The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of correctional officers and jailers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $39,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,020.
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 | $46,640 | -1.89% | 25.79% |
| 2021 | $47,520 | 1.52% | - |
| 2020 | $46,800 | 8.25% | - |
| 2019 | $42,940 | -1.79% | - |
| 2018 | $43,710 | 1.76% | - |
| 2017 | $42,940 | 4.59% | - |
| 2016 | $40,970 | 7.30% | - |
| 2014 | $37,980 | 7.66% | - |
| 2013 | $35,070 | 1.31% | - |
| 2012 | $34,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,640, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the second highest paying city for correctional officers and jailers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary of $49,280). Compared with Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, the median annual salary of correctional officers and jailers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower.