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Correctional Officers and Jailers salary in Georgia

The median correctional officers and jailers in Georgia earns $47,520 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,158 a month.

10th percentile
$36,820
25th percentile
$43,290
Median percentile
$47,520
75th percentile
$53,390
90th percentile
$58,430

Based on 10,640 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

$37,896 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,520
Federal income tax−$3,522
Social Security + Medicare−$3,635
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,466
Monthly take-home$3,158
Every two weeks$1,458

Does it go far here?

$49,349Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Georgia

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Cardiologists$610,070
General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460
Physicians, All Other$266,880
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Anesthesiologists$230,000
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630
Chief Executives$208,180

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