SOC 51-9061 · Texarkana, TX-AR metro

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary in Texarkana, TX

The average salary for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Texarkana, Texas is $49,310 a year ($23.71 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,070: half of the 380 people in this job in the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

$49,310average per year

$23.71 / hourMedian $49,070Take-home ≈ $41,801

  • $31K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

380people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#14 of 25Texas metros
84cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay range in Texarkana

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,350 or more. The middle half of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Texarkana earn between $33,500 and $55,850.

  • $31K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,310$4,109$23.71
Median$49,070$4,089$23.59
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,500$2,792$16.11
Experienced (75th percentile)$55,850$4,654$26.85

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay in Texarkana vs. Texas and the U.S.

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Texarkana earn 4% less than the Texas average ($51,370) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($53,450). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $48,570.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Texarkana$49,310$49,070$31,200$76,350380
Texas$51,370$46,210$32,200$78,56056,390
United States$53,450$48,570$35,510$77,860597,370

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary after taxes in Texarkana

On the average salary of $49,310, a single filer in Texarkana takes home about $41,801 a year, or $3,483 a month and $1,608 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

The Texarkana, TX-AR metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in TX$41,801$3,483
Working in AR$40,464$3,372

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Texarkana a good place for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Texarkana area are 16% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.0), so the average $49,310 buys what about $58,694 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Texarkana ($43,200). A typical home costs $185,546, or 3.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in other Texas cities

Texarkana ranks 14th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Beaumont pays the most ($61,790).

All Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($82,070).

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary by city

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Texarkana: questions

How much do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers make an hour in Texarkana?

$23.71 an hour on average, and $23.59 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salary in Texarkana?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,500, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers take-home pay in Texarkana?

About $41,801 a year ($3,483 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,310. Texas has no state income tax.

Do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers earn more in Texarkana than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9061; area Texarkana, TX-AR (45500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.73, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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