Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 473 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Correctional Officers and Jailers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $131,210 1,050
Stockton, CA $107,220 1,220
Salinas, CA $106,490 1,490
Bakersfield, CA $104,090 3,290
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $104,090 1,290
El Centro, CA $104,090 1,320

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $73,920 290
      Alaska $71,360 810
      Anchorage, AK $68,850 480
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montgomery, AL $54,280 890
      Birmingham, AL $54,050 830
      Huntsville, AL $48,830 400
      Tuscaloosa, AL $46,680 290
      Alabama $46,400 4,730
      Auburn, AL $45,700 80
      Daphne, AL $44,570 220
      Anniston, AL $43,990 50
      Dothan, AL $43,980 110
      Southwest Alabama $41,470 330
      Southeast Alabama $41,140 300
      Mobile, AL $40,980 340
      Decatur, AL $38,830 160
      Northeast Alabama $38,150 410
      Florence, AL $36,330 70
      Northwest Alabama $34,640 210
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $46,860 680
      Jonesboro, AR $46,820 160
      East Arkansas $46,050 510
      Fayetteville, AR $45,640 370
      Arkansas $40,330 4,250
      North Arkansas $40,330 1,000
      South Arkansas $40,330 800
      West Arkansas $34,620 290
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $34,190 130
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Prescott Valley, AZ $58,210 190
      Flagstaff, AZ $57,790 50
      Phoenix, AZ $56,060 8,090
      Arizona $54,970 13,840
      Tucson, AZ $54,970 2,080
      Arizona $52,900 910
      Sierra Vista, AZ $52,900 570
      Yuma, AZ $49,070 1,670
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $45,820 260
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $131,210 1,050
      Stockton, CA $107,220 1,220
      Salinas, CA $106,490 1,490
      Bakersfield, CA $104,090 3,290
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $104,090 1,290
      El Centro, CA $104,090 1,320
      San Luis Obispo, CA $104,090 700
      San Francisco, CA $100,540 1,620
      Merced, CA $98,550 240
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $97,490 970
      California $95,840 37,760
      Santa Maria, CA $94,740 470
      Riverside, CA $93,690 4,920
      Fresno, CA $92,010 2,640
      North Coast Region of California $91,280 820
      Sacramento, CA $86,930 1,970
      Santa Cruz, CA $81,910 120
      Los Angeles, CA $79,710 5,920
      Visalia, CA $79,370 240
      Redding, CA $57,960 110
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greeley, CO $90,220 280
      Grand Junction, CO $73,150 140
      Northwest Colorado $66,870 200
      Denver, CO $64,210 1,710
      Colorado $60,670 6,900
      Southwest Colorado $60,530 2,320
      Colorado Springs, CO $57,760 320
      Pueblo, CO $57,010 570
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $56,680 1,140
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $68,980 80
      Connecticut $62,690 3,710
      Bridgeport, CT $61,370 670
      Hartford, CT $61,370 1,620
      Norwich, CT $61,370 580
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $69,040 3,610
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $61,000 1,610
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $77,850 300
      Wildwood, FL $71,650 960
      Miami, FL $68,100 3,660
      North Port, FL $66,240 440
      Tampa, FL $65,290 2,090
      Jacksonville, FL $60,170 1,030
      Palm Bay, FL $59,980 230
      Florida $48,260 22,390
      Gainesville, FL $48,260 510
      Tallahassee, FL $48,260 1,290
      Port St. Lucie, FL $47,330 510
      Lakeland, FL $47,260 730
      South Florida $46,970 790
      Crestview, FL $46,760 530
      Deltona, FL $46,760 380
      Pensacola, FL $46,760 1,330
      Punta Gorda, FL $46,760 440
      North Florida $45,760 4,190
      Ocala, FL $45,760 1,050
      Orlando, FL $45,760 1,070
      Panama City, FL $45,760 400
      Cape Coral, FL $43,350 50
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albany, GA $54,080 280
      Brunswick, GA $49,040 140
      Atlanta, GA $48,450 2,800
      Augusta, GA-SC $48,450 670
      Gainesville, GA $48,190 190
      Dalton, GA $48,000 90
      Hinesville, GA $47,800 100
      Savannah, GA $46,310 270
      Warner Robins, GA $45,620 190
      Georgia $44,500 10,090
      East Georgia $44,040 960
      Macon, GA $44,040 400
      Valdosta, GA $44,040 180
      Middle Georgia $43,930 1,020
      North Georgia $43,740 630
      South Georgia $43,720 1,410
      Athens, GA $38,550 70
      Rome, GA $38,440 150
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $66,250 1,260
