Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Correctional Officers and Jailers positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$57,970

National average

Salary Range

$41,750 – $93,000

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$131,210$93,960$131,210
Salinas, CA$106,490$70,130$112,950
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$104,090$91,280$111,590
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$104,090$68,710$111,380
El Centro, CA$104,090$72,140$113,460
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$104,090$73,670$110,340
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$100,540$74,550$118,140
Vineland, NJ$99,480$65,550$99,480
Merced, CA$98,550$59,770$115,440
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$97,490$60,940$107,210
California$95,840$62,880$111,380
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$93,690$62,690$111,380
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$92,190$55,170$100,650
Fresno, CA$92,010$65,440$109,500
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$91,280$59,250$109,290
Greeley, CO$90,220$54,710$90,220
New Jersey$90,150$51,010$101,370
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$89,440$57,480$111,820
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$87,590$60,290$99,760
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$86,930$50,670$109,290
Worcester, MA$86,060$54,080$95,150
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$85,400$61,690$98,030
Eau Claire, WI$85,280$56,460$104,270
Bellingham, WA$83,860$62,930$94,900
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$83,690$57,810$87,660
Oregon$83,120$59,240$96,790
Salem, OR$82,920$60,290$91,470
Bend, OR$82,380$60,290$95,110
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$81,910$76,870$102,700
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$81,850$60,690$95,150
Alexandria, LA$81,430$38,330$92,730
Eugene-Springfield, OR$80,430$68,990$80,430
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$80,280$67,960$95,550
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$79,710$65,060$107,210
Reno, NV$79,550$62,930$105,440
Visalia, CA$79,370$46,810$105,220
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$79,080$49,070$115,630
Missoula, MT$78,850$49,100$97,140
Massachusetts$78,830$58,640$92,190
Illinois$78,750$52,790$105,590
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$78,400$60,200$91,840
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$78,100$49,250$117,590
Yakima, WA$78,020$53,750$78,240
Naples-Marco Island, FL$77,850$43,550$96,260
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$77,170$62,610$89,630
Nevada$76,800$59,700$102,960
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$76,800$62,880$103,430
Madison, WI$76,560$54,060$103,600
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$76,400$67,590$80,590
Washington$76,400$62,930$94,380
Kennewick-Richland, WA$76,400$63,310$80,980
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$75,710$64,480$81,740
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$75,410$57,480$82,500
New York$75,330$56,150$92,190
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$75,330$58,290$80,180
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$74,720$49,790$116,940
Wisconsin$74,490$52,670$103,600
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$74,480$61,800$78,490
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$74,190$48,840$103,190
Elmira, NY$74,040$62,430$80,180
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$73,920$60,340$101,280
Barnstable Town, MA$73,680$59,520$86,710
Syracuse, NY$72,910$53,590$81,290
Rochester, NY$72,410$61,300$83,940
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$72,410$58,240$84,180
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$72,400$55,150$91,470
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$72,050$53,860$88,420
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$71,650$45,760$81,600
Carson City, NV$71,510$56,310$81,930
Alaska$71,360$60,340$92,160
Green Bay, WI$70,700$54,360$110,140
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$69,680$44,620$81,600
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$69,040$53,550$90,410
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area$68,980$61,370$68,980
Peoria, IL$68,760$49,450$87,510
Utica-Rome, NY$68,700$56,150$80,180
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$68,700$56,150$80,180
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$68,700$58,130$79,090
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$68,700$55,140$76,790
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$68,650$49,100$100,790
Rockford, IL$68,540$54,730$83,990
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$68,100$46,860$149,350
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$68,050$52,670$86,860
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$67,220$48,800$80,750
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$66,870$51,850$94,620
Glens Falls, NY$66,610$54,440$75,660
