Corrections Officer Salaries in the United States
How much does a Corrections Officer make in the United States?
Corrections Officers earn $33,000 annually on average, or $16 per hour, which is 67% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Corrections Officers work for State of California at $87,000 annually while the lowest paid Corrections Officers work for Sullivan County Sheriff's Office earning approximately $24,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$33K Department of Corrections' Average Corrections Officer Salary (169 salaries)
Equal to national average Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
-$2K (5%) less than average Department of Corrections salary ($35K)
+$2K (5%) more than average Department of Corrections Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
"This is a national average and does not factor in every region of the United States."
+$5K (14%) more than average Department of Corrections Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
"I make a lot less than my competitors"
+$7K (19%) more than average Department of Corrections Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
"Not good enough. The job pays about 34k to start."
$87K State of California's Average Corrections Officer Salary (2 salaries)
+$54K (90%) more than national average Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
+$36K (52%) more than average State of California salary ($51K)
+$13K (13%) more than average State of California Corrections Officer salary ($87K)
"Well"
-$13K (16%) less than average State of California Corrections Officer salary ($87K)
$114785K Asset Protection Associates' Average Corrections Officer Salary (1 salaries)
+$114752K (199%) more than national average Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
+$114749K (199%) more than average Asset Protection Associates salary ($36K)
-$114730K (199%) less than average Asset Protection Associates Corrections Officer salary ($114785K)
"For what I do, I am compensated very well."
$40K Warren Correctional Institute's Average Corrections Officer Salary (1 salaries)
+$7K (19%) more than national average Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
+$4K (10%) more than average Warren Correctional Institute salary ($36K)
Equal to average Warren Correctional Institute Corrections Officer salary ($40K)
"I feel I was paid appropriately."
$36K Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Average Corrections Officer Salary (38 salaries)
+$3K (8%) more than national average Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
+$6K (18%) more than average Texas Department of Criminal Justice salary ($30K)
-$10K (32%) less than average Texas Department of Criminal Justice Corrections Officer salary ($36K)
+$5K (12%) more than average Texas Department of Criminal Justice Corrections Officer salary ($36K)
+$14K (32%) more than average Texas Department of Criminal Justice Corrections Officer salary ($36K)
$33K Arizona Department of Corrections' Average Corrections Officer Salary (27 salaries)
Equal to national average Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
-$3K (8%) less than average Arizona Department of Corrections salary ($36K)
-$3K (9%) less than average Arizona Department of Corrections Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
-$3K (9%) less than average Arizona Department of Corrections Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
-$2K (6%) less than average Arizona Department of Corrections Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
$33K State of Arizona's Average Corrections Officer Salary (13 salaries)
Equal to national average Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
-$7K (19%) less than average State of Arizona salary ($40K)
-$1K (3%) less than average State of Arizona Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
-$3K (9%) less than average State of Arizona Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
+$6K (16%) more than average State of Arizona Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
$34K Corrections Corporation of America's Average Corrections Officer Salary (13 salaries)
+$1K (2%) more than national average Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
-$6K (16%) less than average Corrections Corporation of America salary ($40K)
+$7K (18%) more than average Corrections Corporation of America Corrections Officer salary ($34K)
-$10K (34%) less than average Corrections Corporation of America Corrections Officer salary ($34K)
-$17K (66%) less than average Corrections Corporation of America Corrections Officer salary ($34K)
$33K GEO Group's Average Corrections Officer Salary (12 salaries)
Equal to national average Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
-$5K (14%) less than average GEO Group salary ($38K)
-$3K (9%) less than average GEO Group Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
-$3K (9%) less than average GEO Group Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
-$3K (9%) less than average GEO Group Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
$35K United States Department of Justice's Average Corrections Officer Salary (9 salaries)
+$2K (5%) more than national average Corrections Officer salary ($33K)
-$5K (13%) less than average United States Department of Justice salary ($40K)
+$56K (88%) more than average United States Department of Justice Corrections Officer salary ($35K)
+$23K (49%) more than average United States Department of Justice Corrections Officer salary ($35K)
+$25K (52%) more than average United States Department of Justice Corrections Officer salary ($35K)
Corrections Officer by State
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- California
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