SOC 33-1021 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers make in Sherman-Denison, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers in Sherman-Denison, TX is $85,930. The 10th percentile is $74,150 and the 90th percentile is $103,220. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$85,930

10th percentile
$74,150
25th percentile
$77,800
Median
$85,930
75th percentile
$95,820
90th percentile
$103,220
Mean
$87,090

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, the published 10th percentile is $74,150 and the 90th percentile is $103,220. The difference is $29,070, which is 33.8% 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 $77,800 to the 75th at $95,820, covers $18,020.

The mean annual wage is $87,090, which sits above the median of $85,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sherman-Denison, TX median is 8.1% lower than the national median of $93,530 for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,638, which is 2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.2% higher than the Texas median of $81,710.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sherman-Denison, TX is 93.771, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $85,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers at $91,638 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. Sherman-Denison, TX ranks 5th of 15 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 56 miles away, with a median of $94,490 and employment of 2,530. That median is 10% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,658, against $91,638 here.
  • Wichita Falls, TX is 105 miles away, with a median of $57,750 and employment of 60. That median is 32.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,516, against $91,638 here.
  • Lawton, OK is 118 miles away, with a median of $56,920 and employment of 80. That median is 33.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,231, against $91,638 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Sherman-Denison, TX (40 of 52,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (99,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.19 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 Firefighting and Prevention Workers make in Sherman-Denison, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers in Sherman-Denison, TX is $85,930. The 10th percentile is $74,150 and the 90th percentile is $103,220. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers?

The local median is 8.1% lower than the national median of $93,530.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers pay in Sherman-Denison, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sherman-Denison, TX is 93.771, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $85,930 is $91,638. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Sherman-Denison, TX compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers?

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $94,490. Sherman-Denison, TX ranks 5th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.