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Highest Paying Industries for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

The top 17 highest paying industries for first-line supervisors of correctional officers (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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $69,590, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for first-line supervisors of correctional officers. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $69,590). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of first-line supervisors of correctional officers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 17 Highest Paying Industries for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$69,590	$61,850	1,550
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$69,590	$61,850	1,550
3	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$59,420	$36,480	14,750
4	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$59,420	$36,480	14,750
5	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$59,090	$38,530	42,600
6	Federal, State, and Local Government	$59,090	$38,530	42,600
7	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$59,080	$38,520	42,770
8	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$58,330	$37,400	160
9	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$58,250	$37,760	170
10	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$58,000	$37,250	160
11	Hospitals - State government owned	$58,000	$37,250	160
12	Health Care and Social Assistance	$57,630	$37,560	190
13	State government, including schools and hospitals	$56,520	$39,080	26,470
14	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$56,500	$39,110	26,300
15	Facilities Support Services	$46,750	$31,930	1,430
16	Administrative and Support Services	$37,400	$26,900	2,330
17	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$37,400	$26,900	2,330