SOC 43-1011 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers make in Jonesboro, AR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Jonesboro, AR is $51,790. The 10th percentile is $37,870 and the 90th percentile is $80,540. Employment is 560.
Median annual wage
$51,790
- 10th percentile
- $37,870
- 25th percentile
- $44,990
- Median
- $51,790
- 75th percentile
- $64,560
- 90th percentile
- $80,540
- Mean
- $56,980
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, the published 10th percentile is $37,870 and the 90th percentile is $80,540. The difference is $42,670, which is 82.4% 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 $44,990 to the 75th at $64,560, covers $19,570.
The mean annual wage is $56,980, which sits above the median of $51,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Jonesboro, AR median is 25.5% lower than the national median of $69,500 for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,308, which is 13.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 10.9% lower than the Arkansas median of $58,100.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jonesboro, AR is 85.876, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers at $60,308 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers. Jonesboro, AR ranks 11th of 11 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).).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 67 miles away, with a median of $71,310 and employment of 8,710. That median is 37.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,360, against $60,308 here.
- Jackson, TN is 99 miles away, with a median of $61,270 and employment of 1,040. That median is 18.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,642, against $60,308 here.
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 118 miles away, with a median of $58,720 and employment of 4,240. That median is 13.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,709, against $60,308 here.
Employment share
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers accounts for 0.92% of wage-and-salary employment in Jonesboro, AR (560 of 60,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.92% of employment (1,436,680 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 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 Office and Administrative Support Workers make in Jonesboro, AR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Jonesboro, AR is $51,790. The 10th percentile is $37,870 and the 90th percentile is $80,540. Employment is 560.
How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers?
The local median is 25.5% lower than the national median of $69,500.
What is First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers pay in Jonesboro, AR after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jonesboro, AR is 85.876, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $51,790 is $60,308. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Jonesboro, AR compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers?
Memphis, TN-MS-AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 67 miles away, at $71,310. Jonesboro, AR ranks 11th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.