Best Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where first-line supervisors of correctional officerss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	CaliforniaState	1.52	$131,210	$118,528	21%
2	UtahState	1.41	$110,410	$110,190	16%
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.40	$127,390	$109,348	21%
4	IllinoisState	1.39	$105,450	$108,265	15%
5	New JerseyState	1.38	$117,450	$107,950	18%
6	NevadaState	1.37	$107,260	$107,046	16%
7	WisconsinState	1.34	$96,260	$104,290	14%
8	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.31	$110,510	$102,514	19%
9	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.31	$100,740	$102,274	20%
10	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.29	$100,070	$100,573	18%
11	MinnesotaState	1.27	$96,720	$98,694	16%
12	MassachusettsState	1.25	$105,930	$97,631	26%
13	PennsylvaniaState	1.25	$94,600	$97,526	16%
14	OregonState	1.24	$99,890	$96,981	19%
15	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.22	$98,300	$94,976	19%
16	AlaskaState	1.21	$98,420	$94,362	17%
17	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.20	$105,930	$93,330	29%
18	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.20	$85,300	$93,531	17%
19	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.20	$86,610	$93,632	16%
20	AlabamaState	1.18	$80,230	$92,113	14%
21	New YorkState	1.18	$103,320	$91,840	21%
22	WashingtonState	1.18	$98,910	$92,181	23%
23	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.18	$105,550	$92,345	25%
24	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.16	$86,770	$90,574	21%
25	HawaiiState	1.13	$97,200	$88,364	29%
26	NebraskaState	1.13	$80,490	$87,967	16%
27	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.13	$99,510	$88,218	24%
28	Columbus, OHMetro	1.12	$81,740	$87,422	19%
29	OhioState	1.10	$77,570	$85,808	16%
30	MichiganState	1.09	$78,150	$84,670	17%
31	South DakotaState	1.09	$77,400	$85,242	15%
32	DelawareState	1.08	$84,760	$83,921	19%
33	IowaState	1.07	$74,420	$83,430	15%
34	South CarolinaState	1.07	$77,110	$83,815	20%
35	ConnecticutState	1.06	$89,160	$82,862	21%
36	IdahoState	1.05	$79,330	$82,207	18%
37	New HampshireState	1.04	$85,550	$80,708	22%
38	TennesseeState	1.04	$74,140	$81,027	20%
39	KansasState	1.02	$71,590	$79,544	17%
40	VermontState	1.02	$81,700	$79,707	21%
41	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.02	$77,550	$79,784	25%
42	North DakotaState	1.01	$73,240	$79,093	16%
43	ColoradoState	0.99	$81,460	$77,287	27%
44	MontanaState	0.99	$74,630	$77,417	18%
45	WyomingState	0.98	$70,770	$76,097	17%
46	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.98	$70,250	$76,359	22%
47	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.96	$79,150	$74,811	25%
48	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.96	$69,780	$75,194	22%
49	ArizonaState	0.95	$74,840	$74,172	24%
50	MarylandState	0.93	$79,150	$72,482	25%
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.93	$69,470	$72,214	27%
52	KentuckyState	0.91	$62,780	$70,938	18%
53	North CarolinaState	0.91	$67,270	$71,261	23%
54	New MexicoState	0.88	$63,380	$68,891	20%
55	IndianaState	0.87	$61,460	$67,912	21%
56	MaineState	0.87	$67,750	$67,886	23%
57	West VirginiaState	0.86	$56,490	$67,090	18%
58	MississippiState	0.85	$56,470	$66,592	19%
59	LouisianaState	0.84	$58,960	$65,438	21%
60	TexasState	0.84	$62,590	$65,471	27%
61	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.82	$61,580	$63,616	31%
62	GeorgiaState	0.81	$58,640	$62,784	29%
63	OklahomaState	0.81	$56,100	$63,390	21%
64	VirginiaState	0.80	$64,190	$62,019	29%
65	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.79	$66,860	$61,622	37%
66	ArkansasState	0.74	$49,590	$57,462	21%
67	FloridaState	0.70	$55,620	$54,798	37%
68	MissouriState	0.68	$46,840	$52,867	27%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).