How much do First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers make in Wichita Falls, TX?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, the published 10th percentile is $59,890 and the 90th percentile is $67,300. The difference is $7,410, which is 12.4% 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 $59,890 to the 75th at $62,590, covers $2,700.

The mean annual wage is $62,540, which sits above the median of $59,890. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita Falls, TX median is 23.2% lower than the national median of $77,970 for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,906, which is 14.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% lower than the Texas median of $62,590.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita Falls, TX is 89.513, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,890 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers at $66,906 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. Wichita Falls, TX ranks 4th of 7 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).).

• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 109 miles away, with a median of $77,550 and employment of 400. That median is 29.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,226, against $66,906 here.
• Abilene, TX is 115 miles away, with a median of $59,890 and employment of 90. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,276, against $66,906 here.
• Oklahoma City, OK is 128 miles away, with a median of $60,030 and employment of 120. That median is 0.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,399, against $66,906 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita Falls, TX (100 of 55,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (53,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 5.24 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.