Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary

Median Salary
$58,940
per year
Hourly Rate
$28.34
per hour
Employment
380,500
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$42,760
25th percentile
$48,640
Median
$58,940
75th percentile
$75,850
90th percentile
$93,220

💰 Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary by State

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$39K
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StateMedianvs. National
California$96,370+63.5%
New Jersey$94,770+60.8%
Massachusetts$86,310+46.4%
Oregon$83,690+42.0%
Washington$79,460+34.8%
Illinois$79,190+34.4%
New York$76,820+30.3%
Nevada$76,490+29.8%
Wisconsin$73,470+24.7%
Alaska$71,360+21.1%
Hawaii$69,570+18.0%
Utah$67,290+14.2%
Minnesota$66,040+12.0%
Delaware$65,880+11.8%
Connecticut$64,750+9.9%
Maryland$64,250+9.0%
Michigan$64,020+8.6%
Pennsylvania$63,460+7.7%
Nebraska$63,380+7.5%
Colorado$62,140+5.4%
New Hampshire$61,360+4.1%
Ohio$59,370+0.7%
Kansas$56,120-4.8%
Arizona$54,970-6.7%
Wyoming$54,780-7.1%
Vermont$53,810-8.7%
Idaho$53,580-9.1%
Iowa$53,040-10.0%
South Dakota$53,040-10.0%
West Virginia$52,890-10.3%
Maine$52,730-10.5%
Texas$52,670-10.6%
North Dakota$52,460-11.0%
Tennessee$50,940-13.6%
North Carolina$50,550-14.2%
Virginia$50,140-14.9%
Florida$49,710-15.7%
Montana$49,180-16.6%
Indiana$48,340-18.0%
New Mexico$47,940-18.7%
South Carolina$47,890-18.7%
Georgia$47,520-19.4%
Alabama$46,660-20.8%
Oklahoma$45,690-22.5%
Missouri$42,620-27.7%
Kentucky$42,310-28.2%
Arkansas$40,330-31.6%
Louisiana$39,850-32.4%
Mississippi$38,720-34.3%

🏙️ Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$132,670+125.1%
Salinas, CA$109,620+86.0%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$107,220+81.9%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$107,220+81.9%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$107,220+81.9%
Vineland, NJ$106,570+80.8%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$99,880+69.5%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$94,740+60.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$94,730+60.7%
Fresno, CA$94,010+59.5%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$93,220+58.2%
Worcester, MA$91,980+56.1%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$89,730+52.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$89,060+51.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$84,640+43.6%
Barnstable Town, MA$84,610+43.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$84,550+43.5%
Salem, OR$83,690+42.0%
Bellingham, WA$83,030+40.9%
Bend, OR$81,770+38.7%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$81,680+38.6%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$81,550+38.4%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$81,550+38.4%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$80,950+37.3%
Missoula, MT$79,720+35.3%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$79,630+35.1%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$79,460+34.8%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$79,460+34.8%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$79,190+34.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$78,770+33.6%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$78,670+33.5%
Merced, CA$78,370+33.0%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$77,480+31.5%
Elmira, NY$76,820+30.3%
Rochester, NY$76,820+30.3%
Green Bay, WI$76,250+29.4%
Madison, WI$76,250+29.4%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$76,170+29.2%
Yakima, WA$76,070+29.1%
Eau Claire, WI$75,480+28.1%
Greeley, CO$75,330+27.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$75,240+27.7%
Carson City, NV$74,910+27.1%
Grand Junction, CO$73,150+24.1%
Alexandria, LA$72,920+23.7%
Utica-Rome, NY$72,890+23.7%
Syracuse, NY$72,060+22.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$70,570+19.7%
Glens Falls, NY$69,840+18.5%
Springfield, MA$69,650+18.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$69,640+18.2%
Reading, PA$69,400+17.7%
Anchorage, AK$68,850+16.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$68,520+16.3%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$68,520+16.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$67,920+15.2%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$67,770+15.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$67,200+14.0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$66,770+13.3%
State College, PA$66,730+13.2%
Lincoln, NE$66,210+12.3%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$66,150+12.2%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$65,910+11.8%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$65,660+11.4%
