The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of correctional officers and jailers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $38,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,750.
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 | $54,280 | 7.65% | 15.88% |
| 2021 | $50,130 | 10.95% | - |
| 2020 | $44,640 | 3.32% | - |
| 2019 | $43,160 | -1.67% | - |
| 2018 | $43,880 | -17.32% | - |
| 2017 | $51,480 | 0.16% | - |
| 2016 | $51,400 | 8.02% | - |
| 2014 | $47,280 | 1.52% | - |
| 2013 | $46,560 | 1.93% | - |
| 2012 | $45,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,280 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach and 39.6 percent (39.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.