Correctional Officers and Jailers salary
United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025
National market range
$49K–$76K
Median
$58,940
25th percentile
$48,640
75th percentile
$75,850
By state
State
Median
Range · 25th–75th
vs national
Alabama
$46,660
$36K–$64K
Alaska
$71,360
$64K–$80K
Arizona
$54,970
$49K–$62K
Arkansas
$40,330
$36K–$45K
California
$96,370
$76K–$110K
Colorado
$62,140
$56K–$75K
Connecticut
$64,750
$59K–$71K
Delaware
$65,880
$56K–$71K
Florida
$49,710
$47K–$65K
Georgia
$47,520
$43K–$53K
Hawaii
$69,570
$70K–$77K
Idaho
$53,580
$50K–$62K
Illinois
$79,190
$66K–$89K
Indiana
$48,340
$45K–$56K
Iowa
$53,040
$50K–$63K
Kansas
$56,120
$46K–$60K
Kentucky
$42,310
$36K–$50K
Louisiana
$39,850
$36K–$47K
Maine
$52,730
$50K–$58K
Maryland
$64,250
$60K–$67K
Massachusetts
$86,310
$71K–$92K
Michigan
$64,020
$55K–$69K
Minnesota
$66,040
$60K–$76K
Mississippi
$38,720
$31K–$45K
Missouri
$42,620
$43K–$46K
Montana
$49,180
$47K–$57K
Nebraska
$63,380
$60K–$73K
Nevada
$76,490
$72K–$94K
New Hampshire
$61,360
$57K–$72K
New Jersey
$94,770
$72K–$107K
New Mexico
$47,940
$43K–$52K
New York
$76,820
$68K–$91K
North Carolina
$50,550
$44K–$55K
North Dakota
$52,460
$49K–$61K
Ohio
$59,370
$49K–$67K
Oklahoma
$45,690
$38K–$49K
Oregon
$83,690
$72K–$88K
Pennsylvania
$63,460
$51K–$79K
Puerto Rico
$36,030
$30K–$40K
South Carolina
$47,890
$44K–$59K
South Dakota
$53,040
$48K–$59K
Tennessee
$50,940
$47K–$58K
Texas
$52,670
$49K–$57K
Utah
$67,290
$59K–$79K
Vermont
$53,810
$48K–$64K
Virginia
$50,140
$48K–$59K
Washington
$79,460
$71K–$82K
West Virginia
$52,890
$50K–$60K
Wisconsin
$73,470
$63K–$85K
Wyoming
$54,780
$53K–$62K
Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.
Women are 20% of law enforcement occupations nationally, and earn 82¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender, and that is the point.
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