Correctional Officer Salaries in the United States
How much does a Correctional Officer make in the United States?
Correctional Officers earn $31,000 annually on average, or $15 per hour, which is 72% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Correctional Officers work for District of Columbia Government at $70,000 annually while the lowest paid Correctional Officers work for Bradshaw State Jail earning approximately $18,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$32K Department of Corrections' Average Correctional Officer Salary (209 salaries)
+$1K (3%) more than national average Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
-$3K (8%) less than average Department of Corrections salary ($35K)
-$14K (56%) less than average Department of Corrections Correctional Officer salary ($32K)
"As the lowest paid state job in Mississippi I felt the pay was below what was earned. You are often surrounded by violent offenders, murderers, and the mentally unstable. Required doubles and overtime are only compensated with comp time."
-$3K (9%) less than average Department of Corrections Correctional Officer salary ($32K)
"Rather have salary than having competitors."
+$28K (60%) more than average Department of Corrections Correctional Officer salary ($32K)
$27K State of Idaho's Average Correctional Officer Salary (2 salaries)
-$4K (13%) less than national average Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
-$13K (38%) less than average State of Idaho salary ($40K)
Equal to average State of Idaho Correctional Officer salary ($27K)
"Underpaid for the field I am in."
-$1K (3%) less than average State of Idaho Correctional Officer salary ($27K)
$35K Okaloosa County's Average Correctional Officer Salary (1 salaries)
+$4K (12%) more than national average Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
-$8K (20%) less than average Okaloosa County salary ($43K)
Equal to average Okaloosa County Correctional Officer salary ($35K)
"My salary is sub par, but I also had very little experience going in."
$31K Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Average Correctional Officer Salary (48 salaries)
Equal to national average Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
+$1K (3%) more than average Texas Department of Criminal Justice salary ($30K)
-$5K (17%) less than average Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
-$2K (6%) less than average Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
-$2K (6%) less than average Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
$31K Corrections Corporation of America's Average Correctional Officer Salary (41 salaries)
Equal to national average Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
-$9K (25%) less than average Corrections Corporation of America salary ($40K)
-$1K (3%) less than average Corrections Corporation of America Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
+$7K (20%) more than average Corrections Corporation of America Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
+$1K (3%) more than average Corrections Corporation of America Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
$31K GEO Group's Average Correctional Officer Salary (32 salaries)
Equal to national average Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
-$7K (20%) less than average GEO Group salary ($38K)
-$8K (29%) less than average GEO Group Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
+$1K (3%) more than average GEO Group Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
-$9K (33%) less than average GEO Group Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
$31K Federal Bureau of Prisons' Average Correctional Officer Salary (14 salaries)
Equal to national average Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
-$13K (34%) less than average Federal Bureau of Prisons salary ($44K)
+$10K (27%) more than average Federal Bureau of Prisons Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
+$29K (63%) more than average Federal Bureau of Prisons Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
+$44K (83%) more than average Federal Bureau of Prisons Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
$33K Westville Correctional Facility's Average Correctional Officer Salary (14 salaries)
+$2K (6%) more than national average Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
+$3K (9%) more than average Westville Correctional Facility salary ($30K)
-$5K (16%) less than average Westville Correctional Facility Correctional Officer salary ($33K)
+$8K (21%) more than average Westville Correctional Facility Correctional Officer salary ($33K)
+$7K (19%) more than average Westville Correctional Facility Correctional Officer salary ($33K)
$31K State of Florida's Average Correctional Officer Salary (10 salaries)
Equal to national average Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
-$4K (12%) less than average State of Florida salary ($35K)
-$1K (3%) less than average State of Florida Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
-$1K (3%) less than average State of Florida Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
-$1K (3%) less than average State of Florida Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
$32K Arizona Department of Corrections' Average Correctional Officer Salary (9 salaries)
+$1K (3%) more than national average Correctional Officer salary ($31K)
-$4K (11%) less than average Arizona Department of Corrections salary ($36K)
-$2K (6%) less than average Arizona Department of Corrections Correctional Officer salary ($32K)
-$2K (6%) less than average Arizona Department of Corrections Correctional Officer salary ($32K)
+$13K (33%) more than average Arizona Department of Corrections Correctional Officer salary ($32K)
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