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Correctional Officers and Jailers salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median correctional officers and jailers in Grand Junction, CO earns $73,150 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,756 a month.

10th percentile
$56,360
25th percentile
$57,340
Median percentile
$73,150
75th percentile
$76,390
90th percentile
$91,090

Based on 140 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

$57,072 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,150
Federal income tax−$7,263
Social Security + Medicare−$5,596
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,219
Monthly take-home$4,756
Every two weeks$2,195

Does it go far here?

$76,616Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$107,130
Registered Nurses$95,990
Accountants and Auditors$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,600

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