SOC 33-1011 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is $132,490. The 10th percentile is $123,170 and the 90th percentile is $156,060. Employment is 110.

Median annual wage

$132,490

10th percentile
$123,170
25th percentile
$127,390
Median
$132,490
75th percentile
$146,040
90th percentile
$156,060
Mean
$135,670

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Asparagus pickers in the Maneadero valley, Baja California. Photograph by Tomas Castelazo. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, the published 10th percentile is $123,170 and the 90th percentile is $156,060. The difference is $32,890, which is 24.8% 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 $127,390 to the 75th at $146,040, covers $18,650.

The mean annual wage is $135,670, which sits above the median of $132,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA median is 69.9% higher than the national median of $77,970 for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $122,003, which is 56.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% higher than the California median of $131,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $132,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers at $122,003 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. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 1st 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).).

  • Fresno, CA is 112 miles away, with a median of $131,790 and employment of 350. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,006, against $122,003 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 156 miles away, with a median of $127,390 and employment of 250. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,173, against $122,003 here.
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 193 miles away, with a median of $131,630 and employment of 160. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,854, against $122,003 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA (110 of 122,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (53,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.63 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is $132,490. The 10th percentile is $123,170 and the 90th percentile is $156,060. Employment is 110.

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

The local median is 69.9% higher than the national median of $77,970.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers pay in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $132,490 is $122,003. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers?

Fresno, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 112 miles away, at $131,790. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.