The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of correctional officers and jailers in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of correctional officers and jailers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,960 | 4.88% | 21.83% |
| 2021 | $38,960 | 4.00% | - |
| 2020 | $37,400 | 1.90% | - |
| 2019 | $36,690 | 1.50% | - |
| 2018 | $36,140 | 3.29% | - |
| 2017 | $34,950 | 2.00% | - |
| 2016 | $34,250 | 5.17% | - |
| 2015 | $32,480 | 5.63% | - |
| 2014 | $30,650 | 3.07% | - |
| 2013 | $29,710 | -7.78% | - |
| 2012 | $32,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,960 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is in the middle of salary range for correctional officers and jailers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of correctional officers and jailers in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 21.6 percent (21.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.