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Correctional Officers and Jailers salary in Wisconsin

The median correctional officers and jailers in Wisconsin earns $73,470 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,719 a month.

10th percentile
$56,540
25th percentile
$62,550
Median percentile
$73,470
75th percentile
$84,990
90th percentile
$92,140

Based on 7,360 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

$56,622 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,470
Federal income tax−$7,333
Social Security + Medicare−$5,620
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,894
Monthly take-home$4,719
Every two weeks$2,178

Does it go far here?

$78,081Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$443,990
Surgeons, All Other$416,000
Radiologists$392,610
Physicians, All Other$391,740
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160
Psychiatrists$331,070
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170

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