The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of correctional officers and jailers in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach 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 | $39,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,960.
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 | $68,680 | 1.66% | 9.65% |
| 2016 | $67,540 | 2.52% | - |
| 2015 | $65,840 | 3.69% | - |
| 2014 | $63,410 | -0.50% | - |
| 2013 | $63,730 | 2.64% | - |
| 2012 | $62,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $68,680, Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is the highest paying city for correctional officers and jailers in state of Florida, followed by West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach (median annual salary $54,690). In comparison, the median annual salary of correctional officers and jailers in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is 20.4 percent (20.4%) higher than that in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach.