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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Correctional Officers and Jailers in UNITED STATES

      Location Pay
      Period
      2024
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $20.07 $22.84 $27.87 $36.22 $44.71
      Yearly $41,750 $47,520 $57,970 $75,330 $93,000
      California Hourly $30.23 $37.66 $46.08 $51.15 $53.55
      Yearly $62,880 $78,340 $95,840 $106,380 $111,380
      New Jersey Hourly $24.52 $31.87 $43.34 $47.83 $48.73
      Yearly $51,010 $66,300 $90,150 $99,480 $101,370
      Oregon Hourly $28.48 $31.98 $39.96 $42.15 $46.53
      Yearly $59,240 $66,530 $83,120 $87,660 $96,790
      Massachusetts Hourly $28.19 $32.41 $37.90 $41.37 $44.32
      Yearly $58,640 $67,420 $78,830 $86,060 $92,190
      Illinois Hourly $25.38 $32.00 $37.86 $43.80 $50.76
      Yearly $52,790 $66,560 $78,750 $91,100 $105,590
      Nevada Hourly $28.70 $32.33 $36.92 $43.19 $49.50
      Yearly $59,700 $67,250 $76,800 $89,840 $102,960
      Washington Hourly $30.25 $32.67 $36.73 $38.75 $45.38
      Yearly $62,930 $67,960 $76,400 $80,590 $94,380
      New York Hourly $26.99 $31.72 $36.22 $40.39 $44.32
      Yearly $56,150 $65,980 $75,330 $84,000 $92,190
      Wisconsin Hourly $25.32 $28.75 $35.81 $43.43 $49.81
      Yearly $52,670 $59,800 $74,490 $90,330 $103,600
      Alaska Hourly $29.01 $30.98 $34.31 $38.25 $44.31
      Yearly $60,340 $64,440 $71,360 $79,560 $92,160
      Hawaii Hourly $29.42 $31.85 $31.85 $31.85 $37.66
      Yearly $61,190 $66,250 $66,250 $66,250 $78,320
      Michigan Hourly $21.10 $25.30 $31.37 $31.87 $37.08
      Yearly $43,890 $52,620 $65,250 $66,290 $77,130
      Minnesota Hourly $24.44 $27.18 $31.09 $36.77 $38.82
      Yearly $50,840 $56,530 $64,670 $76,480 $80,750
      Pennsylvania Hourly $21.45 $24.29 $30.55 $36.90 $40.03
      Yearly $44,620 $50,520 $63,540 $76,750 $83,260
      Connecticut Hourly $26.04 $27.77 $30.14 $33.16 $33.16
      Yearly $54,160 $57,770 $62,690 $68,980 $68,980
      Nebraska Hourly $22.68 $28.84 $30.14 $33.37 $36.05
      Yearly $47,170 $59,990 $62,680 $69,410 $74,980
      Maryland Hourly $25.24 $28.38 $29.99 $31.19 $37.74
      Yearly $52,500 $59,030 $62,380 $64,880 $78,490
      New Hampshire Hourly $22.61 $24.33 $29.53 $32.69 $40.23
      Yearly $47,040 $50,600 $61,420 $68,000 $83,680
      Utah Hourly $21.78 $27.28 $29.49 $35.29 $38.05
      Yearly $45,300 $56,740 $61,340 $73,390 $79,150
      Delaware Hourly $21.08 $25.00 $29.33 $32.64 $35.29
      Yearly $43,850 $52,000 $61,000 $67,890 $73,390
      Rhode Island Hourly $22.84 $22.84 $28.93 $36.60 $47.30
      Yearly $47,520 $47,520 $60,170 $76,130 $98,390
      Ohio Hourly $22.02 $22.83 $28.29 $31.04 $31.16
      Yearly $45,800 $47,480 $58,840 $64,560 $64,810
      North Dakota Hourly $22.30 $23.31 $26.81 $30.25 $31.09
      Yearly $46,380 $48,490 $55,760 $62,930 $64,660
      Arizona Hourly $21.93 $23.37 $26.43 $29.64 $31.66
      Yearly $45,620 $48,600 $54,970 $61,650 $65,850
      South Dakota Hourly $17.12 $20.56 $25.15 $27.56 $30.57
      Yearly $35,610 $42,760 $52,310 $57,320 $63,590
      Wyoming Hourly $20.75 $22.91 $24.88 $30.14 $34.20
      Yearly $43,160 $47,650 $51,740 $62,690 $71,130
      Tennessee Hourly $18.23 $22.19 $24.76 $26.49 $31.34
      Yearly $37,920 $46,150 $51,490 $55,100 $65,190
      Idaho Hourly $22.29 $23.00 $24.73 $29.27 $36.76
      Yearly $46,360 $47,840 $51,440 $60,880 $76,470
      Iowa Hourly $21.41 $23.05 $24.72 $29.47 $31.73
      Yearly $44,530 $47,940 $51,420 $61,310 $66,000
      Maine Hourly $20.76 $23.27 $24.65 $27.16 $28.33
      Yearly $43,170 $48,400 $51,270 $56,490 $58,920
      Texas Hourly $21.47 $22.78 $24.53 $26.12 $29.46
      Yearly $44,660 $47,380 $51,020 $54,330 $61,270
      Virginia Hourly $21.62 $22.43 $24.03 $28.39 $35.12
      Yearly $44,970 $46,650 $49,980 $59,040 $73,040
      West Virginia Hourly $19.23 $23.07 $24.03 $30.45 $39.15
      Yearly $39,990 $47,990 $49,990 $63,340 $81,430
      Montana Hourly $22.39 $23.03 $23.89 $28.37 $29.83
      Yearly $46,580 $47,910 $49,700 $59,010 $62,040
      Vermont Hourly $20.40 $21.38 $23.61 $28.02 $31.65
      Yearly $42,430 $44,470 $49,110 $58,280 $65,830
      North Carolina Hourly $18.78 $20.99 $23.60 $25.48 $30.25
      Yearly $39,070 $43,650 $49,080 $53,010 $62,930
      South Carolina Hourly $20.02 $20.51 $23.30 $26.85 $33.56
      Yearly $41,640 $42,670 $48,470 $55,850 $69,810
      Florida Hourly $22.00 $22.00 $23.20 $31.39 $39.23
      Yearly $45,760 $45,760 $48,260 $65,290 $81,600
      New Mexico Hourly $17.73 $20.78 $22.80 $23.85 $28.91
      Yearly $36,880 $43,210 $47,420 $49,610 $60,120
      Alabama Hourly $13.94 $18.08 $22.31 $29.50 $34.17
      Yearly $29,000 $37,600 $46,400 $61,370 $71,070
      Kansas Hourly $17.23 $19.43 $22.15 $24.48 $28.97
      Yearly $35,830 $40,420 $46,080 $50,920 $60,250
      Indiana Hourly $20.10 $21.24 $22.10 $24.56 $30.14
      Yearly $41,810 $44,180 $45,970 $51,080 $62,680
      Oklahoma Hourly $16.02 $19.14 $22.10 $23.73 $27.76
      Yearly $33,320 $39,800 $45,970 $49,360 $57,740
      Georgia Hourly $17.21 $19.27 $21.39 $23.29 $27.46
      Yearly $35,810 $40,080 $44,500 $48,450 $57,120
      Louisiana Hourly $14.70 $17.50 $20.11 $23.29 $27.52
      Yearly $30,570 $36,390 $41,820 $48,450 $57,230
      Missouri Hourly $17.49 $19.86 $19.86 $21.28 $26.05
      Yearly $36,370 $41,310 $41,310 $44,260 $54,190
      Arkansas Hourly $14.81 $17.31 $19.39 $21.99 $24.01
      Yearly $30,790 $36,010 $40,330 $45,730 $49,940
      Kentucky Hourly $14.06 $16.92 $19.34 $23.46 $31.32
      Yearly $29,230 $35,190 $40,230 $48,800 $65,150
      Mississippi Hourly $12.55 $14.76 $17.65 $20.56 $24.85
      Yearly $26,090 $30,690 $36,710 $42,770 $51,680
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