How much do Correctional Officers and Jailers make in Texarkana, TX-AR?

Percentile spread

For Correctional Officers and Jailers, the published 10th percentile is $34,560 and the 90th percentile is $64,540. The difference is $29,980, which is 58.4% 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 $37,420 to the 75th at $57,330, covers $19,910.

The mean annual wage is $50,130, which sits below the median of $51,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Texarkana, TX-AR median is 12.9% lower than the national median of $58,940 for Correctional Officers and Jailers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,075, which is 3.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% lower than the Texas median of $52,670.

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 $51,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Correctional Officers and Jailers at $61,075 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Correctional Officers and Jailers. Texarkana, TX-AR ranks 3rd of 10 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 $44,080 and employment of 270. That median is 14.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,002, against $61,075 here.
• Longview, TX is 77 miles away, with a median of $49,530 and employment of 340. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,350, against $61,075 here.
• Tyler, TX is 98 miles away, with a median of $45,150 and employment of 310. That median is 12% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,993, against $61,075 here.

Employment share

Correctional Officers and Jailers accounts for 1.1% of wage-and-salary employment in Texarkana, TX-AR (660 of 57,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (380,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.68 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.