SOC 33-1011 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers make in Salisbury, MD?

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 Salisbury, MD is $75,290. The 10th percentile is $65,960 and the 90th percentile is $87,430. Employment is 140.

Median annual wage

$75,290

10th percentile
$65,960
25th percentile
$68,490
Median
$75,290
75th percentile
$81,620
90th percentile
$87,430
Mean
$76,230

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 $65,960 and the 90th percentile is $87,430. The difference is $21,470, which is 28.5% 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 $68,490 to the 75th at $81,620, covers $13,130.

The mean annual wage is $76,230, which sits above the median of $75,290. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salisbury, MD median is 3.4% lower than the national median of $77,970 for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,741, which is 1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.9% lower than the Maryland median of $79,150.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salisbury, MD is 95.617, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,290 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers at $78,741 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. Salisbury, MD ranks 8th of 13 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).).

  • Vineland, NJ is 86 miles away, with a median of $117,450 and employment of 210. That median is 56% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,385, against $78,741 here.
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 87 miles away, with a median of $79,150 and employment of 1,190. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,751, against $78,741 here.
  • Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 100 miles away, with a median of $80,260 and employment of 290. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,947, against $78,741 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers accounts for 0.26% of wage-and-salary employment in Salisbury, MD (140 of 53,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (53,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 7.58 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 Salisbury, MD?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers in Salisbury, MD is $75,290. The 10th percentile is $65,960 and the 90th percentile is $87,430. Employment is 140.

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

The local median is 3.4% lower than the national median of $77,970.

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

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salisbury, MD is 95.617, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $75,290 is $78,741. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

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

Vineland, NJ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 86 miles away, at $117,450. Salisbury, MD ranks 8th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.