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$66,460$42,440$83,700
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$66,370$46,190$92,730
Hawaii$66,250$61,190$78,320
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$66,250$66,250$78,320
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$66,240$43,350$85,130
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$66,040$52,770$88,030
St. Cloud, MN$65,460$53,020$84,900
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$65,290$43,350$96,170
Michigan$65,250$43,890$77,130
Ann Arbor, MI$65,250$52,620$77,810
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$65,250$42,600$77,130
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$65,250$46,680$80,280
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$64,850$52,300$87,660
Minnesota$64,670$50,840$80,750
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$64,520$50,110$93,000
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$64,460$47,820$97,830
Lincoln, NE$64,270$59,990$74,980
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$64,210$54,710$94,130
Cleveland, OH$63,900$45,800$68,470
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$63,690$49,030$80,200
State College, PA$63,540$46,680$83,700
Pennsylvania$63,540$44,620$83,260
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$63,540$44,620$86,420
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$63,540$44,620$84,010
Grand Island, NE$63,210$50,850$70,760
Kenosha, WI$63,180$63,180$63,180
Rochester, MN$63,020$53,120$80,750
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$63,020$43,800$78,870
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$62,960$48,110$79,210
Connecticut$62,690$54,160$68,980
Omaha, NE-IA$62,680$50,600$77,410
Nebraska$62,680$47,170$74,980
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$62,510$48,310$75,840
Salisbury, MD$62,380$52,500$69,060
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$62,380$52,500$72,420
Maryland$62,380$52,500$78,490
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$62,380$51,550$67,230
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$62,380$51,550$74,300
Appleton, WI$62,050$56,470$88,420
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$61,530$44,620$85,490
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$61,510$53,210$75,900
New Hampshire$61,420$47,040$83,680
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$61,370$54,160$68,980
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$61,370$52,360$87,150
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$61,370$54,160$68,980
Springfield, IL$61,350$47,080$96,660
Utah$61,340$45,300$79,150
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$61,230$46,240$65,250
Pittsburgh, PA$61,150$44,620$85,410
Delaware$61,000$43,850$73,390
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$60,960$43,890$66,290
Colorado$60,670$54,710$92,730
Bay City, MI$60,640$47,400$60,640
Longview-Kelso, WA$60,540$51,460$76,910
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$60,530$54,710$88,090
Coeur d'Alene, ID$60,500$48,570$76,770
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$60,420$43,760$82,510
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$60,170$47,520$98,390
Rhode Island$60,170$47,520$98,390
Jacksonville, FL$60,170$45,760$77,560
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$60,150$48,040$70,840
Traverse City, MI$60,090$47,400$60,090
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$59,990$39,330$73,470
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$59,990$55,170$92,540
Duluth, MN-WI$59,800$52,100$76,110
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$59,760$45,800$64,810
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$59,660$38,010$77,280
Toledo, OH$59,070$45,800$64,810
Ohio$58,840$45,800$64,810
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$58,820$48,320$75,480
Columbus, OH$58,730$45,800$64,810
Fort Wayne, IN$58,380$45,820$58,380
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$58,290$47,040$71,210
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$58,210$50,010$73,170
Colorado Springs, CO$57,760$51,900$92,660
Erie, PA$57,510$44,620$84,740
Pueblo, CO$57,010$54,710$64,060
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$56,930$46,510$88,420
Lima, OH$56,870$45,800$64,810
Ogden, UT$56,740$45,300$70,450
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$56,680$42,160$67,670
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$56,590$45,860$80,430
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$56,530$50,530$74,350
Johnstown, PA$56,240$53,960$76,710
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$56,060$45,620$68,700
Greensboro-High Point, NC$55,940$43,170$66,720
North Dakota$55,760$46,380$64,660
Lancaster, PA$55,670$55,670$84,010
Wheeling, WV-OH$55,270$44,990$64,810
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$55,270$42,600$65,250
Portland-South Portland, ME$55,010$48,400$59,040
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$54,990$46,610$64,810
Tucson, AZ$54,970$45,620$69,990
