First-Line Supervisor of Correctional Officer Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for first-line supervisors of correctional officers in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of first-line supervisors of correctional officers among Texas metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$46,860
25th Percentile Wage
$46,860
50th Percentile Wage
$49,210
75th Percentile Wage
$60,850
90th Percentile Wage
$80,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of correctional officers in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $46,860.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of correctional officers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$49,210
0.00% 9.94%
2021
$49,210
-1.91% -
2020
$50,150
3.11% -
2019
$48,590
0.35% -
2018
$48,420
3.12% -
2017
$46,910
-0.62% -
2016
$47,200
8.52% -
2015
$43,180
0.12% -
2014
$43,130
-3.32% -
2013
$44,560
0.54% -
2012
$44,320
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of correctional officers in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of correctional officers in state of Texas ranges from $35,890 to $80,350. The highest paying area for first-line supervisors of correctional officers in Texas is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos with a median annual salary of $80,350. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (mean annual salary $71,510). The lowest paying area is Longview with a median annual salary of $35,890.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$80,350
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$71,510
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$58,010
Fort Worth-Arlington
$55,490
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$55,410
Laredo
$53,260
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$51,670
College Station-Bryan
$50,920
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$49,210
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$49,210
Waco
$49,210
El Paso
$48,160
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$47,780
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$47,250
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$47,080
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$46,860
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$46,860
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$46,860
Texarkana-Texarkana
$46,860
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$46,860
Wichita Falls
$46,860
Abilene
$46,860
Lubbock
$44,200
Corpus Christi
$44,110
Victoria
$43,910
Amarillo
$43,740
Longview
$35,890