      Hawaii / Kauai $66,250 230
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Davenport, IA-IL $68,650 350
      Ames, IA $58,410 40
      Dubuque, IA $57,680 40
      Des Moines, IA $56,590 640
      Iowa City, IA $53,140 270
      Waterloo, IA $51,560 160
      Cedar Rapids, IA $51,420 230
      Iowa $51,420 3,210
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $51,270 140
      Southeast Iowa $51,150 740
      Northwest Iowa $50,130 350
      Northeast Iowa $49,210 210
      Southwest Iowa $48,780 260
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $60,500 130
      Twin Falls, ID $54,110 90
      Boise City, ID $53,250 1,110
      Pocatello, ID $51,650 90
      Idaho $51,440 2,240
      Southeast-Central Idaho $49,860 350
      Idaho Falls, ID $48,910 130
      Lewiston, ID-WA $48,000 60
      Northwestern Idaho $47,840 300
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $85,400 4,810
      East Central Illinois $79,080 850
      Illinois $78,750 12,210
      West Central Illinois $78,100 2,350
      Northwest Illinois $74,720 860
      South Illinois $74,190 1,690
      Peoria, IL $68,760 220
      Rockford, IL $68,540 190
      Springfield, IL $61,350 140
      Champaign, IL $53,890 80
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Wayne, IN $58,380 380
      Bloomington, IN $52,330 70
      Lafayette, IN $50,410 90
      Terre Haute, IN $48,800 890
      South Bend, IN-MI $47,420 220
      Indiana $45,970 6,870
      Indianapolis, IN $45,710 1,720
      Evansville, IN $44,260 110
      Central Indiana $44,180 690
      Northern Indiana $44,180 710
      Southern Indiana $44,180 600
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $50,920 550
      Kansas $46,080 3,640
      Wichita, KS $43,270 560
      Kansas $41,870 1,600
      Manhattan, KS $37,440 100
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $52,120 550
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $47,440 670
      East Kentucky $41,070 1,430
      Kentucky $40,230 5,870
      Paducah, KY-IL $39,120 50
      West Kentucky $39,120 910
      Elizabethtown, KY $38,960 110
      Owensboro, KY $38,300 —
      Central Kentucky $36,260 610
      South Central Kentucky $36,140 940
      Bowling Green, KY $35,930 160
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alexandria, LA $81,430 400
      New Orleans, LA $50,970 560
      Lafayette, LA $47,710 390
      Shreveport, LA $44,600 260
      Baton Rouge, LA $43,070 2,240
      Louisiana $41,820 7,290
      Northeast Louisiana $41,810 680
      Lake Charles, LA $39,250 110
      Southwest Louisiana $39,090 370
      Houma, LA $38,760 270
      Central Louisiana $36,940 1,460
      Monroe, LA $34,490 350
      Hammond, LA $29,000 120
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Worcester, MA $86,060 420
      Boston, MA-NH $81,850 4,450
      Massachusetts $78,830 5,810
      Barnstable Town, MA $73,680 140
      Springfield, MA $69,650 540
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $62,380 2,970
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $62,380 800
      Maryland $62,380 5,950
      Maryland $62,380 880
      Salisbury, MD $62,380 560
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $55,010 340
      Bangor, ME $52,580 150
      Maine $51,270 1,010
      Southwest Maine $49,980 360
      Northeast Maine $44,860 120
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ann Arbor, MI $65,250 480
      Detroit, MI $65,250 2,160
      Grand Rapids, MI $65,250 1,110
      Michigan $65,250 8,200
      Southern Michigan $61,230 480
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $60,960 1,050
      Bay City, MI $60,640 40
      Traverse City, MI $60,090 70
      Lansing, MI $59,660 120
      Northern Michigan $55,270 400
      Mid Michigan $54,880 730
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $75,410 1,490
      Northeast Minnesota $67,220 200
      Southeast Minnesota $66,040 390
      St. Cloud, MN $65,460 140
      Minnesota $64,670 3,470
      Rochester, MN $63,020 210
      Duluth, MN-WI $59,800 240
      Mankato, MN $59,240 60
      Northwest Minnesota $56,530 410
      Southwest Minnesota $54,690 300
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $54,190 1,650
      Kansas City, MO-KS $49,350 1,300
      Springfield, MO $47,490 690
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $42,700 60
      Columbia, MO $41,310 160
      Jefferson City, MO $41,310 620
      Missouri $41,310 5,920
      North Missouri $41,310 930
      Southeast Missouri $41,310 1,330
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $41,310 270
      Central Missouri $38,200 230
      Joplin, MO-KS $35,150 100
      Southwest Missouri $33,700 70
