Detention Officer Salaries in the United States
How much does a Detention Officer make in the United States?
Detention Officers earn $36,000 annually on average, or $17 per hour, which is 59% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Detention Officers work for CGI at $56,000 annually while the lowest paid Detention Officers work for Youth Villages earning approximately $27,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$36K Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's Average Detention Officer Salary (7 salaries)
Equal to national average Detention Officer salary ($36K)
Equal to average Maricopa County Sheriff's Office salary ($36K)
+$1K (2%) more than average Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Detention Officer salary ($36K)
+$15K (34%) more than average Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Detention Officer salary ($36K)
+$4K (10%) more than average Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Detention Officer salary ($36K)
$55K MVM's Average Detention Officer Salary (6 salaries)
+$19K (41%) more than national average Detention Officer salary ($36K)
+$5K (9%) more than average MVM salary ($50K)
$61K
MVM Detention Officer
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+$6K (10%) more than average MVM Detention Officer salary ($55K)
$58K
MVM Detention Officer
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+$3K (5%) more than average MVM Detention Officer salary ($55K)
$50K
MVM Detention Officer
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-$5K (9%) less than average MVM Detention Officer salary ($55K)
$36K Tarrant County's Average Detention Officer Salary (6 salaries)
Equal to national average Detention Officer salary ($36K)
+$2K (5%) more than average Tarrant County salary ($34K)
Equal to average Tarrant County Detention Officer salary ($36K)
-$2K (5%) less than average Tarrant County Detention Officer salary ($36K)
-$2K (5%) less than average Tarrant County Detention Officer salary ($36K)
$39K Corrections Corporation of America's Average Detention Officer Salary (5 salaries)
+$3K (8%) more than national average Detention Officer salary ($36K)
-$1K (2%) less than average Corrections Corporation of America salary ($40K)
+$6K (14%) more than average Corrections Corporation of America Detention Officer salary ($39K)
-$4K (10%) less than average Corrections Corporation of America Detention Officer salary ($39K)
+$9K (20%) more than average Corrections Corporation of America Detention Officer salary ($39K)
$27K City of Greenville, SC's Average Detention Officer Salary (5 salaries)
-$9K (28%) less than national average Detention Officer salary ($36K)
-$11K (33%) less than average City of Greenville, SC salary ($38K)
+$1K (3%) more than average City of Greenville, SC Detention Officer salary ($27K)
-$3K (11%) less than average City of Greenville, SC Detention Officer salary ($27K)
+$1K (3%) more than average City of Greenville, SC Detention Officer salary ($27K)
$53K Los Angeles Police's Average Detention Officer Salary (4 salaries)
+$17K (38%) more than national average Detention Officer salary ($36K)
Equal to average Los Angeles Police salary ($53K)
Equal to average Los Angeles Police Detention Officer salary ($53K)
+$8K (14%) more than average Los Angeles Police Detention Officer salary ($53K)
Equal to average Los Angeles Police Detention Officer salary ($53K)
$27K Harris County Juvenile Detention Center's Average Detention Officer Salary (4 salaries)
-$9K (28%) less than national average Detention Officer salary ($36K)
-$6K (20%) less than average Harris County Juvenile Detention Center salary ($33K)
+$5K (16%) more than average Harris County Juvenile Detention Center Detention Officer salary ($27K)
-$9K (40%) less than average Harris County Juvenile Detention Center Detention Officer salary ($27K)
-$3K (11%) less than average Harris County Juvenile Detention Center Detention Officer salary ($27K)
$47K City of Mesa's Average Detention Officer Salary (3 salaries)
+$11K (26%) more than national average Detention Officer salary ($36K)
-$2K (4%) less than average City of Mesa salary ($49K)
-$6K (13%) less than average City of Mesa Detention Officer salary ($47K)
+$4K (8%) more than average City of Mesa Detention Officer salary ($47K)
+$3K (6%) more than average City of Mesa Detention Officer salary ($47K)
$56K CGI's Average Detention Officer Salary (2 salaries)
+$20K (43%) more than national average Detention Officer salary ($36K)
-$15K (23%) less than average CGI salary ($71K)
$62K
CGI Detention Officer
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+$6K (10%) more than average CGI Detention Officer salary ($56K)
$50K
CGI Detention Officer
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-$6K (11%) less than average CGI Detention Officer salary ($56K)
$47K Polk County's Average Detention Officer Salary (2 salaries)
+$11K (26%) more than national average Detention Officer salary ($36K)
+$12K (29%) more than average Polk County salary ($35K)
-$4K (8%) less than average Polk County Detention Officer salary ($47K)
+$3K (6%) more than average Polk County Detention Officer salary ($47K)
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