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Probation Officer in Arkansas

Arkansas Department of Shared Administrative Services, Office of Personnel Management lists 3 job classes for this work in the Arkansas state pay plan: Community Supervision Officer I–III.

$50,845 – $91,054
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$51,180
median pay in AR, all employers
850
workers in AR (SOC 21-1092)

Sources: Arkansas Department of Shared Administrative Services, Office of Personnel Management, Arkansas Executive Branch Pay Tables and Class Code List; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Arkansas state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2025. These are the ranges Arkansas sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Community Supervision Officer I
Class SCL02P · class description
Grade LES02
$50,845 – $75,251 a year
Community Supervision Officer II
Class SCL03P · class description
Grade LES03
$55,930 – $82,776 a year
Community Supervision Officer III
Class SCL04P · class description
Grade LES04
$61,523 – $91,054 a year

Schedule: Law Enforcement & Safety Pay Schedule. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Arkansas Department of Shared Administrative Services, Office of Personnel Management, Arkansas Executive Branch Pay Tables and Class Code List. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Arkansas, all employers Sourced

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists (SOC 21-1092) in Arkansas, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureAR
Workers850
10th percentile$37,030
Median$51,180
90th percentile$63,750
National median, government employers$67,120

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Probation Officer page.

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