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $42,770 1,150
      Hattiesburg, MS $38,780 130
      Mississippi $36,710 4,530
      West Delta Mississippi $36,710 1,090
      Gulfport, MS $35,760 230
      Upper East Mississippi $35,620 430
      Lower East Mississippi $35,610 730
      Lower West Mississippi $31,050 520
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Missoula, MT $78,850 120
      West Montana $52,060 120
      Helena, MT $51,760 50
      Billings, MT $49,700 210
      Montana $49,700 1,320
      East-Central Montana $48,650 390
      Southwest Montana $47,910 290
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greensboro, NC $55,940 460
      Greenville, NC $53,920 140
      Charlotte, NC-SC $53,010 1,610
      Raleigh, NC $52,490 1,210
      Asheville, NC $50,290 290
      Durham, NC $50,020 210
      Central North Carolina $49,080 2,780
      North Carolina $49,080 11,780
      Winston, NC $49,040 410
      Rocky Mount, NC $48,810 220
      Wilmington, NC $48,240 320
      Hickory, NC $48,040 750
      Eastern North Carolina $47,730 1,980
      Fayetteville, NC $47,520 80
      Western North Carolina $47,520 1,030
      Goldsboro, NC $40,360 180
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West North Dakota $62,510 230
      North Dakota $55,760 1,020
      Fargo, ND-MN $54,700 210
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $51,500 150
      Bismarck, ND $50,920 270
      East North Dakota $49,410 260
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $64,270 1,000
      Grand Island, NE $63,210 80
      Nebraska $62,680 3,150
      Omaha, NE-IA $62,680 1,200
      South Nebraska $59,990 700
      Northeast Nebraska $52,320 160
      Northwest Nebraska $41,750 140
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $66,370 220
      Central New Hampshire $63,860 320
      New Hampshire $61,420 620
      Southwestern New Hampshire $60,150 280
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vineland, NJ $99,480 1,160
      New Jersey $90,150 7,840
      Atlantic City, NJ $64,460 230
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Mexico $48,870 560
      Las Cruces, NM $48,510 450
      Albuquerque, NM $47,450 750
      New Mexico $47,420 2,960
      Eastern New Mexico $44,550 840
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $79,550 140
      Las Vegas, NV $76,800 2,060
      Nevada $76,800 3,010
      Carson City, NV $71,510 310
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $92,190 15,680
      Buffalo, NY $75,330 1,580
      New York $75,330 29,710
      Elmira, NY $74,040 560
      Syracuse, NY $72,910 450
      Kiryas Joel, NY $72,410 2,020
      Rochester, NY $72,410 1,530
      Capital/Northern New York $68,700 2,900
      Central East New York $68,700 2,410
      Southwest New York $68,700 2,220
      Utica, NY $68,700 1,330
      Glens Falls, NY $66,610 830
      Albany, NY $61,510 700
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cleveland, OH $63,900 2,200
      Southern Ohio $59,760 1,330
      Toledo, OH $59,070 470
      Ohio $58,840 12,350
      Columbus, OH $58,730 2,430
      Lima, OH $56,870 350
      Dayton, OH $54,990 390
      Canton, OH $53,570 180
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $52,940 1,490
      Eastern Ohio $52,940 500
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $52,940 720
      West Northwestern Ohio $51,000 380
      Akron, OH $45,850 140
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawton, OK $49,340 330
      Oklahoma City, OK $48,800 900
      Northwest Oklahoma $46,920 480
      Oklahoma $45,970 3,690
      Tulsa, OK $45,710 670
      Southeast Oklahoma $44,680 790
      Enid, OK $41,910 60
      Northeast Oklahoma $40,450 300
      Southwest Oklahoma $40,160 250
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $87,590 1,370
      Eastern Oregon $83,690 1,220
      Oregon $83,120 3,910
      Salem, OR $82,920 780
      Bend, OR $82,380 190
      Eugene, OR $80,430 120
      Coast Oregon $72,400 160
      Central Oregon $64,850 140
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Pennsylvania $69,680 1,670
      Reading, PA $69,400 240
      Scranton, PA $66,460 850
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $64,520 5,410
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $63,540 930
      Pennsylvania $63,540 15,260
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $63,540 2,530
      State College, PA $63,540 770
      Harrisburg, PA $61,530 730
      Pittsburgh, PA $61,150 1,220
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $60,420 1,300
      Erie, PA $57,510 420
      Johnstown, PA $56,240 180
      Lancaster, PA $55,670 180
