Texarkana, TX-AR

Across all occupations in the Texarkana, TX-AR metropolitan area, the median wage is $43,200 a year ($20.77 an hour) and the mean $52,040, May 2025. That median is −15% against the US median of $50,980 and −11% against Texas's $48,620. BLS counts 57,580 jobs in the area, which spans Texas and Arkansas. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Texarkana, TX-AR vs Texas and Arkansas and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Texarkana, TX-AR area, Texas and Arkansas and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Texarkana, TX-AR	Hourly	$11.50	$14.41	$20.77	$29.43	$41.47	$25.02	57,580
Texarkana, TX-AR	Annual	$23,930	$29,970	$43,200	$61,210	$86,260	$52,040	57,580
Texas	Hourly	$13.10	$17.01	$23.38	$37.42	$60.20	$31.61	14,071,160
Texas	Annual	$27,250	$35,370	$48,620	$77,840	$125,220	$65,750	14,071,160
Arkansas	Hourly	$12.99	$15.33	$20.98	$29.74	$45.55	$26.39	1,303,630
Arkansas	Annual	$27,020	$31,880	$43,630	$61,850	$94,740	$54,890	1,303,630
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

228 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profiles: Texas, Arkansas. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Texarkana, TX-AR

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$516,930	$248.53	90
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$199,320	$95.83	40
3	Chief Executives	$161,180	$77.49	70
4	Pharmacists	$132,530	$63.72	120
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Texas	$128,650	$61.85	70
6	Nurse Practitioners	$127,920	$61.50	150
7	Physician Assistants	$124,870	$60.04	40
8	Financial Managers in Texas	$121,770	$58.54	170
9	Personal Financial Advisors	$120,420	$57.89	50
10	Industrial Production Managers	$118,450	$56.95	100
11	Lawyers in Texas	$118,410	$56.93	120
12	Software Developers in Texas	$116,490	$56.01	80
13	Human Resources Managers	$106,610	$51.25	30
14	Mechanical Engineers	$106,330	$51.12	70
15	Occupational Therapists	$106,060	$50.99	70
16	Physical Therapists	$105,580	$50.76	140
17	Electrical Engineers	$103,380	$49.70	30
18	Sales Managers in Texas	$102,780	$49.41	170
19	Speech-Language Pathologists	$99,990	$48.07	110
20	Marketing Managers	$99,790	$47.97	50

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Texarkana, TX-AR

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Texas	2,170	37.74	1.52	$22,880
2	Registered Nurses in Texas	1,760	30.62	1.41	$80,610
3	Retail Salespersons in Texas	1,650	28.68	1.14	$28,700
4	General and Operations Managers in Texas	1,630	28.30	1.26	$77,060
5	Cashiers in Texas	1,410	24.53	1.23	$26,850
6	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Texas	1,190	20.61	1.55	$49,050
7	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Texas	1,160	20.09	0.73	$24,630
8	Stockers and Order Fillers in Texas	1,080	18.78	1.03	$33,180
9	Office Clerks, General in Texas	1,050	18.20	1.15	$36,040
10	Waiters and Waitresses in Texas	970	16.89	1.16	$23,330
11	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Texas	920	16.02	0.84	$36,710
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Texas	870	15.17	1.07	$32,010
13	Nursing Assistants in Texas	820	14.33	1.54	$32,880
14	Customer Service Representatives in Texas	740	12.88	0.77	$36,090
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Texas	720	12.44	1.39	$50,270
16	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Texas	670	11.59	1.47	$30,000
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Texas	670	11.59	1.06	$37,490
18	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Texas	660	11.49	1.26	$28,040
18	Correctional Officers and Jailers	660	11.39	4.65	$51,310
20	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Texas	650	11.21	1.55	$37,540

Most concentrated occupations in Texarkana, TX-AR

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	7.44	150	2.56	$53,620
2	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	7.03	460	7.98	$60,920
3	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	5.12	210	3.67	$61,210
4	Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.65	660	11.39	$51,310
5	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	3.83	590	10.27	$41,920
6	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	3.55	100	1.78	$81,450
7	Special Education Teachers, Middle School	2.77	100	1.70	$50,600
8	Tire Repairers and Changers	2.41	100	1.68	$34,020
9	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	2.39	170	2.96	$36,990
10	Respiratory Therapists	2.05	110	1.84	$78,880

Occupation groups in Texarkana, TX-AR

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Architecture and Engineering	$90,270	$90,190	490	8.51	0.51
Management	$82,280	$100,220	3,820	66.38	0.93
Computer and Mathematical	$76,950	$82,950	550	9.59	0.28
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$76,270	$87,850	4,490	78.07	1.24
Legal	$75,570	$92,050	260	4.46	0.53
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$68,400	$70,240	300	5.20	0.55
Business and Financial Operations	$67,770	$73,670	2,160	37.58	0.55
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$51,370	$54,230	3,570	62.07	1.59
Protective Service	$51,320	$52,730	1,790	31.14	1.28
Educational Instruction and Library	$50,270	$51,940	3,840	66.70	1.14
Community and Social Service	$48,790	$54,300	590	10.21	0.59
Production	$48,320	$48,460	5,060	87.96	1.60
Construction and Extraction	$45,440	$48,650	2,390	41.44	1.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$41,660	$48,930	310	5.42	0.41
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$41,360	$44,620	60	1.05	0.37
Office and Administrative Support	$38,010	$42,470	6,420	111.49	0.98
Transportation and Material Moving	$37,060	$42,070	5,220	90.62	1.03
Sales and Related	$30,590	$39,800	5,250	91.24	1.06
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$30,020	$32,110	1,630	28.30	0.97
Healthcare Support	$29,790	$32,260	2,720	47.28	0.93
Personal Care and Service	$26,760	$30,060	660	11.38	0.54
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$25,870	$27,450	5,980	103.91	1.18

Every occupation in Texas and Arkansas, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profiles. All 228 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Texarkana, TX-AR estimates (area 45500).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Texarkana, TX-AR area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.
The area spans Texas and Arkansas; its figures are the whole MSA, as BLS publishes them, under the primary state Texas.