The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $53,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of correctional officers and jailers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $62,680 | 3.57% | 13.40% |
| 2016 | $60,440 | 1.51% | - |
| 2015 | $59,530 | 7.54% | - |
| 2014 | $55,040 | 0.56% | - |
| 2013 | $54,730 | 0.82% | - |
| 2012 | $54,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,680 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for correctional officers and jailers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of correctional officers and jailers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 41.9 percent (41.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 16.2 percent (16.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.