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Correctional Officers and Jailers salary in Massachusetts

The median correctional officers and jailers in Massachusetts earns $86,310 a year, 46% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,436 a month.

10th percentile
$63,520
25th percentile
$71,280
Median percentile
$86,310
75th percentile
$91,980
90th percentile
$101,620

Based on 6,360 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

$65,234 take-home a year
Gross pay$86,310
Federal income tax−$10,158
Social Security + Medicare−$6,603
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$4,316
Monthly take-home$5,436
Every two weeks$2,509

Does it go far here?

$81,612Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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