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Correctional Officer and Jailer Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of correctional officers and jailers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Correctional Officers and Jailers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,210
25th Percentile Wage
$45,210
50th Percentile Wage
$58,350
75th Percentile Wage
$66,170
90th Percentile Wage
$66,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,210.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of correctional officers and jailers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$58,350
-2.59% 9.46%
2021
$59,860
12.03% -
2020
$52,660
4.35% -
2019
$50,370
3.24% -
2018
$48,740
-6.73% -
2017
$52,020
-0.60% -
2016
$52,330
3.13% -
2015
$50,690
1.05% -
2014
$50,160
-1.22% -
2013
$50,770
-4.06% -
2012
$52,830
- -

Table 2. Compare Correctional Officer and Jailer Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,350 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for correctional officers and jailers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of correctional officers and jailers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 34.8 percent (34.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 4.2 percent (4.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Utica-Rome.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nassau-Suffolk
$89,550
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$80,350
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$74,940
Elmira
$71,870
Rochester
$71,520
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$66,130
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$60,860
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$60,670
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$58,810
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$58,680
Glens Falls
$58,350
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$58,350
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$58,040
Syracuse
$57,350
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$56,620
Utica-Rome
$55,880

See also: Top paying jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York.