The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of correctional officers and jailers in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $39,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,180.
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 | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,280 | 5.40% | 34.96% |
| 2021 | $59,860 | 31.24% | - |
| 2015 | $41,160 | 3.18% | - |
| 2014 | $39,850 | 1.15% | - |
| 2013 | $39,390 | -4.49% | - |
| 2012 | $41,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,280 in Visalia-Porterville 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 Visalia-Porterville is 41.3 percent (41.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 17.0 percent (17.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.