SOC 33-1011 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers make in Fresno, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers in Fresno, CA is $131,790. The 10th percentile is $114,620 and the 90th percentile is $153,200. Employment is 350.

Median annual wage

$131,790

10th percentile
$114,620
25th percentile
$127,380
Median
$131,790
75th percentile
$142,840
90th percentile
$153,200
Mean
$132,160

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, the published 10th percentile is $114,620 and the 90th percentile is $153,200. The difference is $38,580, which is 29.3% 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 $127,380 to the 75th at $142,840, covers $15,460.

The mean annual wage is $132,160, which sits above the median of $131,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fresno, CA median is 69% higher than the national median of $77,970 for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $129,006, which is 65.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% higher than the California median of $131,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $131,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers at $129,006 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. Fresno, CA ranks 3rd of 4 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).).

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 112 miles away, with a median of $132,490 and employment of 110. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,003, against $129,006 here.
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 151 miles away, with a median of $135,040 and employment of 540. That median is 2.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,596, against $129,006 here.
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 156 miles away, with a median of $131,630 and employment of 160. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,854, against $129,006 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Fresno, CA (350 of 476,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (53,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.14 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 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers make in Fresno, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers in Fresno, CA is $131,790. The 10th percentile is $114,620 and the 90th percentile is $153,200. Employment is 350.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers?

The local median is 69% higher than the national median of $77,970.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers pay in Fresno, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $131,790 is $129,006. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fresno, CA compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers?

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 112 miles away, at $132,490. Fresno, CA ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.