Arizona$54,970$45,620$65,850
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$54,880$43,890$66,290
Laredo, TX$54,790$39,860$68,010
El Paso, TX$54,740$40,070$86,580
Fargo, ND-MN$54,700$44,120$62,930
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$54,700$47,520$72,100
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$54,690$44,900$67,660
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$54,410$38,670$65,190
Amarillo, TX$54,330$46,350$56,180
Montgomery, AL$54,280$34,040$72,830
St. Louis, MO-IL$54,190$41,310$86,390
Twin Falls, ID$54,110$41,880$71,120
Albany, GA$54,080$29,880$54,080
Birmingham, AL$54,050$32,660$72,830
Greenville, NC$53,920$46,650$65,150
Champaign-Urbana, IL$53,890$41,310$70,830
Canton-Massillon, OH$53,570$45,260$64,810
Boise City, ID$53,250$47,840$79,650
Iowa City, IA$53,140$45,860$66,000
College Station-Bryan, TX$53,080$48,200$77,650
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$53,050$52,310$66,730
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$53,010$41,820$73,350
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$52,940$44,390$64,810
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$52,940$45,800$64,810
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$52,940$43,860$71,820
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$52,900$45,620$59,750
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$52,900$45,620$67,360
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$52,790$42,490$74,190
Beckley, WV$52,730$42,490$72,380
Bangor, ME$52,580$48,400$58,910
Raleigh-Cary, NC$52,490$40,540$61,490
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$52,390$42,670$66,450
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$52,340$42,970$82,190
Bloomington, IN$52,330$43,230$64,730
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$52,320$39,090$70,760
South Dakota$52,310$35,610$63,590
Charlottesville, VA$52,220$47,020$65,240
Lexington-Fayette, KY$52,120$38,960$73,700
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$52,060$41,810$71,240
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$52,060$40,630$77,640
Richmond, VA$52,050$44,970$75,870
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$52,040$41,400$59,390
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$51,970$33,450$61,240
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$51,870$51,030$66,830
Helena, MT$51,760$43,290$60,810
Wyoming$51,740$43,160$71,130
Pocatello, ID$51,650$44,930$69,370
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$51,560$37,390$60,210
Grand Forks, ND-MN$51,500$45,500$64,660
Tennessee$51,490$37,920$65,190
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$51,490$34,240$55,010
Idaho$51,440$46,360$76,470
Iowa$51,420$44,530$66,000
Cedar Rapids, IA$51,420$49,920$67,750
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$51,270$36,150$61,310
Maine$51,270$43,170$58,920
Lubbock, TX$51,170$45,880$54,330
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$51,150$44,530$66,000
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$51,020$43,310$54,950
Texas$51,020$44,660$61,270
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$51,020$45,880$83,680
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$51,020$47,040$57,970
Killeen-Temple, TX$51,020$45,880$54,330
Wichita Falls, TX$51,020$47,040$57,810
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$51,020$44,660$54,330
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$51,010$44,520$60,860
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$51,000$42,280$57,830
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$50,970$33,240$63,530
Topeka, KS$50,920$41,420$63,360
Bismarck, ND$50,920$46,290$59,690
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$50,670$39,250$59,710
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$50,640$45,880$54,330
Winchester, VA-WV$50,550$43,120$61,370
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$50,410$37,510$65,770
Asheville, NC$50,290$38,110$56,960
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$50,130$44,530$66,000
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$50,080$45,880$54,330
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$50,020$43,490$59,160
West Virginia$49,990$39,990$81,430
Virginia$49,980$44,970$73,040
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$49,980$39,510$56,490
Roanoke, VA$49,920$47,100$60,050
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$49,900$42,670$78,230
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$49,900$33,680$81,600
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$49,860$39,920$72,540
Montana$49,700$46,580$62,040
Billings, MT$49,700$47,980$60,740
Abilene, TX$49,670$45,970$54,330
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$49,670$43,690$54,330
Knoxville, TN$49,560$38,390$59,350
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$49,410$46,700$64,380
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$49,380$34,330$62,520
Kansas City, MO-KS$49,350$39,490$72,780
Lawton, OK$49,340$39,430$50,110
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$49,310$44,970$59,860
