The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of correctional officers and jailers in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $29,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,260.
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 | $46,510 | 19.46% | 39.07% |
| 2020 | $37,460 | 20.58% | - |
| 2019 | $29,750 | -0.50% | - |
| 2018 | $29,900 | -1.04% | - |
| 2017 | $30,210 | 3.01% | - |
| 2016 | $29,300 | 3.28% | - |
| 2012 | $28,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,510 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for correctional officers and jailers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of correctional officers and jailers in Brownsville-Harlingen is 5.6 percent (5.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 35.5 percent (35.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Longview.