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Correctional Officers and Jailers salary in Ohio

The median correctional officers and jailers in Ohio earns $59,370 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,021 a month.

10th percentile
$46,930
25th percentile
$49,480
Median percentile
$59,370
75th percentile
$66,850
90th percentile
$68,060

Based on 12,610 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

$48,251 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,370
Federal income tax−$4,944
Social Security + Medicare−$4,542
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,633
Monthly take-home$4,021
Every two weeks$1,856

Does it go far here?

$63,994Median pay in Ohio is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.8 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,034 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ohio

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$554,220
Cardiologists$504,260
Anesthesiologists$490,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$377,480
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,480
Physicians, Pathologists$309,480
Physicians, All Other$297,440
Radiologists$260,000

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