The highest-paying states 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 of correctional officers and jailers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $89,220, California is the highest paying state for correctional officers and jailers. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $74,680). 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 correctional officers and jailers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $89,220 |
$59,260 | 35,310 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $74,680 |
$57,740 | 5,520 |
| 3 | Rhode Island | $74,220 |
$59,410 | 1,030 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $74,120 |
$48,650 | 8,610 |
| 5 | Oregon | $73,340 |
$52,420 | 4,480 |
| 6 | Alaska | $67,520 |
$48,980 | 1,240 |
| 7 | New York | $66,130 |
$51,200 | 31,650 |
| 8 | Illinois | $65,190 |
$50,530 | 12,900 |
| 9 | Washington | $62,820 |
$49,480 | 6,020 |
| 10 | Nevada | $61,750 |
$44,970 | 2,950 |
| 11 | Hawaii | $61,040 |
$55,620 | 1,290 |
| 12 | Michigan | $60,320 |
$40,560 | 7,860 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $55,310 |
$50,290 | 3,540 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $54,450 |
$42,270 | 15,910 |
| 15 | Colorado | $53,710 |
$45,470 | 6,520 |
| 16 | Minnesota | $53,680 |
$44,910 | 5,050 |
| 17 | Maryland | $51,750 |
$46,650 | 6,260 |
| 18 | Delaware | $51,460 |
$40,390 | 1,680 |
| 19 | Ohio | $50,980 |
$38,570 | 12,880 |
| 20 | New Hampshire | $50,780 |
$38,100 | 750 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $50,440 |
$41,810 | 6,720 |
| 22 | Vermont | $49,800 |
$40,390 | 420 |
| 23 | District of Columbia | $49,640 |
$33,940 | 1,110 |
| 24 | Utah | $47,940 |
$38,650 | 1,840 |
| 25 | North Dakota | $47,170 |
$39,330 | 1,070 |
| 26 | Iowa | $47,120 |
$38,980 | 3,250 |
| 27 | Nebraska | $46,500 |
$36,470 | 2,510 |
| 28 | Arizona | $45,810 |
$38,400 | 12,790 |
| 29 | Idaho | $45,420 |
$38,680 | 1,530 |
| 30 | Montana | $45,000 |
$35,690 | 1,300 |
| 31 | Wyoming | $44,710 |
$38,090 | 910 |
| 32 | Maine | $44,520 |
$36,460 | 1,150 |
| 33 | Texas | $43,530 |
$36,920 | 41,840 |
| 34 | Virginia | $42,490 |
$37,020 | 11,120 |
| 35 | South Dakota | $42,400 |
$34,040 | 1,300 |
| 36 | Florida | $41,250 |
$37,910 | 16,870 |
| 37 | West Virginia | $40,140 |
$30,660 | 2,790 |
| 38 | Tennessee | $39,960 |
$31,640 | 7,410 |
| 39 | Kansas | $39,850 |
$32,060 | 3,100 |
| 40 | Arkansas | $39,700 |
$28,980 | 4,630 |
| 41 | New Mexico | $39,660 |
$30,970 | 3,070 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $39,210 |
$34,030 | 4,780 |
| 43 | Indiana | $39,000 |
$34,880 | 7,240 |
| 44 | North Carolina | $38,710 |
$33,110 | 13,500 |
| 45 | Alabama | $37,860 |
$25,040 | 5,310 |
| 46 | Louisiana | $37,200 |
$23,100 | 5,620 |
| 47 | Georgia | $36,440 |
$30,030 | 9,930 |
| 48 | Missouri | $35,980 |
$30,080 | 5,280 |
| 49 | Kentucky | $34,830 |
$26,000 | 4,840 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $34,710 |
$28,010 | 4,600 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $30,920 |
$22,710 | 4,150 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $29,970 |
$22,230 | 3,980 |