The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of correctional officers and jailers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $70,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $107,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of correctional officers and jailers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $107,860 | 6.76% | 47.44% |
| 2021 | $100,570 | 35.55% | - |
| 2020 | $64,820 | 3.58% | - |
| 2019 | $62,500 | 9.30% | - |
| 2018 | $56,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $107,860, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for correctional officers and jailers in state of California, followed by Salinas (median annual salary $100,980). In comparison, the median annual salary of correctional officers and jailers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 6.4 percent (6.4%) higher than that in Salinas.