Museum Technician Salary in Fort Smith, Arkansas

How much does a Museum Technician make in Fort Smith, AR?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Museum Technician in Fort Smith, AR is $56,531. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $47,219 to a high of $67,054, with most professionals earning between $51,657 and $62,039.

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Reviews and verifies invoices, bills of lading, bequests, donor transfers, and other legal object acquisition documents.

January 22, 2023

Demonstrated skilled hand and bench work using a wide variety of specialty exhibition materials, occasional painting, crate making and exhibit lighting.

February 13, 2023

Performs all types of artifact handling operations, requiring the operation of trucks, hoists, forklifts and similar equipment.

March 26, 2023

Represents the museum at selected conferences, seminars and workshops presented by museum professional organizations.

March 28, 2023

Develops and implements educational programs in the form of interpretive tours for military and civilian audiences, in groups or individuals at various levels of comprehension, from elementary level to adult level.

March 31, 2023

Provides photo-documentary and written condition or damage reports of objects in storage or in use.

May 15, 2023

Works with a crew of museum technicians and specialist that are responsible for the packing, handling, moving, transporting, storing, and monitoring of aeronautical and space artifacts.

May 21, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Museum Technician in Fort Smith, AR

Average Base Salary

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51657

62039

56531

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52604

64186

57954

What is the average salary for Museum Technician in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Museum Technician in Fort Smith, AR. The base salary for Museum Technician ranges from $51,657 to $62,039 with the average base salary of $56,531. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $52,604 to $64,186 with the average total cash compensation of $57,954.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$56,531	$51,657 - $62,039
Bonus	$1,423	$947 - $2,147
Total Pay	$57,954	$52,604 - $64,186

* 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.

Museum Technician Salary Near Fort Smith, AR

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Fayetteville, AR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $53,721 - $64,518	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Springdale, AR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $53,721 - $64,518	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Muskogee, OK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $55,069 - $66,137	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Rogers, AR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $53,401 - $64,135	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Bentonville, AR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $53,295 - $64,007	COMPARE TO Fort Smith, AR
CITY, STATE Broken Arrow, OK	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $55,424 - $66,564	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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