The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of correctional officers and jailers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $31,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of correctional officers and jailers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $50,700 | 13.75% | 21.66% |
| 2020 | $43,730 | 3.89% | - |
| 2019 | $42,030 | 1.86% | - |
| 2018 | $41,250 | 0.61% | - |
| 2017 | $41,000 | 3.12% | - |
| 2016 | $39,720 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $39,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,700 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 26.2 percent (26.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach and 35.3 percent (35.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.