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$49,210$41,270$56,990
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$49,180$42,970$64,240
Chattanooga, TN-GA$49,140$40,140$53,780
Lynchburg, VA$49,130$37,760$50,960
Vermont$49,110$42,430$65,830
North Carolina$49,080$39,070$62,930
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$49,080$38,940$74,780
Yuma, AZ$49,070$45,770$58,210
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$49,040$31,830$49,040
Winston-Salem, NC$49,040$38,380$67,230
Idaho Falls, ID$48,910$46,940$67,120
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$48,870$38,300$59,830
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$48,860$36,940$74,190
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$48,840$48,560$61,290
Huntsville, AL$48,830$38,620$72,830
Rocky Mount, NC$48,810$37,720$55,720
Oklahoma City, OK$48,800$35,740$74,190
Terre Haute, IN$48,800$44,180$74,190
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$48,780$44,110$66,000
Rapid City, SD$48,680$38,610$65,750
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$48,650$43,630$60,640
Las Cruces, NM$48,510$43,560$58,010
Spartanburg, SC$48,470$42,670$58,230
South Carolina$48,470$41,640$69,810
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$48,450$41,640$60,990
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$48,450$40,140$71,660
Waco, TX$48,430$44,660$55,030
Texarkana, TX-AR$48,310$34,960$65,150
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$48,310$41,810$54,330
Tallahassee, FL$48,260$44,030$74,190
Florida$48,260$45,760$81,600
Gainesville, FL$48,260$43,580$63,890
Harrisonburg, VA$48,240$44,970$56,680
Wilmington, NC$48,240$40,080$56,960
Gainesville, GA$48,190$41,620$57,370
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$48,040$38,930$56,690
Dalton, GA$48,000$43,140$57,790
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$47,990$39,990$63,340
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area$47,910$47,910$59,010
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$47,840$45,620$62,680
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$47,750$44,970$65,150
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$47,750$44,970$56,440
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$47,730$37,720$56,690
Lafayette, LA$47,710$38,320$55,860
Fayetteville, NC$47,520$44,210$51,300
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$47,520$37,720$53,010
Springfield, MO$47,490$41,310$74,190
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$47,490$37,780$73,350
Albuquerque, NM$47,450$40,680$59,240
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$47,440$39,120$58,170
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,420$43,980$53,790
New Mexico$47,420$36,880$60,120
Port St. Lucie, FL$47,330$43,580$97,690
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$47,260$44,510$66,510
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$47,040$42,110$54,330
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$47,040$45,880$52,160
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$46,970$45,760$67,940
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$46,860$36,140$49,940
Jonesboro, AR$46,820$37,740$50,860
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$46,760$43,580$61,930
Punta Gorda, FL$46,760$45,760$71,240
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$46,760$45,760$49,360
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$46,760$43,350$53,660
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$46,750$44,970$58,490
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$46,720$44,510$59,120
Tuscaloosa, AL$46,680$33,740$74,340
Alabama$46,400$29,000$71,070
Savannah, GA$46,310$39,700$67,780
Jackson, TN$46,310$36,890$69,460
Clarksville, TN-KY$46,220$29,550$48,560
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$46,100$42,590$53,460
Kansas$46,080$35,830$60,250
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$46,050$30,440$81,600
Indiana$45,970$41,810$62,680
Oklahoma$45,970$33,320$57,740
Akron, OH$45,850$45,270$60,710
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$45,820$40,070$50,940
Ocala, FL$45,760$41,500$52,710
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$45,760$39,630$64,470
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$45,760$43,820$52,110
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$45,760$45,760$49,360
Tulsa, OK$45,710$36,450$57,740
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$45,710$42,890$56,510
Auburn-Opelika, AL$45,700$24,270$55,210
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$45,640$38,930$56,820
Warner Robins, GA$45,620$34,480$47,400
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$45,550$35,340$57,520
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$45,500$35,050$60,440
Columbia, SC$45,330$42,670$58,670
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$44,860$41,640$56,710
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$44,680$29,720$49,360
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$44,600$36,510$63,060
