How much do First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, the published 10th percentile is $59,890 and the 90th percentile is $120,330. The difference is $60,440, which is 60.7% 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 $70,250 to the 75th at $101,450, covers $31,200.

The mean annual wage is $92,870, which sits below the median of $99,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is 27.7% higher than the national median of $77,970 for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,503, which is 30.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 59% higher than the Texas median of $62,590.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers at $101,503 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 1st of 8 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).).

• Killeen-Temple, TX is 66 miles away, with a median of $59,890 and employment of 200. That median is 39.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,718, against $101,503 here.
• College Station-Bryan, TX is 77 miles away, with a median of $60,490 and employment of 40. That median is 39.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,508, against $101,503 here.
• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $70,250 and employment of 150. That median is 29.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,169, against $101,503 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (250 of 1,293,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (53,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.56 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.