How much do First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers make in Texarkana, TX-AR?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, the published 10th percentile is $40,190 and the 90th percentile is $75,360. The difference is $35,170, which is 65.6% 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 $45,000 to the 75th at $62,590, covers $17,590.

The mean annual wage is $55,630, which sits above the median of $53,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Texarkana, TX-AR median is 31.2% lower than the national median of $77,970 for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,824, which is 18.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.3% lower than the Texas median of $62,590.

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 $53,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers at $63,824 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. Texarkana, TX-AR ranks 4th 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 135 miles away, with a median of $39,610 and employment of 50. That median is 26.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,118, against $63,824 here.
• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 136 miles away, with a median of $50,580 and employment of 190. That median is 5.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,600, against $63,824 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 166 miles away, with a median of $77,550 and employment of 400. That median is 44.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,226, against $63,824 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers accounts for 0.26% of wage-and-salary employment in Texarkana, TX-AR (150 of 57,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (53,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 7.59 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.