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$44,570$43,050$66,020
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$44,550$35,390$60,720
Georgia$44,500$35,810$57,120
Evansville, IN$44,260$44,260$53,360
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$44,180$40,460$54,350
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$44,180$39,420$57,790
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$44,180$39,250$51,420
Valdosta, GA$44,040$34,580$48,450
Macon-Bibb County, GA$44,040$39,160$49,840
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$44,040$34,580$48,450
Anniston-Oxford, AL$43,990$29,090$53,670
Dothan, AL$43,980$22,690$60,010
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$43,930$31,320$50,460
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$43,740$34,020$50,920
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$43,720$31,620$55,970
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$43,350$41,500$53,120
Wichita, KS$43,270$37,920$52,800
Baton Rouge, LA$43,070$30,430$51,300
Jackson, MS$42,770$29,820$85,950
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$42,700$35,770$45,950
Florence, SC$42,670$34,250$55,850
Longview, TX$42,400$34,160$55,160
San Angelo, TX$41,970$41,970$52,010
Enid, OK$41,910$33,320$49,360
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$41,870$34,370$52,100
Louisiana$41,820$30,570$57,230
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$41,810$36,390$44,710
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$41,750$39,610$67,760
Corpus Christi, TX$41,640$33,660$57,850
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$41,470$25,360$72,830
St. Joseph, MO-KS$41,310$36,110$41,310
Missouri$41,310$36,370$54,190
Columbia, MO$41,310$37,500$50,460
Jefferson City, MO$41,310$41,310$41,310
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$41,310$35,210$41,310
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$41,310$36,370$41,310
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$41,140$24,790$69,320
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$41,070$28,890$68,760
Mobile, AL$40,980$40,980$59,850
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$40,450$26,800$49,360
Goldsboro, NC$40,360$37,720$53,010
Arkansas$40,330$30,790$49,940
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$40,330$29,300$40,330
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$40,330$30,790$42,100
Kentucky$40,230$29,230$65,150
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$40,160$31,920$49,360
Lake Charles, LA$39,250$30,700$57,870
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$39,120$29,200$48,000
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$39,090$34,930$49,330
Elizabethtown, KY$38,960$25,740$45,790
Decatur, AL$38,830$35,760$66,020
Hattiesburg, MS$38,780$22,950$48,890
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$38,760$30,730$50,580
Athens-Clarke County, GA$38,550$33,430$57,410
Owensboro, KY$38,300$38,300$45,700
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$38,200$33,260$47,080
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$38,150$27,760$76,340
Manhattan, KS$37,440$36,050$38,180
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$36,940$31,520$65,150
Mississippi$36,710$26,090$51,680
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$36,710$21,120$46,190
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$36,330$30,710$40,250
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$36,290$30,800$59,870
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$36,260$29,530$43,840
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$36,140$27,620$68,760
Bowling Green, KY$35,930$27,990$41,070
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$35,760$28,130$46,220
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$35,620$23,060$44,440
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$35,610$26,830$46,190
Joplin, MO-KS$35,150$31,790$42,550
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$34,880$34,880$40,690
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$34,640$25,260$69,320
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$34,620$30,540$36,710
Monroe, LA$34,490$23,680$49,330
Fort Smith, AR-OK$34,190$34,190$38,660
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$33,700$28,780$65,920
Johnson City, TN$32,910$32,010$47,820
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$31,050$24,300$40,710
Hammond, LA$29,000$29,000$42,680

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Correctional Officers and Jailers make?▾

The median annual salary for a Correctional Officers and Jailers is $57,970, with a typical range of $41,750 – $93,000 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Correctional Officers and Jailers?▾

Entry-level Correctional Officers and Jailers positions typically start around $41,750 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Correctional Officers and Jailerss earn the most?▾

Correctional Officers and Jailerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.