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Highest Paying Industries for Correctional Officers and Jailers

The top 21 highest paying industries for correctional officers and jailers (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 $54,480, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for correctional officers and jailers. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $54,480). 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 correctional officers and jailers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 21 Highest Paying Industries for Correctional Officers and Jailers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$54,480	$41,140	16,680
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$54,480	$41,140	16,680
3	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$52,500	$30,470	800
4	Hospitals - State government owned	$52,500	$30,470	800
5	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$52,080	$29,540	820
6	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$52,080	$29,540	820
7	Health Care and Social Assistance	$44,810	$23,130	1,050
8	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$40,490	$25,830	162,840
9	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$40,490	$25,830	162,840
10	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$40,330	$27,790	410,250
11	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$40,310	$27,790	409,450
12	Federal, State, and Local Government	$40,310	$27,790	409,450
13	State government, including schools and hospitals	$39,120	$28,690	230,730
14	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$39,120	$28,690	229,940
15	Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services	$38,150	$27,150	n/a
16	Investigation and Security Services	$38,150	$27,150	n/a
17	Administrative and Support Services	$32,550	$22,080	23,840
18	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$32,550	$22,080	23,840
19	Facilities Support Services	$32,360	$22,030	23,200
20	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$24,690	$19,990	n/a
21	Other Residential Care Facilities	$23,900	$19,600	150