The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $98,160, California is the highest paying state for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $96,490). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $98,160 |
$61,480 | 14,670 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $96,490 |
$66,000 | 1,080 |
| 3 | Rhode Island | $85,260 |
$57,590 | 200 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $79,220 |
$48,510 | 1,720 |
| 5 | New York | $77,840 |
$58,910 | 5,130 |
| 6 | Iowa | $77,400 |
$50,120 | 950 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $77,070 |
$48,370 | 2,800 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $75,760 |
$47,420 | 1,170 |
| 9 | Alaska | $73,760 |
$55,700 | 310 |
| 10 | Michigan | $73,240 |
$48,840 | 2,260 |
| 11 | Vermont | $70,550 |
$57,320 | 180 |
| 12 | Washington | $68,430 |
$54,520 | 2,010 |
| 13 | Oregon | $66,320 |
$47,090 | 1,960 |
| 14 | New Hampshire | $65,690 |
$50,460 | 190 |
| 15 | Illinois | $64,100 |
$46,940 | 2,740 |
| 16 | Maine | $63,190 |
$47,470 | 170 |
| 17 | Maryland | $62,630 |
$47,590 | 1,310 |
| 18 | Nevada | $62,280 |
$47,010 | 870 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $62,280 |
$39,690 | 4,220 |
| 20 | Colorado | $61,780 |
$49,900 | 2,180 |
| 21 | Hawaii | $61,570 |
$47,960 | 40 |
| 22 | Arizona | $61,000 |
$39,560 | 2,110 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $60,490 |
$49,800 | 210 |
| 24 | District of Columbia | $60,080 |
$42,770 | 90 |
| 25 | Utah | $57,660 |
$43,490 | 790 |
| 26 | Delaware | $54,820 |
$45,000 | 370 |
| 27 | Ohio | $54,160 |
$39,100 | 2,720 |
| 28 | Louisiana | $53,100 |
$38,480 | 870 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $52,890 |
$39,470 | 710 |
| 30 | South Dakota | $52,580 |
$44,700 | 330 |
| 31 | Indiana | $51,400 |
$36,730 | 1,990 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | $50,710 |
$42,390 | 1,340 |
| 33 | Wyoming | $49,330 |
$46,860 | 160 |
| 34 | Alabama | $48,760 |
$36,310 | 1,010 |
| 35 | New Mexico | $48,440 |
$42,220 | 590 |
| 36 | Idaho | $48,390 |
$39,300 | 650 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | $47,020 |
$36,730 | 910 |
| 38 | Montana | $46,930 |
$36,290 | 360 |
| 39 | Texas | $46,880 |
$37,360 | 7,090 |
| 40 | Kansas | $46,680 |
$37,980 | 650 |
| 41 | Virginia | $46,280 |
$37,020 | 3,050 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $46,140 |
$37,450 | 2,300 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $45,570 |
$33,100 | 810 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $45,570 |
$41,000 | 350 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $45,280 |
$35,780 | 3,300 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $44,420 |
$37,400 | 920 |
| 47 | Georgia | $43,220 |
$32,910 | 2,480 |
| 48 | Florida | $42,700 |
$32,280 | 4,030 |
| 49 | Missouri | $38,750 |
$34,220 | 2,420 |
| 50 | Kentucky | $38,750 |
$34,800 | 790 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $37,170 |
$28,680 | 430 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $31,910 |
$24,210 | 570 |