      Allentown, PA-NJ $52,060 520
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $60,170 1,250
      Rhode Island $60,170 990
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hilton Head Island, SC $52,390 110
      Myrtle Beach, SC $51,870 200
      Charleston, SC $49,900 470
      Northeastern South Carolina $49,900 670
      South Carolina $48,470 4,940
      Spartanburg, SC $48,470 280
      Southern South Carolina $47,490 240
      Greenville, SC $46,720 400
      Northwestern South Carolina $45,550 260
      Columbia, SC $45,330 1,380
      Florence, SC $42,670 350
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $53,050 350
      South Dakota $52,310 1,380
      East South Dakota $49,380 520
      Rapid City, SD $48,680 200
      West South Dakota $45,500 300
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $54,410 1,390
      East Tennessee $52,040 900
      West Tennessee $51,970 1,030
      South Central Tennessee $51,490 420
      Tennessee $51,490 7,610
      Nashville, TN $51,010 1,960
      Knoxville, TN $49,560 660
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $49,140 450
      Kingsport, TN-VA $48,440 430
      Jackson, TN $46,310 250
      Clarksville, TN-KY $46,220 210
      Morristown, TN $43,060 100
      North Central Tennessee $36,290 130
      Johnson City, TN $32,910 50
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $58,820 1,850
      Dallas, TX $58,290 5,030
      Laredo, TX $54,790 290
      El Paso, TX $54,740 1,190
      Amarillo, TX $54,330 440
      College Station, TX $53,080 390
      Lubbock, TX $51,170 790
      Beaumont, TX $51,020 1,540
      Houston, TX $51,020 8,060
      Killeen, TX $51,020 1,240
      North Region of Texas $51,020 2,560
      San Antonio, TX $51,020 1,770
      Texas $51,020 39,150
      Wichita Falls, TX $51,020 550
      Northwestern Region of Texas $50,640 1,320
      Hill Country Region of Texas $50,080 3,920
      Abilene, TX $49,670 670
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $49,670 1,450
      Waco, TX $48,430 670
      Eastern Region of Texas $48,310 1,320
      Texarkana, TX-AR $48,310 620
      Border Region of Texas $47,040 840
      McAllen, TX $47,040 1,280
      Tyler, TX $45,150 310
      Longview, TX $42,400 270
      San Angelo, TX $41,970 190
      Corpus Christi, TX $41,640 300
      Brownsville, TX $34,880 310
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Provo, UT $79,190 210
      Salt Lake City, UT $63,020 800
      High Desert Utah $62,960 620
      Utah $61,340 1,980
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $59,990 110
      Ogden, UT $56,740 180
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern West Virginia $52,790 350
      Charlottesville, VA $52,220 280
      Richmond, VA $52,050 2,080
      Blacksburg, VA $50,670 150
      Winchester, VA-WV $50,550 80
      West Virginia $49,990 2,640
      Virginia $49,980 11,720
      Roanoke, VA $49,920 230
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $49,310 1,480
      Lynchburg, VA $49,130 190
      Northwest Virginia $48,840 270
      Harrisonburg, VA $48,240 110
      Northern West Virginia $47,990 820
      Southside Virginia $47,750 1,820
      Southwest Virginia $47,750 2,090
      Northeast Virginia $46,750 430
      Staunton, VA $46,100 260
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Vermont $57,600 160
      Southern Vermont $53,810 130
      Burlington, VT $50,230 150
      Vermont $49,110 460
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bellingham, WA $83,860 130
      Seattle, WA $80,280 2,090
      Bremerton, WA $78,400 130
      Yakima, WA $78,020 210
      Olympia, WA $77,170 270
      Kennewick, WA $76,400 540
      Spokane, WA $76,400 590
      Washington $76,400 6,470
      Western Washington $74,480 1,280
      Eastern Washington $63,690 210
      Wenatchee, WA $62,270 40
      Longview, WA $60,540 100
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Central Wisconsin $89,440 1,180
      Eau Claire, WI $85,280 350
      Madison, WI $76,560 680
      Oshkosh, WI $75,710 210
      Wisconsin $74,490 6,290
      Western Wisconsin $72,050 690
      Green Bay, WI $70,700 320
      Milwaukee, WI $68,050 680
      Kenosha, WI $63,180 180
      Appleton, WI $62,050 90
      La Crosse, WI-MN $59,670 80
      Janesville, WI $57,280 80
      Northeastern Wisconsin $56,930 440
      Northwestern Wisconsin $54,700 180
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wheeling, WV-OH $55,270 430
      Beckley, WV $52,730 400
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $48,860 330
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $52,340 260
      Wyoming $51,740 850
      Eastern Wyoming $49,180 490