SOC 33-3012 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Correctional Officers and Jailers make in Bend, OR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Correctional Officers and Jailers in Bend, OR is $81,770. The 10th percentile is $68,990 and the 90th percentile is $96,160. Employment is 200.

Median annual wage

$81,770

10th percentile
$68,990
25th percentile
$76,320
Median
$81,770
75th percentile
$87,660
90th percentile
$96,160
Mean
$82,610

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Correctional Officers and Jailers, the published 10th percentile is $68,990 and the 90th percentile is $96,160. The difference is $27,170, which is 33.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $76,320 to the 75th at $87,660, covers $11,340.

The mean annual wage is $82,610, which sits above the median of $81,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bend, OR median is 38.7% higher than the national median of $58,940 for Correctional Officers and Jailers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,923, which is 33.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% lower than the Oregon median of $83,690.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bend, OR is 103.607, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Correctional Officers and Jailers at $78,923 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Correctional Officers and Jailers. Bend, OR ranks 3rd of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Eugene-Springfield, OR is 101 miles away, with a median of $79,630 and employment of 120. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,401, against $78,923 here.
  • Salem, OR is 112 miles away, with a median of $83,690 and employment of 700. That median is 2.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,744, against $78,923 here.
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 127 miles away, with a median of $84,640 and employment of 1,350. That median is 3.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,288, against $78,923 here.

Employment share

Correctional Officers and Jailers accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Bend, OR (200 of 108,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (380,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.76 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Correctional Officers and Jailers make in Bend, OR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Correctional Officers and Jailers in Bend, OR is $81,770. The 10th percentile is $68,990 and the 90th percentile is $96,160. Employment is 200.

How does that compare with the national median for Correctional Officers and Jailers?

The local median is 38.7% higher than the national median of $58,940.

What is Correctional Officers and Jailers pay in Bend, OR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bend, OR is 103.607, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $81,770 is $78,923. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Bend, OR compare with nearby metros for Correctional Officers and Jailers?

Eugene-Springfield, OR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 101 miles away, at $79,630. Bend, OR ranks 3rd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.