Highest-paying Cities for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

The top 100 highest paying cities for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of probation officers and correctional treatment specialists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $134,990, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $118,910). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of probation officers and correctional treatment specialists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$134,990	$103,040	530
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$118,910	$80,160	920
3	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$118,910	$66,060	440
4	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$103,060	$60,080	180
5	Salinas, California	$102,460	$62,490	210
6	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$101,930	$84,270	230
7	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$101,430	$59,110	940
8	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$101,080	$65,020	1,260
9	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$98,140	$46,310	110
10	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$97,770	$61,900	5,500
11	Stockton, California	$94,640	$61,410	460
12	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$93,610	$59,620	110
13	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$90,070	$53,830	120
14	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$88,110	$77,850	500
15	St Cloud, Minnesota	$86,590	$62,900	70
16	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$85,400	$56,090	3,330
17	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$85,260	$57,460	200
18	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$84,480	$58,090	730
19	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$84,070	$52,140	1,670
20	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$84,030	$48,690	100
21	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$83,170	$59,290	540
22	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$82,090	$61,370	930
23	Yuba City, California	$82,080	$62,620	70
24	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$81,870	$40,860	180
25	Rochester, Minnesota	$81,610	$66,710	60
26	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$81,590	$57,910	4,520
27	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$81,260	$63,730	300
28	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$80,640	$54,810	60
29	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$80,500	$44,880	620
30	Reading, Pennsylvania	$80,390	$49,980	140
31	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$80,300	$49,280	940
32	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$80,190	$47,870	1,050
33	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$80,050	$49,380	690
34	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$79,220	$56,680	110
35	Modesto, California	$78,180	$49,580	190
36	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$78,020	$54,180	160
37	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$77,770	$54,100	260
38	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$77,530	$63,290	460
39	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$77,380	$48,330	n/a
40	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$77,310	$50,010	380
41	Fresno, California	$77,290	$48,010	330
42	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$77,160	$48,620	340
43	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$76,730	$61,000	40
44	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$76,730	$46,630	40
45	Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$76,730	$75,070	30
46	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$76,410	$60,250	90
47	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$76,200	$63,120	300
48	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$76,200	$48,200	150
49	Utica-Rome, New York	$76,150	$50,990	140
50	Rochester, New York	$76,130	$59,780	260
51	Iowa City, Iowa	$75,850	$52,600	60
52	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$75,130	$53,040	160
53	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$74,990	$55,370	3,880
54	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$74,850	$46,670	960
55	Binghamton, New York	$74,430	$49,390	30
56	El Centro, California	$74,030	$45,220	150
57	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$73,690	$57,600	50
58	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$73,240	$57,720	200
59	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$73,240	$50,520	130
60	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$73,240	$55,270	60
61	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$73,240	$49,610	810
62	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$73,070	$52,190	260
63	Camden, New Jersey	$72,970	$45,420	440
64	Olympia, Washington	$72,820	$58,240	100
65	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$72,790	$52,400	190
66	Elmira, New York	$72,710	$52,610	80
67	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$72,560	$48,290	40
68	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$72,430	$54,810	40
69	Springfield, Massachusetts	$72,160	$59,970	190
70	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$71,860	$36,710	770
71	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$71,350	$60,440	240
72	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$70,490	$50,560	1,970
73	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$70,420	$61,290	150
74	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$69,190	$45,280	550
75	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$68,180	$48,870	220
76	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$68,180	$51,080	80
77	Longview, Washington	$68,170	$57,600	50
78	Bend, Oregon	$67,950	$44,970	60
79	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$67,540	$46,460	220
80	Bellingham, Washington	$67,370	$50,090	50
81	Spokane, Washington	$66,950	$50,490	210
82	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$66,850	$50,690	160
83	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$66,760	$59,680	120
84	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$66,550	$55,040	50
85	Sioux City, South Dakota	$66,540	$50,190	70
86	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$66,430	$52,880	110
87	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$66,270	$47,570	200
88	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$66,130	$41,680	410
89	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$65,960	$56,180	300
90	Medford, Oregon	$65,960	$51,700	50
91	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$65,790	$46,280	60
92	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$65,330	$43,330	160
93	Anchorage, Alaska	$65,250	$50,750	180
94	Glens Falls, New York	$65,220	$52,270	50
95	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$65,160	$38,400	90
96	Salem, Oregon	$65,110	$42,000	310
97	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$64,980	$53,040	190
98	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$64,790	$39,190	720
99	Visalia-Porterville, California	$64,760	$37,390	170
100	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$64,620	$45,100	140

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