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Correctional Officers and Jailers salary in Dallas, TX

The median correctional officers and jailers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $58,930 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,128 a month.

10th percentile
$49,320
25th percentile
$51,990
Median percentile
$58,930
75th percentile
$60,550
90th percentile
$72,180

Based on 5,170 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$49,530 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,930
Federal income tax−$4,892
Social Security + Medicare−$4,508
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,128
Every two weeks$1,905

Does it go far here?

$57,164Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

All correctional officers and jailers salaries · Take-home pay in Texas