How much do First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, the published 10th percentile is $70,210 and the 90th percentile is $126,790. The difference is $56,580, which is 56.9% 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 $89,720 to the 75th at $116,840, covers $27,120.

The mean annual wage is $100,770, which sits above the median of $99,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV median is 27.6% higher than the national median of $77,970 for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,391, which is 17.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses District of Columbia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers at $91,391 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ranks 3rd of 15 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).).

• Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 56 miles away, with a median of $77,950 and employment of 260. That median is 21.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,775, against $91,391 here.
• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 60 miles away, with a median of $79,150 and employment of 1,190. That median is 20.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,751, against $91,391 here.
• Charlottesville, VA is 85 miles away, with a median of $63,600 and employment of 70. That median is 36.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,148, against $91,391 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (470 of 3,136,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (53,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.44 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.