Correctional Officers and Jailers salary
The median pay for correctional officers and jailers in the United States is $58,940 a year. About 380,500 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $42,760
- 25th percentile
- $48,640
- Median percentile
- $58,940
- 75th percentile
- $75,850
- 90th percentile
- $93,220
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
- California $96,370
- New Jersey $94,770
- Massachusetts $86,310
- Oregon $83,690
- Washington $79,460
- Illinois $79,190
- New York $76,820
- Nevada $76,490
- Wisconsin $73,470
- Alaska $71,360
- Hawaii $69,570
- Utah $67,290
- Minnesota $66,040
- Delaware $65,880
- Connecticut $64,750
- Maryland $64,250
- Michigan $64,020
- Pennsylvania $63,460
- Nebraska $63,380
- Colorado $62,140
- New Hampshire $61,360
- Ohio $59,370
- Kansas $56,120
- Arizona $54,970
- Wyoming $54,780
- Vermont $53,810
- Idaho $53,580
- Iowa $53,040
- South Dakota $53,040
- West Virginia $52,890
- Maine $52,730
- Texas $52,670
- North Dakota $52,460
- Tennessee $50,940
- North Carolina $50,550
- Virginia $50,140
- Florida $49,710
- Montana $49,180
- Indiana $48,340
- New Mexico $47,940
- South Carolina $47,890
- Georgia $47,520
- Alabama $46,660
- Oklahoma $45,690
- Missouri $42,620
- Kentucky $42,310
- Arkansas $40,330
- Louisiana $39,850
- Mississippi $38,720
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $132,670
- Salinas, CA $109,620
- Bakersfield, CA $107,220
- San Luis Obispo, CA $107,220
- Stockton, CA $107,220
- Vineland, NJ $106,570
- San Francisco, CA $99,880
- Santa Maria, CA $94,740
- Riverside, CA $94,730
- Fresno, CA $94,010
- New York, NY $93,220
- Worcester, MA $91,980
- Sacramento, CA $89,730
- Boston, MA $89,060
- Portland, OR $84,640
- Barnstable Town, MA $84,610
- Chicago, IL $84,550
- Salem, OR $83,690
- Bellingham, WA $83,030
- Bend, OR $81,770
- Las Vegas, NV $81,680
- Olympia, WA $81,550
- Seattle, WA $81,550
- Santa Cruz, CA $80,950
- Missoula, MT $79,720
- Eugene, OR $79,630
- Kennewick, WA $79,460
- Spokane, WA $79,460
- Provo, UT $79,190
- Los Angeles, CA $78,770
- Merced, CA $78,370
- Bremerton, WA $77,480
- Elmira, NY $76,820
- Rochester, NY $76,820
- Green Bay, WI $76,250
- Madison, WI $76,250
- Buffalo, NY $76,170
- Yakima, WA $76,070
- Eau Claire, WI $75,480
- Greeley, CO $75,330
- Kiryas Joel, NY $75,240
- Carson City, NV $74,910
- Grand Junction, CO $73,150
- Alexandria, LA $72,920
- Utica, NY $72,890
- Syracuse, NY $72,060
- Washington, DC $70,570
- Glens Falls, NY $69,840
- Springfield, MA $69,650
- Minneapolis, MN $69,640
- Reading, PA $69,400
- Anchorage, AK $68,850
- Ann Arbor, MI $68,520
- Grand Rapids, MI $68,520
- Detroit, MI $67,920
- Wildwood, FL $67,770
- Philadelphia, PA $67,200
- Miami, FL $66,770
- State College, PA $66,730
- Lincoln, NE $66,210
- North Port, FL $66,150
- Salt Lake City, UT $65,910
- Denver, CO $65,660
- Appleton, WI $65,540
- Rochester, MN $65,350
- Tampa, FL $65,340
- Norwich, CT $64,750
- Mobile, AL $64,690
- Peoria, IL $64,540
- Baltimore, MD $64,250
- Hagerstown, MD $64,250
- Salisbury, MD $64,250
- Naples, FL $64,080
- Milwaukee, WI $63,910
- Atlantic City, NJ $63,820
- Harrisburg, PA $63,460
- Omaha, NE $63,380
- Des Moines, IA $63,230
- Bridgeport, CT $62,910
- Grand Island, NE $62,470
- St. Cloud, MN $62,400
- Davenport, IA $62,390
- Wenatchee, WA $62,270
- Scranton, PA $61,800
- Jacksonville, FL $61,770
- Duluth, MN $61,390
- Traverse City, MI $60,760
- Springfield, IL $60,590
- Pittsburgh, PA $60,540
- Palm Bay, FL $59,980
- Albany, NY $59,970
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $59,790
- La Crosse, WI $59,670
- Topeka, KS $59,650
- Pueblo, CO $59,600
- Austin, TX $59,470
- Lancaster, PA $59,430
- Bloomington, IN $59,380
- Cleveland, OH $59,370
- Lima, OH $59,240
- Mankato, MN $59,240
- Wheeling, WV $59,240
- Myrtle Beach, SC $58,950
- Lansing, MI $58,940
- Dallas, TX $58,930
- Toledo, OH $58,480
- Ames, IA $58,410
- Prescott Valley, AZ $58,210
- Columbus, OH $58,040
- Redding, CA $57,960
- Flagstaff, AZ $57,790
- Fort Wayne, IN $57,700
- Dubuque, IA $57,680
- Birmingham, AL $57,570
- Janesville, WI $57,280
- Phoenix, AZ $57,280
- Hilton Head Island, SC $57,100
- Colorado Springs, CO $57,080
- Rockford, IL $56,650
- Greenville, NC $56,610