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Correctional Officer and Jailer Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of correctional officers and jailers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$57,550
25th Percentile Wage
$57,550
50th Percentile Wage
$66,130
75th Percentile Wage
$74,450
90th Percentile Wage
$74,450

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,550.

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
$66,130
7.86% 11.01%
2021
$60,930
-11.77% -
2020
$68,100
4.79% -
2019
$64,840
0.66% -
2018
$64,410
-0.88% -
2017
$64,980
0.37% -
2016
$64,740
5.00% -
2015
$61,500
-5.48% -
2014
$64,870
0.34% -
2013
$64,650
8.97% -
2012
$58,850
- -

Table 2. Compare Correctional Officer and Jailer Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,130 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 26.2 percent (26.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 15.5 percent (15.5%) 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York.