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Correctional Officer and Jailer Salary in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida

The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Correctional Officers and Jailers in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,250
25th Percentile Wage
$41,250
50th Percentile Wage
$50,450
75th Percentile Wage
$94,230
90th Percentile Wage
$125,180

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,250.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of correctional officers and jailers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$50,450
-0.48% -5.77%
2021
$50,690
-14.76% -
2020
$58,170
12.50% -
2019
$50,900
-4.62% -
2018
$53,250
-2.61% -
2017
$54,640
2.34% -
2016
$53,360
-11.32% -
2015
$59,400
2.95% -
2014
$57,650
-2.05% -
2013
$58,830
9.30% -
2012
$53,360
- -

Table 2. Compare Correctional Officer and Jailer Salary in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,450 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is in the middle of salary range for correctional officers and jailers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of correctional officers and jailers in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is 26.5 percent (26.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach and 35.0 percent (35.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$68,680
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$54,690
The Villages
$54,650
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$54,280
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$50,700
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$50,620
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$50,450
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$47,920
Naples-Marco Island
$46,970
Jacksonville
$46,710
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$43,370
Gainesville
$42,390
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$41,260
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$40,950
Tallahassee
$39,960
Port St Lucie
$39,960
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$39,710
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$38,750
Ocala
$38,750
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$38,750
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$37,140
Punta Gorda
$36,940
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$34,170
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$33,430
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$32,780

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