Salary by Metro

SOC 33-3012 · Protective Service Occupations

Correctional Officers and Jailers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$58,940

10th percentile
$42,760
25th percentile
$48,640
Median
$58,940
75th percentile
$75,850
90th percentile
$93,220
Mean
$63,630

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 380,500.

That median is 15.6% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

A transit bus driver standing beside a bus at a rest stop in Denali
Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Correctional Officers and Jailers.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA1,050$90,020$132,670$132,670
Salinas, CA1,510$69,800$109,620$116,270
Bakersfield-Delano, CA3,280$69,770$107,220$114,730
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA710$85,720$107,220$114,730
Stockton-Lodi, CA1,220$69,770$107,220$112,800
Vineland, NJ1,090$70,620$106,570$106,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,500$69,800$99,880$119,450
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA470$64,190$94,740$95,740
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA4,800$63,380$94,730$114,730
Fresno, CA2,660$64,880$94,010$113,660
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ14,730$51,410$93,220$105,950
Worcester, MA640$66,380$91,980$104,720
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA1,920$52,190$89,730$112,800
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH4,510$65,030$89,060$101,620
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA1,350$64,510$84,640$95,820
Barnstable Town, MA180$64,370$84,610$97,920
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN4,940$61,000$84,550$95,990
Salem, OR700$64,100$83,690$91,470
Bellingham, WA120$62,270$83,030$93,960
Bend, OR200$68,990$81,770$96,160

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ14,730$51,410$93,220$105,950
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ8,920$47,310$57,280$65,030
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX8,650$47,660$53,810$58,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA6,070$60,180$78,770$109,580
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD5,570$49,520$67,200$94,770
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX5,170$49,320$58,930$72,180
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL5,010$48,260$66,770$97,830
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN4,940$61,000$84,550$95,990
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA4,800$63,380$94,730$114,730
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH4,510$65,030$89,060$101,620
Bakersfield-Delano, CA3,280$69,770$107,220$114,730
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3,200$54,560$70,570$97,340
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD3,110$53,100$64,250$77,250
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA2,910$43,490$49,380$59,850
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI2,670$59,630$69,640$82,380
Fresno, CA2,660$64,880$94,010$113,660
Columbus, OH2,540$48,090$58,040$68,060
Cleveland, OH2,390$47,170$59,370$68,390
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV2,270$63,250$81,680$104,310
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI2,200$47,360$67,920$77,990

States and territories

State estimates for Correctional Officers and Jailers, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
California37,860$63,380$96,370$114,730
New Jersey7,570$51,410$94,770$106,570
Massachusetts6,360$63,520$86,310$101,620
Oregon3,650$64,200$83,690$95,820
Washington6,800$64,460$79,460$95,430
Illinois12,190$50,520$79,190$102,770
New York27,770$58,940$76,820$93,220
Nevada3,240$62,150$76,490$102,610
Wisconsin7,360$56,540$73,470$92,140
Alaska850$60,340$71,360$94,930
Hawaii1,310$64,250$69,570$82,240
Utah2,050$47,700$67,290$84,680
Minnesota5,350$54,060$66,040$82,380
Delaware1,730$46,520$65,880$79,260
Connecticut3,780$55,520$64,750$70,710
Maryland6,060$53,100$64,250$82,280
Michigan8,220$47,360$64,020$77,990
Pennsylvania15,560$46,840$63,460$85,630
Nebraska3,250$47,630$63,380$78,270
Colorado7,290$52,370$62,140$87,690
New Hampshire680$47,480$61,360$82,240
Ohio12,610$46,930$59,370$68,060
Kansas3,380$37,000$56,120$64,940
Arizona14,230$45,620$54,970$65,030
Wyoming920$50,340$54,780$71,010
Vermont450$46,010$53,810$71,660
Idaho2,370$45,430$53,580$74,720
Iowa3,440$47,670$53,040$73,530
South Dakota1,490$43,240$53,040$66,390
West Virginia2,980$45,390$52,890$75,610
Maine1,090$44,640$52,730$60,510
Texas44,700$44,870$52,670$60,550
North Dakota1,290$47,580$52,460$62,870
Tennessee6,990$38,690$50,940$62,790
North Carolina11,900$38,850$50,550$63,150
Virginia11,270$46,320$50,140$70,570
Florida24,280$45,760$49,710$80,500
Montana1,430$44,690$49,180$62,730
Indiana8,060$41,670$48,340$61,840
New Mexico2,740$37,900$47,940$59,330
South Carolina4,870$40,090$47,890$71,390
Georgia10,640$36,820$47,520$58,430
Alabama4,970$30,430$46,660$74,290
Oklahoma3,730$34,530$45,690$58,380
Missouri6,670$37,210$42,620$63,940
Kentucky6,770$29,910$42,310$61,820
Arkansas4,460$31,200$40,330$49,360
Louisiana7,960$30,770$39,850$55,260
Mississippi4,040$27,540$38,720$55,580
Puerto Rico3,740$30,080$36,030$42,540

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Correctional Officers and Jailers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Correctional Officers and Jailers is $58,940. Employment is 380,500.

How does Correctional Officers and Jailers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Correctional Officers and Jailers is 15.6% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Correctional Officers and Jailers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is highest on this page's list at $132,670.