SOC 51-1011 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers make in Texarkana, TX-AR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Texarkana, TX-AR is $65,150. The 10th percentile is $43,680 and the 90th percentile is $103,460. Employment is 480.

Median annual wage

$65,150

10th percentile
$43,680
25th percentile
$49,050
Median
$65,150
75th percentile
$80,750
90th percentile
$103,460
Mean
$71,950

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, the published 10th percentile is $43,680 and the 90th percentile is $103,460. The difference is $59,780, which is 91.8% 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 $49,050 to the 75th at $80,750, covers $31,700.

The mean annual wage is $71,950, which sits above the median of $65,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Texarkana, TX-AR median is 12.5% lower than the national median of $74,450 for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $77,548, which is 4.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.1% lower than the Texas median of $70,140.

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 $65,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers at $77,548 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers. Texarkana, TX-AR ranks 9th of 12 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).).

  • Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 77 miles away, with a median of $72,920 and employment of 670. That median is 11.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,025, against $77,548 here.
  • Longview, TX is 77 miles away, with a median of $71,810 and employment of 840. That median is 10.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,248, against $77,548 here.
  • Hot Springs, AR is 97 miles away, with a median of $52,450 and employment of 170. That median is 19.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,180, against $77,548 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers accounts for 0.83% of wage-and-salary employment in Texarkana, TX-AR (480 of 57,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (673,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.92 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 Production and Operating Workers make in Texarkana, TX-AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Texarkana, TX-AR is $65,150. The 10th percentile is $43,680 and the 90th percentile is $103,460. Employment is 480.

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

The local median is 12.5% lower than the national median of $74,450.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers pay in Texarkana, TX-AR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Texarkana, TX-AR is 84.012, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $65,150 is $77,548. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Texarkana, TX-AR compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers?

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 77 miles away, at $72,920. Texarkana, TX-AR ranks 9th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.