Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for first-line supervisors of correctional officers

California leads at $131,210 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
California$131,210$125,590–$144,400
New Jersey$117,450$110,690–$129,610
Utah$110,410$96,290–$122,320
Nevada$107,260$98,580–$125,840
Massachusetts$105,930$95,500–$115,300
Illinois$105,450$93,590–$129,590
New York$103,320$88,260–$121,600
Oregon$99,890$99,890–$112,250
Washington$98,910$92,110–$106,870
Alaska$98,420$88,460–$111,530
Hawaii$97,200$86,910–$105,350
Minnesota$96,720$81,120–$107,180
Wisconsin$96,260$77,310–$104,080
Pennsylvania$94,600$78,100–$104,180
Connecticut$89,160$82,490–$98,950
New Hampshire$85,550$75,440–$94,460
Delaware$84,760$79,960–$93,240
Vermont$81,700$73,670–$89,340
Colorado$81,460$75,350–$89,810
Nebraska$80,490$70,370–$95,440
Alabama$80,230$62,120–$93,080
Idaho$79,330$70,270–$94,350
Maryland$79,150$71,130–$94,030
Michigan$78,150$75,610–$85,360
Ohio$77,570$64,210–$94,630
South Dakota$77,400$67,470–$84,040
South Carolina$77,110$58,720–$98,790
Arizona$74,840$68,550–$80,970
Montana$74,630$65,250–$75,200
Iowa$74,420$62,080–$89,780
Tennessee$74,140$51,640–$80,150
North Dakota$73,240$59,770–$81,130
Kansas$71,590$66,520–$82,140
Wyoming$70,770$66,660–$81,470
Maine$67,750$64,730–$73,460
North Carolina$67,270$60,930–$75,790
Virginia$64,190$57,790–$80,260
New Mexico$63,380$57,620–$76,820
Kentucky$62,780$49,790–$75,090
Texas$62,590$59,890–$70,250
Indiana$61,460$55,600–$73,230
Louisiana$58,960$51,180–$73,220
Georgia$58,640$53,390–$65,480
West Virginia$56,490$46,310–$83,780
Mississippi$56,470$44,690–$65,100
Oklahoma$56,100$53,270–$67,760
Florida$55,620$53,390–$67,290
Arkansas$49,590$45,310–$56,880
Missouri$46,840$46,840–$55,870

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.