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Correctional Officers and Jailers salary in Staunton, VA

The median correctional officers and jailers in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA earns $47,850 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,166 a month.

10th percentile
$42,090
25th percentile
$47,850
Median percentile
$47,850
75th percentile
$55,040
90th percentile
$55,730

Based on 260 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

$37,996 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,850
Federal income tax−$3,562
Social Security + Medicare−$3,661
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,632
Monthly take-home$3,166
Every two weeks$1,461

Does it go far here?

$52,509Median pay in Staunton, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.1 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,068 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Staunton, VA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$96,450
Registered Nurses$92,390
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,680
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,200
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,750
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$47,310
Office Clerks, General$43,630
Nursing Assistants$42,490

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