Bailiffs salary
The median pay for bailiffs in the United States is $56,600 a year. About 17,310 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $32,140
- 25th percentile
- $43,720
- Median percentile
- $56,600
- 75th percentile
- $74,630
- 90th percentile
- $96,770
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Connecticut $111,890
- Alaska $90,600
- Massachusetts $86,730
- Washington $78,290
- New York $77,540
- Nebraska $76,090
- Nevada $71,230
- Kansas $69,390
- Colorado $63,320
- Maine $62,800
- Georgia $62,400
- Virginia $62,290
- Texas $60,300
- Maryland $59,470
- Florida $59,000
- Utah $57,290
- Oregon $57,140
- North Carolina $56,100
- Michigan $53,810
- Iowa $52,100
- Ohio $51,060
- Idaho $50,350
- Minnesota $49,890
- Hawaii $48,940
- Pennsylvania $47,600
- Montana $46,800
- Arizona $46,390
- Illinois $46,390
- Arkansas $45,090
- Louisiana $44,040
- Missouri $44,040
- New Jersey $43,690
- Indiana $43,000
- Alabama $42,300
- Oklahoma $42,000
- New Hampshire $41,010
- Wisconsin $39,080
- Wyoming $38,360
- Mississippi $38,200
- West Virginia $36,250
- Tennessee $35,990
- South Carolina $34,280
- Kentucky $30,760
- North Dakota $27,560
By metro area
- Atlanta, GA $164,040
- Warner Robins, GA $164,040
- Seattle, WA $100,570
- New York, NY $83,360
- Tampa, FL $82,590
- Boston, MA $79,570
- Dallas, TX $79,040
- Syracuse, NY $75,920
- Albany, NY $74,030
- Buffalo, NY $73,660
- Binghamton, NY $72,500
- Rochester, NY $72,450
- Glens Falls, NY $71,670
- Houston, TX $71,460
- Las Vegas, NV $71,230
- Topeka, KS $69,390
- Wichita, KS $69,390
- Raleigh, NC $66,980
- Kansas City, MO $64,460
- Portland, ME $62,800
- Richmond, VA $61,470
- Washington, DC $61,240
- Orlando, FL $60,950
- Kiryas Joel, NY $60,660
- Baltimore, MD $59,470
- Cincinnati, OH $59,450
- Utica, NY $59,450
- Tallahassee, FL $59,320
- Kingston, NY $57,920
- New Orleans, LA $57,670
- Jacksonville, FL $57,530
- San Antonio, TX $57,260
- Toledo, OH $56,010
- Dayton, OH $55,890
- Detroit, MI $55,750
- McAllen, TX $55,690
- Akron, OH $55,660
- Pittsburgh, PA $55,240
- Grand Rapids, MI $55,010
- Champaign, IL $54,810
- Cleveland, OH $53,540
- Miami, FL $52,590
- Little Rock, AR $52,070
- Chicago, IL $50,660
- Boise City, ID $50,610
- Columbus, OH $50,500
- Springfield, MO $50,320
- Philadelphia, PA $47,600
- Phoenix, AZ $47,380
- Birmingham, AL $46,930
- Canton, OH $46,890
- Youngstown, OH $45,400
- Nashville, TN $45,300
- Rockford, IL $45,120
- St. Louis, MO $43,680
- Oklahoma City, OK $42,000
- Tucson, AZ $39,020
- Charleston, SC $38,010
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $37,970
- Morgantown, WV $36,940
- Clarksville, TN $36,520
- Indianapolis, IN $34,940
- Davenport, IA $33,420
- Columbus, GA $32,810
- Lexington, KY $32,020
- Peoria, IL $31,200
- Huntington, WV $29,940
- Gainesville, GA $26,210
- Traverse City, MI $25,960
- Greenville, SC $25,230