SOC 21-1021 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Child, Family, and School Social Workers make in Texarkana, TX-AR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Texarkana, TX-AR is $46,900. The 10th percentile is $32,460 and the 90th percentile is $71,900. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$46,900

10th percentile
$32,460
25th percentile
$38,860
Median
$46,900
75th percentile
$63,320
90th percentile
$71,900
Mean
$50,780

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Child, Family, and School Social Workers, the published 10th percentile is $32,460 and the 90th percentile is $71,900. The difference is $39,440, which is 84.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $38,860 to the 75th at $63,320, covers $24,460.

The mean annual wage is $50,780, which sits above the median of $46,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Texarkana, TX-AR median is 21.2% lower than the national median of $59,550 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,825, which is 6.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.8% lower than the Texas median of $55,680.

Texarkana, TX-AR covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Texas, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Texarkana, TX-AR is 84.012, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Child, Family, and School Social Workers at $55,825 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Texarkana, TX-AR ranks 5th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 77 miles away, with a median of $42,160 and employment of 70. That median is 10.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,737, against $55,825 here.
  • Longview, TX is 77 miles away, with a median of $45,400 and employment of 230. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,735, against $55,825 here.
  • Hot Springs, AR is 97 miles away, with a median of $42,310 and employment of 40. That median is 9.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,353, against $55,825 here.

Employment share

Child, Family, and School Social Workers accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Texarkana, TX-AR (70 of 57,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.25% of employment (392,550 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.48 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Texarkana, TX-AR · Child, Family, and School Social Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Child, Family, and School Social Workers make in Texarkana, TX-AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Texarkana, TX-AR is $46,900. The 10th percentile is $32,460 and the 90th percentile is $71,900. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Child, Family, and School Social Workers?

The local median is 21.2% lower than the national median of $59,550.

What is Child, Family, and School Social Workers pay in Texarkana, TX-AR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Texarkana, TX-AR is 84.012, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $46,900 is $55,825. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Texarkana, TX-AR compare with nearby metros for Child, Family, and School Social Workers?

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 77 miles away, at $42,160. Texarkana, TX-AR ranks 5th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.