How much do Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists make in Alexandria, LA?

Percentile spread

For Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $44,220 and the 90th percentile is $82,860. The difference is $38,640, which is 59.0% 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 $49,780 to the 75th at $73,660, covers $23,880.

The mean annual wage is $63,080, which sits below the median of $65,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Alexandria, LA median is 1.2% lower than the national median of $66,270 for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,430, which is 15.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.1% higher than the Louisiana median of $62,910.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Alexandria, LA is 85.686, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists at $76,430 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists. Alexandria, LA ranks 1st of 10 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).).

• Monroe, LA is 97 miles away, with a median of $65,490 and employment of 70. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,340, against $76,430 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 101 miles away, with a median of $65,490 and employment of 130. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,141, against $76,430 here.
• Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 104 miles away, with a median of $59,640 and employment of 40. That median is 8.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,358, against $76,430 here.

Employment share

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Alexandria, LA (70 of 60,000). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (89,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.03 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.