Appleton, WI$65,540+11.2%
Rochester, MN$65,350+10.9%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$65,340+10.9%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$64,750+9.9%
Mobile, AL$64,690+9.8%
Peoria, IL$64,540+9.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$64,250+9.0%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$64,250+9.0%
Salisbury, MD$64,250+9.0%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$64,080+8.7%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$63,910+8.4%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$63,820+8.3%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$63,460+7.7%
Omaha, NE-IA$63,380+7.5%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$63,230+7.3%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$62,910+6.7%
Grand Island, NE$62,470+6.0%
St. Cloud, MN$62,400+5.9%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$62,390+5.9%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$62,270+5.6%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$61,800+4.9%
Jacksonville, FL$61,770+4.8%
Duluth, MN-WI$61,390+4.2%
Traverse City, MI$60,760+3.1%
Springfield, IL$60,590+2.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$60,540+2.7%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$59,980+1.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$59,970+1.7%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$59,790+1.4%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$59,670+1.2%
Topeka, KS$59,650+1.2%
Pueblo, CO$59,600+1.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$59,470+0.9%
Lancaster, PA$59,430+0.8%
Bloomington, IN$59,380+0.7%
Cleveland, OH$59,370+0.7%
Lima, OH$59,240+0.5%
Mankato, MN$59,240+0.5%
Wheeling, WV-OH$59,240+0.5%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$58,950+0.0%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$58,940+0.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$58,930-0.0%
Toledo, OH$58,480-0.8%
Ames, IA$58,410-0.9%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$58,210-1.2%
Columbus, OH$58,040-1.5%
Redding, CA$57,960-1.7%
Flagstaff, AZ$57,790-2.0%
Fort Wayne, IN$57,700-2.1%
Dubuque, IA$57,680-2.1%
Birmingham, AL$57,570-2.3%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$57,280-2.8%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$57,280-2.8%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$57,100-3.1%
Colorado Springs, CO$57,080-3.2%
Rockford, IL$56,650-3.9%
Greenville, NC$56,610-4.0%
Johnstown, PA$56,450-4.2%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$56,390-4.3%
Evansville, IN$56,330-4.4%
Wichita, KS$56,270-4.5%
Ogden, UT$56,080-4.9%
Twin Falls, ID$55,920-5.1%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$55,840-5.3%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$55,460-5.9%
Montgomery, AL$55,360-6.1%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$54,970-6.7%
Tucson, AZ$54,970-6.7%
Portland-South Portland, ME$54,930-6.8%
Boise City, ID$54,830-7.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$54,600-7.4%
Winchester, VA-WV$54,390-7.7%
Fargo, ND-MN$54,230-8.0%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$54,080-8.2%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$54,070-8.3%
Amarillo, TX$54,020-8.3%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$54,020-8.3%
Lubbock, TX$54,020-8.3%
Wichita Falls, TX$54,020-8.3%
Albany, GA$54,010-8.4%
Cedar Rapids, IA$53,830-8.7%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$53,810-8.7%
Terre Haute, IN$53,670-8.9%
Abilene, TX$53,570-9.1%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$53,480-9.3%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$53,390-9.4%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$53,270-9.6%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$53,210-9.7%
Beckley, WV$53,140-9.8%
Killeen-Temple, TX$53,090-9.9%
Rapid City, SD$53,040-10.0%
Charlottesville, VA$52,700-10.6%
College Station-Bryan, TX$52,670-10.6%
Iowa City, IA$52,640-10.7%
Las Cruces, NM$52,370-11.1%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$52,300-11.3%
Helena, MT$52,140-11.5%
Knoxville, TN$52,040-11.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$51,990-11.8%
Richmond, VA$51,660-12.4%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$51,510-12.6%
Kansas City, MO-KS$51,390-12.8%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$51,310-12.9%
Texarkana, TX-AR$51,310-12.9%
Canton-Massillon, OH$51,290-13.0%
Erie, PA$51,250-13.0%
Bismarck, ND$51,130-13.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$50,980-13.5%
Harrisonburg, VA$50,950-13.6%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$50,940-13.6%
