most professionals earning between $53,340 and $66,918.

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Budget Accountant

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Assists the Director ofFinance with transactional and routine bookkeeping and accountingresponsibilities including verifying, reviewing and reconciling bills andposting and documenting financial transactions.

August 03, 2022

Manages grants, grant requirements and grants budgets, andassists in the management of theorganization budgets.

August 04, 2022

Provide support information necessary to assist management in business decisions related to Indirect Budgets, costs and variances.

November 20, 2022

Monitor and maintain accounting transactions such as accruals, vouchers, labor reports, metrics and other transactions as needed.

February 15, 2023

Works with the Budget Grants & Contract Officer on contracts and grant matters of more complex nature, such as indirect cost issues, prioritization of available additional funding, and possible misuse of contract and grant Funding.

February 28, 2023

Servesas first line of review and approval for transactions to be billed to grantsand prints manual checks.

March 31, 2023

Prepare and maintain forecasting models and budget projection scenarios including preparation and analysis of multi-year forecasting of revenues, salaries and benefits, other current expenditures, grants, capital projects, and debt service obligations.

April 10, 2023

Maintains Contracts and Grant files in standard, pre-established format.

May 02, 2023

Support project funding proposal process by reviewing grant cost principles and funding guidelines, and assisting with the proposal budget development.

May 06, 2023

Participate in baseline development for indirect budgets for the fiscal year including analysis to set targets.

May 17, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Budget Accountant in Fort Smith, AR

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

53340

66918

59535

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

54196

69090

60726

What is the average salary for Budget Accountant in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Budget Accountant in Fort Smith, AR. The base salary for Budget Accountant ranges from $53,340 to $66,918 with the average base salary of $59,535. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $54,196 to $69,090 with the average total cash compensation of $60,726.

View Average Salary for Budget Accountant as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$59,535	$53,340 - $66,918
Bonus	$1,191	$855 - $2,171
Total Pay	$60,726	$54,196 - $69,090

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Budget Accountant Salary Near Fort Smith, AR

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Fayetteville, AR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $55,472 - $69,592	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Springdale, AR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $55,472 - $69,592	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Muskogee, OK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $56,864 - $71,339	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Rogers, AR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $55,142 - $69,178	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Bentonville, AR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $55,032 - $69,040	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Broken Arrow, OK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,230 - $71,798	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR

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About Fort Smith, Arkansas

Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 86,209. With an estimated population of 88,037 in 2017, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents that encompasses the Arkansas counties of Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian, and the Oklahoma counties of Le Flore and Sequoyah. Fort Smith has a sister city relationship with Cisterna, Italy, site of the World War II Battle of Cisterna, fought by United States Army Rangers c...

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