SOC 33-1011 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $50,580. The 10th percentile is $41,960 and the 90th percentile is $69,470. Employment is 190.
Median annual wage
$50,580
- 10th percentile
- $41,960
- 25th percentile
- $46,800
- Median
- $50,580
- 75th percentile
- $58,560
- 90th percentile
- $69,470
- Mean
- $53,200
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, the published 10th percentile is $41,960 and the 90th percentile is $69,470. The difference is $27,510, which is 54.4% 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 $46,800 to the 75th at $58,560, covers $11,760.
The mean annual wage is $53,200, which sits above the median of $50,580. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR median is 35.1% lower than the national median of $77,970 for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,600, which is 27.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 2% higher than the Arkansas median of $49,590.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 89.364, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,580 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers at $56,600 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 5th of 6 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).).
- Fort Smith, AR-OK is 125 miles away, with a median of $39,610 and employment of 50. That median is 21.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,118, against $56,600 here.
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 133 miles away, with a median of $63,210 and employment of 90. That median is 25% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,193, against $56,600 here.
- Texarkana, TX-AR is 136 miles away, with a median of $53,620 and employment of 150. That median is 6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,824, against $56,600 here.
Employment share
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (190 of 358,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (53,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.55 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.
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Questions this page answers
How much do First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers make in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is $50,580. The 10th percentile is $41,960 and the 90th percentile is $69,470. Employment is 190.
How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers?
The local median is 35.1% lower than the national median of $77,970.
What is First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers pay in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 89.364, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,580 is $56,600. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers?
Fort Smith, AR-OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 125 miles away, at $39,610. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ranks 5th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.