First-Line Supervisor of Correctional Officer Salary Information in Florida

The average annual salaries for first-line supervisors of correctional officers in the state of Florida are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of first-line supervisors of correctional officers among Florida metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers in Florida (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$42,100
25th Percentile Wage
$42,350
50th Percentile Wage
$44,950
75th Percentile Wage
$53,000
90th Percentile Wage
$79,790

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of correctional officers in Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $42,100.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of correctional officers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$44,950
1.58% -20.93%
2021
$44,240
7.53% -
2020
$40,910
-34.15% -
2019
$54,880
1.57% -
2018
$54,020
-1.76% -
2017
$54,970
0.09% -
2016
$54,920
-0.31% -
2015
$55,090
-3.50% -
2014
$57,020
-0.07% -
2013
$57,060
4.73% -
2012
$54,360
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers in Florida Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of correctional officers in some Florida cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of correctional officers in state of Florida ranges from $41,180 to $101,870. The highest paying area for first-line supervisors of correctional officers in Florida is West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach with a median annual salary of $101,870. The second highest paying city/area in Florida State is Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach (mean annual salary $88,390). The lowest paying area is Ocala with a median annual salary of $41,180.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$101,870
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$88,390
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$86,810
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$68,670
Jacksonville
$66,810
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$62,690
Punta Gorda
$58,020
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$52,020
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$50,650
The Villages
$47,360
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$44,970
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$44,720
Gainesville
$44,700
Tallahassee
$44,470
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$44,260
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$43,800
Port St Lucie
$43,650
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$43,390
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$43,370
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$43,310
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$42,870
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$42,450
Ocala
$41,180