Correctional Officer and Jailer Salary in Reading, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Reading, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of correctional officers and jailers in Reading 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 Reading, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$63,760
25th Percentile Wage
$63,760
50th Percentile Wage
$63,760
75th Percentile Wage
$63,760
90th Percentile Wage
$63,760

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Reading, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,760.

Table 2. Compare Correctional Officer and Jailer Salary in Reading with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,760, Reading is the second highest paying city for correctional officers and jailers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $71,370). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of correctional officers and jailers in Reading is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$71,370
Reading
$63,760
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$62,920
Williamsport
$62,920
Pittsburgh
$61,380
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$57,500
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$57,220
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$56,100
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$55,840
State College
$54,450
Johnstown
$53,680
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$52,070
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$51,160
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$51,160
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$50,160
Erie
$50,100
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$47,140
Lancaster
$46,660
Philadelphia
$38,950

See also: Top paying jobs in Reading, Pennsylvania.