Yuma, AZ$50,940-13.6%
Asheville, NC$50,850-13.7%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$50,550-14.2%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$50,450-14.4%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$50,390-14.5%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$50,230-14.8%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$50,230-14.8%
Tuscaloosa, AL$50,230-14.8%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$50,170-14.9%
Roanoke, VA$50,070-15.0%
Gainesville, FL$50,020-15.1%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$49,910-15.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$49,900-15.3%
Pocatello, ID$49,610-15.8%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$49,590-15.9%
Longview, TX$49,530-16.0%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$49,510-16.0%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$49,430-16.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$49,380-16.2%
Port St. Lucie, FL$49,380-16.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$49,360-16.3%
Lynchburg, VA$49,290-16.4%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$49,280-16.4%
Billings, MT$49,110-16.7%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$48,940-17.0%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$48,810-17.2%
Wilmington, NC$48,810-17.2%
Rocky Mount, NC$48,740-17.3%
Gainesville, GA$48,730-17.3%
Savannah, GA$48,450-17.8%
Valdosta, GA$48,450-17.8%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$48,440-17.8%
Idaho Falls, ID$48,420-17.8%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$48,340-18.0%
Tallahassee, FL$48,170-18.3%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$48,030-18.5%
Lewiston, ID-WA$48,000-18.6%
Albuquerque, NM$47,940-18.7%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$47,900-18.7%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$47,850-18.8%
Hinesville, GA$47,800-18.9%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$47,770-19.0%
Waco, TX$47,660-19.1%
El Paso, TX$47,650-19.2%
Dalton, GA$47,440-19.5%
Winston-Salem, NC$47,330-19.7%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$47,260-19.8%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$47,240-19.9%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$47,130-20.0%
Ocala, FL$47,130-20.0%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$47,130-20.0%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$47,130-20.0%
Punta Gorda, FL$47,130-20.0%
Jackson, MS$47,010-20.2%
Springfield, MO$46,940-20.4%
Warner Robins, GA$46,930-20.4%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$46,710-20.7%
Spartanburg, SC$46,640-20.9%
Lafayette, LA$46,370-21.3%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$46,300-21.4%
Clarksville, TN-KY$46,260-21.5%
Tulsa, OK$46,220-21.6%
Dothan, AL$45,900-22.1%
Jackson, TN$45,770-22.3%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$45,330-23.1%
Akron, OH$45,310-23.1%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$45,170-23.4%
Tyler, TX$45,150-23.4%
Baton Rouge, LA$44,920-23.8%
Columbia, SC$44,860-23.9%
Huntsville, AL$44,800-24.0%
San Angelo, TX$44,740-24.1%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$44,660-24.2%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$44,080-25.2%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$43,490-26.2%
Jonesboro, AR$43,370-26.4%
Morristown, TN$43,060-26.9%
Fayetteville, NC$43,020-27.0%
Corpus Christi, TX$42,940-27.1%
Columbia, MO$42,620-27.7%
Jefferson City, MO$42,620-27.7%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$42,620-27.7%
Laredo, TX$42,570-27.8%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$41,960-28.8%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$41,170-30.1%
Owensboro, KY$41,120-30.2%
Bowling Green, KY$41,100-30.3%
Johnson City, TN$40,570-31.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$40,490-31.3%
Lake Charles, LA$39,960-32.2%
Paducah, KY-IL$39,120-33.6%
Lawton, OK$38,970-33.9%
Decatur, AL$38,770-34.2%
Hattiesburg, MS$38,720-34.3%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$38,710-34.3%
Florence, SC$38,500-34.7%
Rome, GA$38,440-34.8%
Enid, OK$37,140-37.0%
Manhattan, KS$37,000-37.2%
Puerto Rico$36,030-38.9%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$35,900-39.1%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$35,480-39.8%
Joplin, MO-KS$35,200-40.3%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$34,280-41.8%
Monroe, LA$34,090-42.2%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$33,790-42.7%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$33,670-42.9%
Hammond, LA$29,320-50.3%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.