Financial Aid Technician Salary in Fort Smith, AR

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As of May 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Financial Aid Technician in Fort Smith, AR is $43,430. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $38,412 to $49,666, with most professionals earning between $33,843 and $55,344.

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Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.

December 03, 2022

Monitoring and maintaining student progress, disbursements, authorization and reconciliations in conjunction with other internal and external entities will be part of ensuring smooth and efficient operation.

January 14, 2023

Maintains a close working relationship with Admissions and Records, Cashiering, Counseling, EOPS, and other campus offices.

January 31, 2023

Receives and deposits donor checks, applies funds to student accounts, updates scholarship award database, reconciles end of the month expenditures, generates beginning and end of semester reports, and completes required surveys for various scholarship programs and outside agencies.

February 12, 2023

Assists students and parents with FAFSA financial aid applications, processing procedures, and interpreting policies of the funding organizations.

March 17, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Financial Aid Technician in Fort Smith, AR

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What is the average salary for Financial Aid Technician in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Financial Aid Technician in Fort Smith, AR. The base salary for Financial Aid Technician ranges from $38,412 to $49,666 with the average base salary of $43,430. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $38,412 to $49,666 with the average total cash compensation of $43,430.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$43,430	$38,412 - $49,666
Bonus	$0	$0 - $0
Total Pay	$43,430	$38,412 - $49,666

* 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.

Financial Aid Technician Salary Near Fort Smith, AR

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Fayetteville, AR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $39,946 - $51,650	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Springdale, AR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $39,946 - $51,650	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Muskogee, OK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $40,949 - $52,947	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Rogers, AR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $39,709 - $51,343	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Bentonville, AR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $39,630 - $51,241	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Broken Arrow, OK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $41,213 - $53,288	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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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 86,20....More

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